County government · Pawnee County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pawnee County took in $7.5 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money45%Federal tax money3.1%Fees for services1.4%Fines and other0.7%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes49%

Sales tax
28%$2.1 million
Property tax
21%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$229 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$3.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals1.1%Environment and natural resources0.4%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Pawnee County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$457 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
  • Government buildings$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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.