County government · Monroe County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe County took in $40.0 million and spent $38.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%County taxes33%Federal tax money19%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

19%

of Monroe County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
24%$9.4 million
Sales tax
9.0%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$7.7 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$13.8 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.8 million
Fines
0.3%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Social services10%Health and hospitals10%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Social services
10%$4.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.0 million
Health and hospitals
10%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$700 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$391 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$391 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.