County government · Summit County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Summit County took in $521 million and spent $713 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, parking)12%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other9.2%Local tax money5.0%

What stands out

11%

of Summit County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
31%$164 million
Sales tax
11%$58.8 million
Other taxes
3.1%$16.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Other licenses$9.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$6.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$61.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$58.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parking$884 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$50.8 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$95.9 million

Local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.0%$26.1 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$46.7 million
Fines
0.3%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Social services19%Health and hospitals16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

19%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$256 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
Social services
19%$137 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$137 million
Health and hospitals
16%$117 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$117 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$76.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$36.9 million
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$15.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$76.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$76.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$27.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$14.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.9 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$6.0 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$327 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$327 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summit 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 Summit 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.