County government · Seneca County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seneca County took in $84.8 million and spent $71.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other41%County taxes25%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)9.4%

What stands out

40%

of Seneca County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes25%

Sales tax
13%$10.7 million
Property tax
12%$10.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Sewer$516 thousand
  • Road charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$21.0 million

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
40%$34.2 million
Fines
0.6%$497 thousand

Where it goes

Interest on debt31%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals15%Social services12%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

31%

of Seneca County's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
31%$22.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$12.5 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)$7.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
15%$10.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.9 million
Social services
12%$8.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$458 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$396 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$396 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seneca 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 Seneca 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.