County Commons · Oregon
Oregon: 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 36 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
4,272,371 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.7% since 2020) · 36 counties
The state's money — Oregon state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $51.6 billion and spent $50.7 billion · $11,860 per resident. It owed $15.8 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$37.32 · $18.7 billion
Education$28.78 · $14.4 billion
Hospitals$7.32 · $3.7 billion
Other and unallocable$7.16 · $3.6 billion
Governmental administration$5.67 · $2.8 billion
Health$4.06 · $2 billion
Highways$3.76 · $1.9 billion
Correction$2.47 · $1.2 billion
Natural resources$1.93 · $966.6 million
Police protection$0.85 · $425.3 million
Interest on general debt$0.39 · $196.7 million
Parks and recreation$0.29 · $144.4 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $50 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$20.9 billion
Individual income tax$13.3 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$2.7 billion
Corporate income tax$1.6 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$1.6 billion
General sales tax$1.3 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$316.4 million
Property tax (state share)$21.4 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$17.5 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$7.8 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$4.5 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$8.1 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.