County government · Hancock County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hancock County took in $94.0 million and spent $78.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%Fines and other23%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes40%

Sales tax
21%$19.7 million
Property tax
18%$16.5 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$922 thousand
  • Other licenses$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$13.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Road charges$494 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$330 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$20.3 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$21.2 million
Fines
0.3%$307 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals24%Running the government and other costs13%Social services11%Roads, transit and parking8.4%All other spending18%

What stands out

24%

of Hancock County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$20.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.3 million
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$18.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$72 thousand
Social services
11%$8.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Environment and natural resources
8.0%$6.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$162 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$45 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hancock County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Hancock 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.