County government · Cherokee County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cherokee County took in $33.1 million and spent $17.0 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 taxes98%Fines and other1.3%Local tax money0.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
69%$23.0 million
Sales tax
29%$9.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$74 thousand

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$168 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$427 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%

What stands out

43%

of Cherokee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$632 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.