County government · Tuscarawas County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tuscarawas County took in $101 million and spent $98.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)21%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

17%

of Tuscarawas County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes32%

Sales tax
17%$17.1 million
Property tax
14%$14.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$540 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$522 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$21.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$15.8 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Ports and waterways$1.7 million
  • Water$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$40.2 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$6.0 million
Fines
0.9%$857 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals18%Social services17%Roads, transit and parking9.2%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

17%

of Tuscarawas 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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$28.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$898 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$19.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.9 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$511 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$18.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.0 million
Social services
17%$17.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$998 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$626 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$519 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$612 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$612 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tuscarawas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Tuscarawas 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.