January’s sales tax report from the Oklahoma Tax Commission showed only one county town with a gain compared to last January.

However, this month the town with a gain changed from Okarche to Loyal, and it was a big one +442.2%.

Most of the losses were fairly minimal for the other municipalities, possibly indicative of a slowdown in local oilfield operations.

The tax commission’s disbursement of $212,922,452 in sales tax collections returned to the cities and towns reflected a increase of $3,150,535 from the $209,771,917 distributed to them in January last year.

The use tax disbursement to cities and towns was $44,778,983.

Use tax is collected on purchases made out-of-state for delivery in the state.

Loyal is the only county town that does not levy a use tax.

Towns’ use tax rates are the same as their sales tax. The Jan. 9 distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission primarily represents local tax receipts from November business.

Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sales tax receipts are required to file and pay electronically.

The monies they reported this period represent sales from Nov. 16 to Nov. 30 and estimated sales from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15.

In county returns, the counties shared in a $36,800,011 sales tax disbursement and $9,719,762 in a use tax disbursement. All area counties showed gains in sales tax receipts in the January report.

Comparison of use tax receipts for county towns follow with the January 2026 amount listed first: Cashion — $16,926.71 and $16,346.13 Dover — $4,288.94 and $8,066.95 Hennessey — $20,819.77 and $40,219.26 Kingfisher — $80,200.73 and $87,169.19 Okarche — $25,003.92 and $27,566.24 KingfisherCounty—$99,638.64and$96,050.18