Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $194,833
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
145 Jefferson St., Camden 71701 · 870-837-2220
Budget: County Clerk $407,144 · County Clerk's Automation $5,810
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $477,960 · Circuit Clerk's Automation $45,500 · Circuit Clerk Child Support 80% $1,265
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $581,947 · Assessor's Amendment 79 $18,100
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $348,576 · Collector's Automation $72,000
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $150,640 · Treasurer's Automation $15,100
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Jail Operating $5.8 million · Sheriff's Reserves $1,000
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $79,969
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $93,291
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $38,045 · Indigent Defense $9,898
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road $3.4 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library $242,383 · Law Library $70,000 · Chidester Library $9,200
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $74,000
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.
Ouachita County DHS office · 222 Van Buren Street NW · Camden 71711-3931 · 870-836-8166 · 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.
Camden Revenue Office · 135 Jackson Street · Camden 71701 · 870-836-4171
Stephens Revenue Office · City Hall, 104 N. 1st St. · Stephens 71764 · 870-786-5801
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.
Ouachita County Extension office · 625 Adams Ave. · Camden 71701 · (870) 231-1160 · 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.
Ouachita County Health Unit - Camden · 740 California Ave SW · Camden 71701 · 870-836-5033
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