County government · Union County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Union County took in $284 million and spent $197 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)70%County taxes13%State tax money10%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

70%

of Union County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
6.9%$19.6 million
Sales tax
6.3%$17.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$199 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$180 million
  • Other service charges$16.7 million
  • Road charges$1.8 million
  • Sewer$437 thousand
  • Airport$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$29.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$17.7 million
Fines
0.2%$430 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Running the government and other costs3.1%Interest on debt2.1%Social services0.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Union County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
85%$166 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$161 million
  • Public health$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$18.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$11.3 million
  • Police$6.8 million
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$781 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$519 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$4.1 million
Social services
0.7%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$344 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
  • Airports$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$200 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.