County government · Pittsburg County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pittsburg County took in $34.4 million and spent $36.1 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 taxes56%State tax money23%Fines and other14%Fees for services6.7%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes56%

Sales tax
39%$13.4 million
Property tax
16%$5.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$359 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$359 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.8 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$378 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.8 million
Fines
2.6%$880 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Pittsburg 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
48%$17.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.4 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$965 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$777 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$777 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$77 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg 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.