County government · Harrison County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison County took in $35.3 million and spent $32.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money33%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (transit fares, water)2.7%

What stands out

13%

of Harrison County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
36%$12.7 million
Other taxes
13%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$918 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.7%$3.4 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$948 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; water and 2 more
  • Transit fares$492 thousand
  • Water$383 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Road charges$7 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%$3 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$11.7 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.7 million
Fines
0.4%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Social services22%Health and hospitals15%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.9 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$143 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Social services
22%$7.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$5.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
15%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$955 thousand
  • Government buildings$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Public transit$747 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$817 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$511 thousand
  • Sewer systems$306 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$313 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$313 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Harrison 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.