County government · Carter County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carter County took in $30.0 million and spent $33.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money31%Fees for services8.2%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Carter County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes54%

Sales tax
28%$8.5 million
Property tax
26%$7.9 million

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$35 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$9.2 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$95 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Carter County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$16.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$288 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carter County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Carter 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.