County government · Lucas County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lucas County took in $614 million and spent $362 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money39%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)12%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

20%

of Lucas County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes42%

Sales tax
20%$123 million
Property tax
20%$122 million
Other taxes
2.1%$12.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$74.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Parks and recreation$34.1 million
  • Garbage collection$20.6 million
  • Sewer$11.7 million
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Housing$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parking$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$240 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$38.8 million
Fines
0.4%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Social services16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Health and hospitals9.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

16%

of Lucas County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$127 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$47.2 million
  • Police$44.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$29.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.2 million
Social services
16%$57.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$57.8 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$52.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$29.5 million
  • Government buildings$12.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$37.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37.3 million
Health and hospitals
9.7%$35.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$32.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$20.4 million
  • Sewer systems$10.4 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
Housing and community development
3.0%$10.8 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$7.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$662 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$468 thousand
  • Parking$194 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$288 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lucas 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 Lucas 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.