County government · Trumbull County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Trumbull County took in $213 million and spent $203 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%Local tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, water)15%State tax money14%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

20%

of Trumbull County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
18%$38.7 million
Sales tax
16%$34.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$31.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$12.7 million
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Water$6.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$7.8 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$29.2 million

Local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
20%$43.5 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$17.1 million
Fines
2.9%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Social services22%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

22%

of Trumbull 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
22%$45.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$27.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.8 million
Social services
22%$44.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$39.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
16%$33.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$22.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$13.9 million
  • Water supply$8.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$15.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$3.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Trumbull 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 Trumbull 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.