County government · Butler County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Butler County took in $451 million and spent $318 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes31%State tax money26%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.6%

What stands out

13%

of Butler County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
16%$71.6 million
Sales tax
13%$59.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$11.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Other licenses$5.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$5.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$112 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$66.4 million
  • Water$23.9 million
  • Sewer$21.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$29.7 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$115 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$46.0 million
Fines
1.3%$5.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Social services31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments11%Running the government and other costs9.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

31%

of Butler County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$103 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$56.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$39.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
Social services
31%$98.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$80.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$18.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$43.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$22.0 million
  • Sewer systems$20.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$239 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$35.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$35.6 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$31.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$649 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$540 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$661 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$546 thousand
  • Libraries$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Butler 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.