County government · Crawford County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crawford County took in $59.3 million and spent $46.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)30%County taxes28%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

30%

of Crawford County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
16%$9.2 million
Sales tax
12%$7.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$18.0 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$9.2 million
  • Other service charges$8.8 million
  • Sewer$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$4.0 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$19.0 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.4 million
Fines
0.6%$343 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services25%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

25%

of Crawford 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
31%$14.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$487 thousand
Social services
25%$11.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$840 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$6.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$355 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$355 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$248 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$140 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.