Arkansas Ends 2026 Fiscal Year with $655 Million Surplus

Arkansas reports $655M revenue surplus

LITTLE ROCK — The state of Arkansas finished its fiscal year this week with the fifth highest surplus in state history, nearly doubling the surplus left after Fiscal Year 2025, state officials said Thursday.

Arkansas ends 2026 fiscal year with $655 million surplus

The surplus was the fifth largest in state history, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

Arkansas ends 2026 fiscal year with $665M general revenue surplus

Arkansas ended Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) with a $655 million general revenue surplus, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration officials announced Thursd

Arkansas ends fiscal year with $655 million budget surplus

Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans, a Cabot Republican, and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders chat after a news conference at the Arkansas Capitol on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas ended the 2026 fiscal year Tuesday with a $655 million budget surplus, nearly $300 million more than the previous year, the state Department of Finance and Administration announced Thursday. The surplus is the fifth-largest in state history, t…

Arkansas ends fiscal year with $655 million surplus: officials

Arkansas ended its 2026 fiscal year with a $655 million surplus, the fifth-largest in state history, due to strong individual income tax and sales tax collections.

Arkansas accumulates $655 million general revenue surplus, fifth-largest in state history | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas' state government accumulated a $655 million general revenue surplus in the fiscal year 2026 that ended Tuesday, the state Department of Finance and Administration reported Thursday.