County government · Guernsey County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Guernsey County took in $57.2 million and spent $51.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
19%$11.1 million
Sales tax
18%$10.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$999 thousand
  • Other licenses$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.3 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$23.0 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.8 million
Fines
0.8%$443 thousand

Where it goes

Social services25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

25%

of Guernsey County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
25%$13.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
18%$9.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$567 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$164 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$203 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Guernsey County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Guernsey 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.