County government · Creek County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Creek County took in $33.4 million and spent $31.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money23%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)7.8%

What stands out

27%

of Creek County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
29%$9.6 million
Sales tax
27%$9.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$216 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%$6 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking25%Environment and natural resources3.0%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Creek County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$12.3 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$734 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.2 million
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$567 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$937 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$937 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$936 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$936 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Creek 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 Creek 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.