County government · Erie County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Erie County took in $106 million and spent $91.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%County taxes31%Fines and other17%State tax money4.2%

What stands out

48%

of Erie County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes31%

Sales tax
18%$18.7 million
Property tax
12%$13.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$50.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$25.5 million
  • Water$9.6 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Garbage collection$6.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$4.5 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$17.4 million
Fines
0.6%$582 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Social services12%Health and hospitals7.0%Housing and community development1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Erie 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$37.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$27.7 million
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$19.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Social services
12%$11.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$8.9 million
  • Other public welfare$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
7.0%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.4 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Erie 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 Erie 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.