County government · Custer County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Custer County took in $12.0 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Local tax money34%Fines and other14%

What stands out

34%

of Custer County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes51%

Sales tax
26%$3.1 million
Property tax
25%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
34%$4.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%

What stands out

68%

of Custer 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
68%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$781 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$689 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$491 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$491 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Custer County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Custer 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.