Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $111,270
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
Mailing: P.O. Box 218, Arkansas City 71630 · 870-222-0870
Budget: County Clerk $316,694 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $3,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $283,246 · Circuit Clerk Commissioner's Fee Fund $12,772
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: County Assessor $319,914 · Assessor's Amendment No. 79 Fund $8,305 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $3,459
Collects property taxes.
Budget: County Collector $250,945 · Collector's Automation Fund $50,020
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer $125,810 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $75,300
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Sheriff $1.6 million · Sheriff's Contribution Fund $33,348
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: County Coroner $18,189
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $71,626
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $5,112
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 Fund $691,874 · Office of Emergency Management $56,404 · Communication Facility and Equipment Fund $9,366 · Desha County OEM Grant $2,933
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: County Veteran Services $22,797
County roads and bridges.
Budget: Road Fund $1.8 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library Fund $310,000 · Law Library Fund $7
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Office of Extension Services $45,500
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.
Desha County DHS office · 200 North First Street · Mcgehee 71654-0111 · 870-222-4144 · 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.
Dumas Revenue Office · 710 A Hwy. 65 South · Dumas 71639 · 870-382-2950
McGehee Revenue Office · Municipal Building, 901 Holly St., Room 102 · McGehee 71654 · 870-222-3422
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.
Desha County Extension office · 310 Oak Street · McGehee 71654 · (870) 222-3972 · 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.
Desha County Health Unit - Dumas · 751 Hwy 65 S · Dumas 71639 · 870-382-2377
Desha County Health Unit - McGehee · 200 E Ash St. · Mcgehee 71654 · 870-222-3910
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