County government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Franklin County took in $1.94 billion and spent $1.44 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money28%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)10%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money4.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Franklin County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
27%$532 million
Sales tax
21%$403 million
Other taxes
1.6%$30.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$27.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$195 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$146 million
  • Parks and recreation$27.0 million
  • Road charges$10.0 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Parking$2.5 million

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%$78.3 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$550 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$11.4 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$137 million
Fines
0.2%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Social services26%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

26%

of Franklin County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$754 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$442 million
  • Courts and legal services$274 million
  • Fire protection$29.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.9 million
Social services
26%$370 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$370 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$137 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.1 million
  • Government buildings$34.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$50.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50.4 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$47.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$47.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$122 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$30.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$27.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$27.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.