County government · Canadian County, OK

Canadian County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Canadian County took in $70.8 million and spent $33.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)33%State tax money27%Federal tax money20%County taxes13%Local tax money4.5%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

20%

of Canadian County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes13%

Sales tax
12%$8.6 million
Property tax
0.4%$312 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$23.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$18.7 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
20%$14.4 million

State tax money27%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
27%$19.4 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$3.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Health and hospitals8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

24%

of Canadian County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$515 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$515 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Canadian County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Canadian County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.