Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $487,470 · County Judge Emergency Budget $300,000
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
280 North College Suite 300, Fayetteville 72701 · 479-444-1711
Budget: County Clerk $810,575 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $114,250 · County Clerk Operating Fund $15,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $931,926 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner Fee $9,500
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $3.7 million · Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund $96,100 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $38,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $1.6 million · Collector's Automation Fund $910,763
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $321,563 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $181,026
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Jail Operations & Maintenance $29.7 million · Sheriff $15.9 million · Juvenile Detention Center $2.3 million · Drug Enforcement-Federal-Sheriff $27,100 · and 2 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $770,613
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $2.6 million
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $1.3 million
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Department of Emergency Management $878,768 · Emergency 911 Fund $618,618 · Communication Facility/Equip $359,300
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran Services $259,698
County roads and bridges.
Budget: Road Fund $16.7 million · Road Additional Fuel Tax $769,140
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $4.4 million
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $265,100
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.
Washington County DHS office (Fayetteville) · 4201 N. Shiloh Dr. Suite 110 · Fayetteville 72703-2084 · 479-521-1270 · office page
Washington County DHS office (Fayetteville) · 4252 Frontage Road · Fayetteville 72703 · 479-442-4029 · 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.
Fayetteville Revenue Office · 3086 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 2 · Fayetteville 72701 · 479-442-7691
Lincoln Revenue Office · 215 South Main Street · Lincoln 72744 · 479-824-3110
Springdale Revenue Office · 3159 Springdale Avenue · Springdale 72762-5187 · 479-751-4498
West Fork Revenue Office · 222 Webber St · West Fork 72774 · 479-839-2479
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.
Washington County Extension office · 2536 N. McConnell Ave · Fayetteville 72704 · (479) 444-1755 · 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.
Dr. Joseph H. Bates Outreach & WIC Clinic - Springdale · 614 E Emma Ave, Suite 247 · Springdale 72764 · (479) 751-3991
Washington County Health Unit - Fayetteville · 3270 Wimberly Dr · Fayetteville 72703 · 479-521-8181
Free job search help, resume and interview practice, job training, and computers you can use.
Arkansas Workforce Center at Fayetteville · 2153 E. Joyce Blvd., Suite 201 · Fayetteville 72701 · 479-521-5730
Source: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Arkansas Workforce Centers
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