County government · Ashtabula County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ashtabula County took in $122 million and spent $107 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes29%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other16%

What stands out

15%

of Ashtabula County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
17%$21.0 million
Sales tax
12%$14.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$342 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$288 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$21.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$11.3 million
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$752 thousand
  • Road charges$564 thousand
  • Airport$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$45.0 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$18.1 million
Fines
1.7%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Social services34%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals13%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

34%

of Ashtabula County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$36.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$25.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$11.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$21.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$169 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$14.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$14.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$615 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$702 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$355 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$347 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$388 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$388 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$307 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$307 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula 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.