County government · Champaign County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Champaign County took in $43.2 million and spent $41.9 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 money38%County taxes37%Fines and other16%Fees for services9.8%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
17%$7.6 million
Sales tax
17%$7.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$954 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$623 thousand
  • Other licenses$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$16.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$6.3 million
Fines
1.0%$418 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services18%Health and hospitals10%

What stands out

18%

of Champaign 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
36%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$667 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Social services
18%$7.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.4 million
Health and hospitals
10%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Champaign 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 Champaign 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.