County government · Muskogee County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Muskogee County took in $106 million and spent $31.7 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 taxes66%Fines and other24%State tax money5.3%Local tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.7%Fees for services (transit fares)0.3%

What stands out

24%

of Muskogee County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
57%$59.9 million
Sales tax
7.4%$7.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$264 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares and other service charges
  • Transit fares$170 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.8 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$5.6 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$2.8 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$25.0 million
Fines
0.3%$268 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Muskogee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$609 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.3 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)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$708 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muskogee 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 Muskogee 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.