County government · Adams County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Adams County took in $24.6 million and spent $84.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

County taxes68%State tax money29%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money0.3%

County taxes68%

Sales tax
23%$5.6 million
Property tax
23%$5.6 million
Other taxes
22%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport and parks and recreation
  • Airport$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$64 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$7.3 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$583 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs79%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Social services5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

79%

of Adams County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
79%$66.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$65.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$420 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$39 thousand
Social services
5.8%$4.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$677 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.8 million
  • Hospitals$137 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$309 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$309 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Adams 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.