County government · Columbiana County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbiana County took in $92.9 million and spent $75.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)12%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes35%

Sales tax
22%$20.1 million
Property tax
14%$12.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.5 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Road charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$45.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.1 million
Fines
0.6%$566 thousand

Where it goes

Social services39%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals7.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

39%

of Columbiana 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%

Social services
39%$29.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$16.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$12.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Health and hospitals
7.4%$5.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$735 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbiana 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 Columbiana 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.