County government · Marion County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion County took in $54.2 million and spent $47.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%County taxes32%Local tax money2.4%Fees for services (sewer)2.3%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes32%

Sales tax
27%$14.7 million
Property tax
5.0%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and tobacco taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$58 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.1 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$32.2 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$442 thousand
Fines
0.8%$411 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs27%Social services20%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals6.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

20%

of Marion 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
31%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.2 million
  • Police$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$730 thousand
Social services
20%$9.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$9.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.2%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$335 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$245 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$245 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.