County government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Allen County took in $116 million and spent $149 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money27%Fines and other22%Fees for services (sewer)14%

What stands out

21%

of Allen County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes37%

Sales tax
21%$24.2 million
Property tax
14%$16.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$979 thousand
  • Other licenses$767 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$8.8 million
  • Sewer$8.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$31.8 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
20%$23.8 million
Fines
1.1%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Interest on debt30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Social services16%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals11%All other spending12%

What stands out

30%

of Allen County's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
30%$44.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$24.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.1 million
Social services
16%$24.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$21.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.2 million
Health and hospitals
11%$16.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allen 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 Allen 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.