County government · Cotton County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cotton County took in $4.7 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%County taxes26%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

70%

of Cotton County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
16%$747 thousand
Sales tax
10%$465 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$3.3 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Environment and natural resources5.1%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Cotton 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
60%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.3 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$596 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$376 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$819 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$388 thousand
  • Police$327 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$330 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cotton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cotton 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.