County government · Dewey County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dewey County took in $17.9 million and spent $15.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%County taxes24%State tax money21%Fees for services (road charges)6.0%Federal tax money0.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Dewey County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes24%

Sales tax
24%$4.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$896 thousand
  • Other service charges$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$156 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
47%$8.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Dewey 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
71%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$636 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$372 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$334 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$198 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dewey County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dewey 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.