County government · Henry County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henry County took in $11.9 million and spent $18.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%State tax money6.6%Fees for services4.0%Local tax money2.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

43%

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

County taxes86%

Sales tax
43%$5.1 million
Property tax
38%$4.5 million
Other taxes
5.6%$671 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$426 thousand
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$473 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$473 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$788 thousand

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$293 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$35 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals19%Social services3.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

19%

of Henry County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.2 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$929 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$856 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Social services
3.4%$626 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$626 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$442 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$442 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$331 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$331 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.