County government · Harper County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harper County took in $10.8 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)43%State tax money33%County taxes16%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money2.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

43%

of Harper County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes16%

Sales tax
9.0%$975 thousand
Property tax
7.2%$772 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$146 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%$95 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$3.6 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$234 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$486 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Environment and natural resources0.7%

What stands out

56%

of Harper County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
56%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$5.9 million
  • Public health$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$994 thousand
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$651 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$469 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$346 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harper 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 Harper 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.