County government · Clermont County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clermont County took in $311 million and spent $219 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money12%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money3.4%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Clermont County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes55%

Other taxes
29%$89.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$87.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$124 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$41.2 million
Sales tax
13%$39.5 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$68.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$25.6 million
  • Water$20.7 million
  • Sewer$20.5 million
  • Garbage collection$872 thousand
  • Transit fares$509 thousand
  • Road charges$172 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$10.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$38.1 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$3.5 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$18.5 million
Fines
0.5%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

23%

of Clermont 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$67.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$27.1 million
  • Police$16.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$14.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Social services
23%$49.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$37.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$23.8 million
  • Water supply$12.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$730 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$24.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.3 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$20.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.4 million
  • Public transit$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.2%$13.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$369 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$564 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$658 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$658 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clermont 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 Clermont 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.