County government · Miami County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Miami County took in $149 million and spent $68.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)24%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

11%

of Miami County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
14%$20.2 million
Sales tax
14%$20.2 million
Other taxes
11%$16.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$36.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$23.5 million
  • Garbage collection$6.3 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$6.3 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$38.9 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$9.3 million
Fines
0.8%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Environment and natural resources7.3%Social services6.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

20%

of Miami County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$877 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$19.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
7.3%$5.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.0 million
Social services
6.2%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.2 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$581 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$557 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$522 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$522 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$280 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$280 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$142 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Miami 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 Miami 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.