County government · Madison County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison County took in $24.0 million and spent $37.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money18%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes58%

Sales tax
38%$9.1 million
Property tax
16%$3.8 million
Other taxes
4.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$994 thousand
  • Airport$361 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$68 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$4.3 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$925 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

16%

of Madison County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$600 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$1.9 million
Social services
16%$6.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$6.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$591 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$275 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$275 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.