County government · Lincoln County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $22.1 million and spent $20.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money28%Fines and other11%Fees for services6.7%Federal tax money4.9%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
34%$7.5 million
Sales tax
15%$3.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$1.1 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$6.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals3.5%Environment and natural resources1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Lincoln 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
45%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$6.4 million
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$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$640 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$601 thousand
  • Fire protection$385 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$716 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$716 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$252 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$252 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.