County government · Love County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Love County took in $24.7 million and spent $29.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%State tax money13%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
53%$13.1 million
Sales tax
26%$6.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$819 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$679 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$136 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.2 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals60%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

60%

of Love 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
60%$17.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$17.3 million
  • Public health$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$711 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$657 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$248 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$317 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Love County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Love 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.