County government · Sequoyah County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sequoyah County took in $76.4 million and spent $60.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)75%County taxes15%State tax money7.5%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

75%

of Sequoyah County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes15%

Sales tax
9.4%$7.1 million
Property tax
5.4%$4.1 million

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$57.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$56.7 million
  • Other service charges$564 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$5.7 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals69%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Running the government and other costs8.2%Sent to other local governments1.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

69%

of Sequoyah County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
69%$41.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$40.9 million
  • Public health$757 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$957 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$4.9 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$824 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$644 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$644 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$267 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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.