County government · Seminole County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Seminole County took in $13.1 million and spent $14.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%State tax money25%Fees for services4.9%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes66%

Sales tax
38%$4.9 million
Property tax
21%$2.7 million
Other taxes
7.4%$972 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$965 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$638 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$613 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$193 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$3.3 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$47 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$168 thousand
Fines
0.7%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals2.7%Environment and natural resources0.3%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Seminole 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
43%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$759 thousand
  • Fire protection$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.2 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$879 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$635 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$401 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$401 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seminole County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Seminole 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.