County government · Williams County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Williams County took in $39.4 million and spent $46.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)25%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

20%

of Williams County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes39%

Sales tax
20%$8.1 million
Property tax
19%$7.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.6 million
  • Sewer$623 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$411 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$12.6 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.5 million
Fines
0.6%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Social services36%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

36%

of Williams County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
36%$16.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$8.5 million
  • Other public welfare$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$499 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$499 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$159 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$156 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williams 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 Williams 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.