County government · Licking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Licking County took in $197 million and spent $97.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)17%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money1.2%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes47%

Sales tax
27%$53.7 million
Property tax
19%$37.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$555 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$34.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$26.0 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Transit fares$3.0 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Road charges$728 thousand
  • Water$493 thousand
  • Airport$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$2.4 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$52.5 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$13.8 million
Fines
0.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Social services2.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

54%

of Licking County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$52.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$33.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$31.6 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$22.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$3.9 million
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$879 thousand
  • Water supply$402 thousand
Social services
2.2%$2.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$974 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$922 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$922 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$622 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$622 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$230 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$230 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Licking County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Licking 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.