County government · Athens County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Athens County took in $89.0 million and spent $83.1 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 taxes35%State tax money30%Fines and other18%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.6%Local tax money6.2%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Athens 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 taxes35%

Property tax
23%$20.8 million
Sales tax
11%$10.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Water$988 thousand
  • Sewer$556 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$981 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$26.7 million

Local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.2%$5.5 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$15.7 million
Fines
0.5%$417 thousand

Where it goes

Social services28%Health and hospitals25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking7.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

28%

of Athens 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
28%$22.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22.9 million
Health and hospitals
25%$20.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$12.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$954 thousand
  • Sewer systems$588 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$377 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$374 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$294 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$294 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Athens 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 Athens 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.