County Commons · Oklahoma

Oklahoma: state government and every county

The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 77 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.

4,095,393 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.3% since 2020) · 77 counties

The state's money — Oklahoma state government, fiscal 2023

The state government took in $37.8 billion and spent $30.6 billion · $7,466 per resident. It owed $10.3 billion in debt at year's end.

Of every $100 it spends

Public welfare$37.36 · $11.2 billion
Education$32.53 · $9.7 billion
Highways$10.36 · $3.1 billion
Other and unallocable$5.30 · $1.6 billion
Health$3.97 · $1.2 billion
Governmental administration$3.15 · $940.6 million
Correction$2.30 · $687.4 million
Natural resources$1.62 · $485.1 million
Hospitals$1.38 · $410.7 million
Interest on general debt$0.94 · $279.7 million
Police protection$0.82 · $243.8 million
Parks and recreation$0.28 · $82.5 million

✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $29.9 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.

Where its money comes from

Taxes$13.8 billion
Individual income tax$4.4 billion
General sales tax$3.8 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$2 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1.7 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$1.2 billion
Corporate income tax$774.8 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$16.3 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$3.2 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$3.8 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$3.2 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.

State government — official sites

Official state website: oklahoma.gov
Governor: J. Kevin Stitt

Source: USA.gov state government directory.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places are on vote.gov, which links to Oklahoma's official election office.

Every county in Oklahoma — 77

Every state