County government · Richland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Richland County took in $150 million and spent $133 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)20%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other1.9%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
16%$24.2 million
Sales tax
15%$23.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$30.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$26.3 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Transit fares$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$12.4 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$55.3 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$223 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$352 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals22%Social services17%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

17%

of Richland County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$33.9 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$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$32.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$16.7 million
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$204 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$29.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29.3 million
Social services
17%$22.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
  • Public transit$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$350 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$382 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$382 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$176 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 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 Richland 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.