State of Oklahoma
$35.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Oklahoma breakdown
What stands out
of Oklahoma's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.
State taxes37%
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 17 more
- Severance taxes$1.10 billion
- Motor vehicle licenses$867 million
- Motor fuel taxes$593 million
- Insurance premium taxes$435 million
- Tobacco taxes$375 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$180 million
- Public utility taxes$115 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92.7 million
- Other selective sales taxes$87.9 million
- Corporation licenses$57.3 million
- Amusement taxes$31.2 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$30.9 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25.7 million
- Driver's licenses$16.1 million
- Amusement licenses$2.1 million
- Other licenses$1.0 million
- Occupation and business licenses$800 thousand
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$68 thousand
- Public utility licenses$5 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services11%
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; electric power and 13 more
- College tuition$1.37 billion
- Electric power$731 million
- University housing and dining$668 million
- Hospital bills$400 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$382 million
- Other service charges$274 million
- Parks and recreation$32.9 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$24.2 million
- Housing$22.2 million
- Water$12.4 million
- Gas$11.5 million
- Garbage collection$4.6 million
- Other education charges$3.4 million
- Road charges$2.0 million
- Airport$218 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money40%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money0.5%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other12%
Where the money goes
What stands out
of Oklahoma's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.
Full Oklahoma breakdown
Spending by category100%
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
- Other public welfare$14.4 billion
- Welfare institutions$155 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$102 million
- Veterans' services$46.0 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 18 more
- Sent to school districts$5.23 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$456 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$309 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$187 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$154 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$128 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$32.7 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$29.8 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$20.1 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$16.9 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$15.5 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$10.7 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$10.6 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$8.3 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$5.4 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$2.8 million
- Sent to local governments: police$339 thousand
- Sent to the federal government$179 thousand
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$123 thousand
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$3.50 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$962 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$672 million
- Other education$255 million
- Elementary and secondary schools$12.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
- Roads and highways$2.18 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$623 million
- Airports$5.8 million
- Public transit$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$618 million
- Courts and legal services$286 million
- Police$277 million
- Inspections and regulation$210 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$88.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 4 more
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$488 million
- Other and not broken out$456 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 million
- Other government administration$89.9 million
- Government buildings$31.8 million
- Other government-run businesses$22.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$783 million
- Hospitals$446 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
- Electric power$771 million
- Gas supply$11.7 million
- Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
- Water supply$4.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
- Interest on general debt$360 million
- Interest on electric power debt$76.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$269 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$81.2 million
- Libraries$5.6 million