County government · Darke County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Darke County took in $46.2 million and spent $23.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)24%State tax money20%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes41%

Sales tax
26%$11.8 million
Property tax
16%$7.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9.6 million
  • Garbage collection$466 thousand
  • Sewer$448 thousand
  • Road charges$370 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$4.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$9.3 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$2.2 million
Fines
1.5%$681 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Social services2.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

27%

of Darke County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$597 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$330 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$267 thousand
Social services
2.2%$527 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$527 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$436 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$436 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Darke 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 Darke 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.