County government · Cleveland County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cleveland County took in $72.5 million and spent $81.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money18%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)3.0%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Cleveland County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
54%$39.1 million
Sales tax
14%$10.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$12.9 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$1.6 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$6.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals5.7%Environment and natural resources1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Cleveland County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$37.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$25.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.5 million
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$951 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$951 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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.