County government · Payne County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Payne County took in $45.7 million and spent $41.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fines and other11%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)4.9%Local tax money2.2%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

29%

of Payne County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
38%$17.5 million
Sales tax
29%$13.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$726 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$392 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$315 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$220 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%$785 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.9 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$985 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$5.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments11%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

11%

of Payne County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.5 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$4.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$270 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$408 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$408 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$234 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$234 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Payne 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 Payne 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.