County government · Ellis County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ellis County took in $11.0 million and spent $17.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%County taxes17%Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)16%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

64%

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

County taxes17%

Property tax
11%$1.2 million
Sales tax
5.8%$640 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$986 thousand
  • Other service charges$610 thousand
  • Road charges$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$62 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$7.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Social services0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Ellis 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
40%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.4 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$278 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$577 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Social services
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ellis 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 Ellis 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.