County government · Greene County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greene County took in $189 million and spent $114 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money24%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
22%$42.3 million
Sales tax
19%$36.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$53.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$22.2 million
  • Other service charges$17.8 million
  • Water$12.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$924 thousand
  • Road charges$372 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$3.1 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$44.8 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$4.0 million
Fines
0.8%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Social services23%Health and hospitals21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs7.4%All other spending13%

What stands out

23%

of Greene County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
23%$26.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26.0 million
Health and hospitals
21%$24.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$20.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$17.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$19.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$12.2 million
  • Water supply$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$3.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.