County government · Auglaize County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Auglaize County took in $52.1 million and spent $42.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money20%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%Fines and other11%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Auglaize County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes40%

Sales tax
23%$11.9 million
Property tax
14%$7.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$783 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$705 thousand
  • Other licenses$410 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Sewer$568 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$8.6 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$10.5 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$100 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$4.8 million
Fines
1.8%$913 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking17%Social services12%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

12%

of Auglaize County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$446 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.0 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
18%$7.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
  • Airports$188 thousand
Social services
12%$5.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$4.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$505 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$790 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$790 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$421 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Auglaize 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 Auglaize 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.