County government · Stephens County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stephens County took in $25.8 million and spent $25.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes29%Fees for services19%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

48%

of Stephens County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
24%$6.2 million
Sales tax
4.7%$1.2 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$12.3 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

44%

of Stephens 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
44%$11.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.5 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$272 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$665 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$844 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$844 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stephens 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 Stephens 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.