County government · Jefferson County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jefferson County took in $7.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money16%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

64%

of Jefferson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes76%

Property tax
64%$4.7 million
Sales tax
12%$870 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$583 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs39%Health and hospitals39%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt1.5%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$405 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
39%$405 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$124 thousand
  • Police$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.