County government · Hughes County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hughes County took in $3.1 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes97%State tax money1.4%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Hughes County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes97%

Property tax
57%$1.8 million
Sales tax
40%$1.3 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$45 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%

What stands out

59%

of Hughes 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
59%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.4 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)$617 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$459 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$348 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$945 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$945 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hughes 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 Hughes 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.