County government · Ohio County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ohio County took in $53.1 million and spent $39.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fines and other13%Fees for services9.7%Federal tax money6.4%Local tax money0.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Ohio County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes70%

Other taxes
39%$20.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.8 million
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
31%$16.4 million

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$3.4 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$199 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$399 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$6.5 million
Fines
0.4%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Interest on debt19%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Ohio County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$14.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$669 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$7.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$185 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$185 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ohio County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Ohio 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.