September 4, 2025

Oklahoma Spending Spotlight: Where the Money Flows

From higher education to healthcare, Oklahoma’s state spending shows some big-ticket payments and surprising trends. Here’s a quick breakdown.

📌 Largest Single Payment

The single largest payment recorded was $50.33M, tied to the Regents for Higher Education.

💼 Top 5 Vendors by Spending

  1. Protected Information – $96.06M (confidentialized vendor data)
  2. Oklahoma Health Care Authority – $41.89M
  3. Board of Regents of the Univ. of OK HSC – $7.81M
  4. Office of Management & Enterprise Services – $7.20M
  5. Capitol Improvement Authority – $5.87M

🏢 Top 5 Agencies by Spending

  • Regents for Higher Education – $78.98M
  • Department of Human Services – $32.15M
  • Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services – $17.88M
  • Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center – $12.78M
  • University of Oklahoma – $8.04M

🔎 Fun Facts

  • Higher education rules: Nearly $79M went to the Regents for Higher Education, making colleges and universities a top driver of spending.
  • Healthcare is massive too: The Oklahoma Health Care Authority clocked in at $41.9M, showing healthcare rivals education for funding.
  • Surprising scale: Even infrastructure agencies like the Capitol Improvement Authority make the top 5, handling nearly $6M in payments.

Oklahoma’s spending tells a story of education and healthcare first, with universities, regents, and medical programs leading the way.

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