County government · Ohio County, IN

Ohio County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ohio County took in $4.0 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes30%Fines and other18%Fees for services (ports and waterways)2.9%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Ohio County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and ports and waterways
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
49%$2.0 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$686 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Health and hospitals3.5%

What stands out

24%

of Ohio County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$249 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$948 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$929 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$376 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$352 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$177 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ohio County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ohio County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.