County government · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Portage County took in $213 million and spent $101 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other16%Federal tax money2.3%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes32%

Property tax
17%$35.7 million
Sales tax
14%$30.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$49.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$25.2 million
  • Sewer$13.6 million
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$5.0 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$57.3 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$671 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
12%$26.3 million
Fines
3.3%$7.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Health and hospitals24%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services0.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Portage County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$42.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$23.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$428 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$24.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.0 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$19.7 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$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$12.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Social services
0.8%$809 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$809 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$590 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$570 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$546 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$116 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$69 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage 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 Portage 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.