County government · Choctaw County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Choctaw County took in $10.8 million and spent $10.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money22%Fees for services10%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes59%

Sales tax
39%$4.2 million
Property tax
18%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.9%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$161 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.4 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$78 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$701 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Environment and natural resources0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Choctaw 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
33%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$696 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$688 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$265 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.1 million
  • Public health$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$420 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$420 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Choctaw County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Choctaw 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.