County government · Ross County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ross County took in $78.7 million and spent $70.0 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 taxes45%Fines and other25%State tax money21%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)8.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes45%

Sales tax
26%$20.4 million
Property tax
19%$15.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$394 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$394 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Road charges$595 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$113 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$16.3 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$19.6 million
Fines
0.5%$373 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services25%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

25%

of Ross 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$21.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
Social services
25%$17.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Interest on debt
12%$8.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
  • Airports$281 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$828 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$828 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$554 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$554 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$278 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross 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 Ross 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.