County government · Morgan County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morgan County took in $8.4 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes83%State tax money9.7%Fees for services (transit fares, garbage collection)7.1%

What stands out

44%

of Morgan County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes83%

Other taxes
44%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.7 million
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
24%$2.0 million
Property tax
15%$1.2 million

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$596 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares and garbage collection
  • Transit fares$554 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$809 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals17%Environment and natural resources1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Morgan County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$623 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$340 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$996 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$996 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$781 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$781 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$67 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.