Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $267,163
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
101 Court Square, Dewitt 72042 · 870-946-4349
Budget: County Clerk $342,021 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $15,500
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $252,949 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner Fee $300
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $369,029 · Assessor's Amendment No. 79 Fund $3,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector $188,839 · Tax Collector Automation Fund $135,018
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $147,202 · Treasurer Automation Fund $29,900
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Adult Detention Facility $2.1 million · Sheriff $1.1 million · Juvenile Detention Facility $688,290 · Jail Operation and Maintenance Fine Account $42,200
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $17,389
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $171,964
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $45,980
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911 $176,992 · Office of Emergency Management $79,172
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Office $7,600
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road $3.2 million · County Road Additional Motor Fuel Tax (Act 416 of 2019) $164,000
The county library system.
Budget: DeWitt Public Library $275,000
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Service $117,447
Amounts add up the 2026 budget lines whose names match each office. An office can also be paid from lines named differently, so treat these as a floor — open each line to see its source page, or walk the whole money trail.
Apply for or get help with SNAP food benefits, Medicaid, ARKids, TEA cash help, and child care help.
Arkansas County DHS office · 203 South Leslie · Stuttgart 72160-0270 · 870-673-3597 · office page
Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services, County Offices Map
Get vehicle tags, titles, and registration, and get or renew a driver's license or state ID.
DeWitt Revenue Office · 142 Court Square · DeWitt 72042 · 870-946-3421
Stuttgart Revenue Office · 205 W. Michigan · Stuttgart 72160-3119 · 870-673-2866
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office Locations (Revenue Office)
Free help from the U of A Cooperative Extension Service with farming, gardening, soil tests, 4-H, food safety, and family money skills.
Arkansas County Extension office (DeWitt) · 1009 Liberty Drive · DeWitt 72042 · (870) 659-2058 · office page
Arkansas County Extension office (Stuttgart) · 2900 Highway 130 East · Stuttgart 72160 · (870) 673-2661 · office page
Source: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, County Offices
Shots, WIC, family planning, birth and death certificates, TB and STD testing, and septic and well-water permits.
Arkansas County Health Unit - Dewitt · 1616 S. Madison · Dewitt 72042 · 870-659-2056
Arkansas County Health Unit - Stuttgart · 1602 N Buerkle Rd · Stuttgart 72160 · 870-659-2086
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