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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Little Rock, AR vs Conway, AR

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Little Rock spends 28.9% more per capita than Conway ($3,953/person difference). Little Rock, AR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 87/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Little Rock, AR
Pop. 202,218
A
87/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Conway, AR
Pop. 65,159
C
57/100
Budget Balance57
Debt Burden11
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity66
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Little Rock
Conway
Total Spending
$3.6B
$890.9M
Spending / Capita
$17,625
$13,672
Total Revenue
$4.9B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$24,144
$24,189
Total Debt
$0
$45.0M
Debt / Capita
$0
$691
Population
202,218
65,159
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Little Rock$521
Conway$304
Highways & Roads
Little Rock$55
Conway$123
Parks & Recreation
Little Rock$2,054
Conway$602
Education
Little Rock$39
Conway$3,719

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Little RockConway
Property Tax
$1
$2
Sales Tax
$1,239
$191
Income Tax
$1,234
$1,701
Intergovernmental
$5,965
$11,711
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,104
Other
$5,700
$3,132

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Little RockConway
Fire Protection
$521
$304
Highways & Roads
$55
$123
Education
$39
$3,719
Public Welfare
$986
$678
Hospitals
$427
$195
Parks & Recreation
$2,054
$602
Housing
$3,902
$2,478
Sewerage
$82
$120
Utilities
$1,001
$2,674
Other
$8,558
$2,778
A
Little Rock, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 87/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Conway, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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