Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $201,090
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
Mailing: P.O. Box 37, 201 West Main Street, Suite 202, Huntsville 72740 · 479-738-2747
Budget: County Clerk $374,021 · County Clerk's Cost $15,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $220,287
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $413,639 · Assessor's Property Tax Relief $12,000
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $192,513 · Collector's Automation $90,000
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $155,927 · Treasurer's Automation $55,000
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Jail Operation & Maintenance $2.6 million · Sheriff $1.9 million · County Jail $100,000 · Jail Construction Fund $26,642
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $18,414
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $142,031
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 $802,976 · Dept of Emergency Management $117,230
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran Service Officer $22,179
County roads and bridges.
Budget: Road & Bridge $6.3 million
The county library system.
Budget: Library $388,304 · Law Library $58,000
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: County Extension Office $39,000
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.
Madison County DHS office · 1013 North College Av. · Huntsville 72740-0128 · 479-738-2161 · 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.
Huntsville Revenue Office · 705 A North Parrott Drive · Huntsville 72740-0156 · 479-738-6516
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.
Madison County Extension office · 222 N. Gaskill · Huntsville 72740 · (479) 738-6826 · 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.
Madison County Health Unit - Huntsville · 709 N College Ave · Huntsville 72740 · 479-738-2612
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