County government · Kay County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kay County took in $15.6 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money32%Fines and other8.4%Local tax money4.6%Fees for services (road charges)3.3%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
45%$7.1 million
Sales tax
4.3%$674 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$508 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$427 thousand
  • Road charges$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$244 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.1 million

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$712 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$682 thousand
Fines
4.0%$620 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%

What stands out

37%

of Kay 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
37%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.8 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)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$366 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$595 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kay 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 Kay 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.