County government · Delaware County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Delaware County took in $390 million and spent $219 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)21%State tax money11%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

25%

of Delaware 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 taxes58%

Other taxes
25%$99.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$91.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
23%$91.1 million
Property tax
9.1%$35.4 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$83.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$30.0 million
  • Garbage collection$24.6 million
  • Sewer$24.2 million
  • Road charges$4.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$7.0 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$44.9 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$28.6 million
Fines
0.1%$545 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Delaware County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$87.7 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$76.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$65.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$23.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.0 million
  • Fire protection$14.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$41.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$41.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$18.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$16.7 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$599 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$4.3 million
Social services
0.6%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delaware 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 Delaware 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.