Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0Jericho spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Jericho’s town government spent $88,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $889 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3,000) are counted separately.
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$889 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Jericho’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($889 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $353, and the middle half spent $179–$636. Jericho spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($12,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jericho itself left out).
About $889 per resident a year, or $2.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 50%.
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No trend yet
Jericho reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Jericho
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 50 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (99).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Marion School District
Jericho’s K–12 school district, shared with Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Gilmore, Sunset, Turrell and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,229 per pupil, $6,436 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Jericho’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jericho alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crittenden County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.1%7,362 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.9%7,028 votesOthers: 2.0% (291 votes).
Most votes in Crittenden County: Kamala D Harris
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Jericho lies in Crittenden County. Every 2024 race in Crittenden County is on the county’s page.
Crittenden County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Jericho.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Jericho’s government
How much does Jericho spend per resident?
About $889 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $889 was more than 88% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Jericho’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jericho yet.
How did Jericho vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jericho alone. Crittenden County, where 100% of Jericho lies, voted Harris 50.1%, Trump 47.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jericho?
2 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,599 (about $91,188 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jericho in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Reginald Murdock) and State House District 35 (Jessie McGruder). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →