Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge's Office $102,502
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
1414 Hwy 65 South, Suite 131, Clinton 72031 · 501-745-8683
Budget: County Clerk's Office $228,469 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $5,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk's Office $383,174
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor/Appraiser Office $457,930 · Assessor's Property Tax Relief Fund $36,618 · Assessor's Late Fee Act $2,500
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector's Office $285,463 · Collectors Automation Fund $93,807
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer's Office $149,172 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $52,000
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Sheriff's Office $1.6 million · Detention Center $1.3 million · Jail Maintenance Fund $161,550
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: County Coroner $30,947
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Deputy Prosecutor's Office $133,587 · Prosecutors Drug Task Force $81,145 · Prosecutor's Victim/Witness Fund $26,607
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender's Office $57,103
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: 911 System $756,042
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Service Office $18,927
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road $4.6 million
The county library system.
Budget: Library $531,395 · Law Library $12,359
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.
Van Buren County DHS office · 449 Ingram Street · Clinton 72031-0126 · 501-745-4192 · 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.
Clinton Revenue Office · 1400 Highway 65 South · Clinton 72031 · 501-745-6176
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.
Van Buren County Extension office · 100 Success Drive, Suite 24 · Clinton 72031 · (501) 745-7117 · 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.
Van Buren County Health Unit - Clinton · 526 Quality Dr, P.O. Box 452 · Clinton 72031 · 501-745-2485
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