Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler counties and their 32 cities received $193,838 in October in the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s (OLCC) statewide liquor revenue allocation, the commission recently announced.
The funds are distributed as follows:
Crook County, population 22,775, $5,587
Prineville, $6,826
Deschutes County, population 143,490, $35,205
Bend, $50,085
Redmond, $15,033
Sisters, $1,184
Gilliam County, population 1,890, $464
Arlington, $406
Condon, $548
Lonerock, $14
Hood River County, population 21,180, $5,197
Cascade Locks, $823
Hood River, $4,593
Jefferson County, population 20,600, $5,054
Culver, $726
Madras, $4,002
Metolius, $573
Klamath County, population 65,055, $15,961
Bonanza, $303
Chiloquin, $513
Klamath Falls, $14,528
Malin, $570
Merrill, $652
Lake County, population 7,505, $1,841
Lakeview, $1,869
Paisley, $178
Sherman County, population1,880, $461
Grass Valley, $121
Moro, $328
Rufus, $228
Wasco, $271
Wasco County, population 23,935, $5,872
Antelope, $43
Dufur, $434
Maupin, $320
Mosier, $299
Shaniko, $14
The Dalles, $8,905
Wheeler County, population 1,550, $380
Fossil, $328
Mitchell, $121
Spray, $113
The agency distributed $9.5 million statewide in October, using a formula based on Oregon’s population of 3.63 million. The amount was 24.5 cents per capita for counties; 71 cents for cities. The 36 counties received 10 percent of the total, $890,975; 239 cities, 20 percent, $1.78 million; state general fund, 56 percent, $4.99 million; and city revenue sharing account, 14 percent, $1.25 million. In addition, the State Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services received $592,875 and the Oregon Wine Board got $19,613.
OLCC revenue is derived from the sale of distilled spirits in 241 liquor stores, taxes on malt beverages and wine, license fees, and fines for liquor law violations. Last month’s revenue share was $13.5 million.
The OLCC collects privilege taxes of $2.60 for a 31-gallon barrel of malt beverage, 67 cents a gallon for taxable wine with an alcohol content of 14 percent or under and 77 cents on taxable wine over 14 percent. Of that, 2 cents a gallon goes to the Oregon Wine Board to fund research and promotion.