County government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fairfield County took in $211 million and spent $95.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money28%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes41%

Property tax
25%$53.1 million
Sales tax
14%$29.6 million
Other taxes
1.9%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$652 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$649 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$40.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$29.0 million
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Airport$857 thousand
  • Road charges$364 thousand
  • Housing$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$8.5 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$59.3 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$14.5 million
Fines
0.4%$861 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals9.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

11%

of Fairfield 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
38%$36.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$18.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$15.7 million
  • Airports$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$18.4 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$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$10.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Water supply$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
9.1%$8.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.8 million
Social services
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$448 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$425 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$425 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$306 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$176 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$130 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$147 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.