County government · Jefferson County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson County took in $82.0 million and spent $69.9 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 money38%County taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes36%

Sales tax
19%$15.5 million
Property tax
16%$13.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$697 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$697 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$16.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Road charges$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.6 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$31.1 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.9 million
Fines
0.7%$608 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Social services19%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

19%

of Jefferson 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$488 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
Social services
19%$13.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.6 million
Health and hospitals
19%$13.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
  • Airports$566 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$398 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$337 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$887 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$120 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$536 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$380 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$380 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.