County government · Stark County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Stark County took in $355 million and spent $162 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money0.6%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

41%

of Stark County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
22%$76.7 million
Sales tax
12%$42.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$388 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$388 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$65.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$36.2 million
  • Sewer$27.9 million
  • Water$954 thousand
  • Road charges$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$2.3 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$145 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$20.6 million
Fines
0.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Social services26%Health and hospitals22%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

26%

of Stark County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
26%$42.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$42.9 million
Health and hospitals
22%$35.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$30.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$30.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$26.8 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$16.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$14.5 million
  • Police$1.7 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$7.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stark County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Stark 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.