County government · Belmont County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belmont County took in $79.4 million and spent $112 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 taxes64%State tax money17%Local tax money10%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services4.0%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
37%$29.3 million
Sales tax
25%$19.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$936 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$559 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$649 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$13.2 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$7.9 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments51%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Social services15%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

51%

of Belmont County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
51%$57.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$57.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$17.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$9.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.6 million
  • Police$2.0 million
Social services
15%$17.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$546 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$546 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$216 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Belmont 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 Belmont 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.