Oklahoma

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Oklahoma owns more than it owes.
Oklahoma has a $5,000 Taxpayer Surplus.™
Oklahoma is a Sunshine State with enough assets to cover its debt.
Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Surplus™, which is each taxpayer's share of money available after state bills have been paid.
TIA's Taxpayer Surplus™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.
Oklahoma has $25.5 billion of assets available to pay the state's bills totaling $19.8 billion.
Oklahoma has $5.7 billion available after bills have been paid, which breaks down to $5,000 per taxpayer.
Oklahoma's reported net position is overstated by $1.4 billion, largely because the state delays recognizing losses incurred when the net pension liability increases.
As of Aug 25, 2025, 421 days after the end of its June 30, 2024 fiscal year, the state had still not released its financial report for that year. This significant delay raises serious concerns about transparency and accountability in the state's financial reporting.

IN THE NEWS
Report hails Oklahoma government for financial stability

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 | OCPA | by Ray Carter

As a candidate for governor in 2018, Kevin Stitt argued the state should build up at least $2 billion in savings to weather future downturns and avoid the financial chaos that prevailed during Gov. Mary Fallin’s second term.

A national report shows that the Oklahoma government has not only achieved Stitt’s initial goal but far surpassed it, becoming one of the more financially stable state governments in the nation.

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