County government · Fulton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fulton County took in $18.0 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other18%Local tax money5.5%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

61%

of Fulton County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes72%

Sales tax
61%$11.0 million
Property tax
11%$2.0 million

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$113 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$737 thousand

Local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.5%$992 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$3.0 million
Fines
1.1%$206 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails81%Running the government and other costs10%Social services6.9%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
81%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$467 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$344 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$381 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
Social services
6.9%$258 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.