County government · Tulsa County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tulsa County took in $361 million and spent $330 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (parks and recreation)13%State tax money13%Fines and other9.3%Local tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Tulsa County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
42%$150 million
Sales tax
17%$62.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$48.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$44.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$4.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$46.9 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$10.9 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$33.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking3.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

14%

of Tulsa County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$124 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$90.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.7 million
  • Government buildings$8.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$99.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$60.1 million
  • Police$19.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$45.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.4 million
Health and hospitals
12%$39.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$2.6 million
Social services
0.6%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$462 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$462 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tulsa 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 Tulsa 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.