County government · Scioto County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scioto County took in $88.5 million and spent $78.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes29%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)14%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

51%

of Scioto County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes29%

Sales tax
16%$14.1 million
Property tax
12%$10.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$880 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$807 thousand
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Ports and waterways$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$45.4 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$4.8 million
Fines
0.6%$550 thousand

Where it goes

Social services27%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking9.9%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

27%

of Scioto 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%

Social services
27%$21.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$16.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
15%$11.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Public transit$830 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$394 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$563 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$563 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$154 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scioto County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Scioto 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.