County government · Putnam County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Putnam County took in $26.5 million and spent $13.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)14%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Putnam County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
30%$7.9 million
Sales tax
20%$5.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$206 thousand
  • Sewer$204 thousand
  • Airport$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$7.7 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$172 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.3 million
Fines
0.3%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Roads, transit and parking35%Social services7.9%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

57%

of Putnam County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
35%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$75 thousand
Social services
7.9%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Putnam 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.