County government · Logan County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Logan County took in $89.9 million and spent $55.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes90%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

81%

of Logan County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes90%

Property tax
81%$72.8 million
Sales tax
8.6%$7.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Social services6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

13%

of Logan County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$28.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.3 million
  • Government buildings$835 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$620 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$537 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Social services
6.3%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$305 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$305 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Logan 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 Logan 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.