County government · Noble County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Noble County took in $23.4 million and spent $15.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%State tax money23%Fines and other18%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)18%Federal tax money9.1%

What stands out

17%

of Noble County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
18%$4.2 million
Sales tax
8.9%$2.1 million
Other taxes
5.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Road charges$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$2.1 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$5.5 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$4.0 million
Fines
0.8%$191 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Social services21%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

21%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$829 thousand
Social services
21%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$888 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$888 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$373 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$373 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Noble County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Noble 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.