State of Ohio
$103.2 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Ohio breakdown
What stands out
0%
of Ohio's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.
State taxes38%
Sales tax
16%$16.3 billion
Other taxes
11%$11.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
- Other selective sales taxes$2.84 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$2.78 billion
- Public utility taxes$1.21 billion
- Occupation and business licenses$987 million
- Insurance premium taxes$794 million
- Tobacco taxes$752 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$527 million
- Amusement taxes$330 million
- Corporation licenses$237 million
- Other licenses$141 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$118 million
- Driver's licenses$85.0 million
- Severance taxes$60.6 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$46.3 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$46.0 million
- Amusement licenses$24.0 million
- Public utility licenses$1.5 million
- Estate and gift taxes$3 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Individual income tax
10%$10.0 billion
Business income tax
<0.1%$213 thousand
Fees for services14%
Fees for services
14%$14.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
- Hospital bills$5.38 billion
- College tuition$5.05 billion
- Liquor stores$1.76 billion
- University housing and dining$1.16 billion
- Tolls on roads and bridges$388 million
- Other service charges$189 million
- Housing$69.2 million
- Parks and recreation$48.0 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$31.3 million
- Other education charges$570 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money39%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
39%$38.4 billion
Local tax money0.8%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.8%$811 million
Fines and other8.9%
Interest, rents and other
8.8%$8.79 billion
Fines
0.1%$111 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
39%
of Ohio's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.
Full Ohio breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
39%$40.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$39.7 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$160 million
- Welfare institutions$53.7 million
- Veterans' services$21.0 million
Sent to local governments
26%$26.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 17 more
- Sent to school districts$16.6 billion
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$2.21 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.98 billion
- Sent to local governments: public health$1.43 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$1.34 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.30 billion
- Sent to local governments: libraries$494 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$298 million
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$194 million
- Sent to local governments: police$187 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$181 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$151 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$149 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$131 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$92.6 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$74.9 million
- Sent to the federal government$30.0 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$21.7 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$7.1 million
Schools and colleges
13%$13.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$8.68 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.49 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$1.70 billion
- Other education$405 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$8.80 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$7.10 billion
- Public health$1.69 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$4.13 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
- Roads and highways$3.75 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$385 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$3.53 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$1.94 billion
- Police$598 million
- Courts and legal services$491 million
- Inspections and regulation$323 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$178 million
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$2.85 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.48 billion
- Other and not broken out$595 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$456 million
- Government buildings$187 million
- Other government administration$132 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.47 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
- Liquor stores$1.44 billion
- Garbage and solid waste$26.5 million
- Water supply$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.45 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$550 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$550 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$181 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$163 million
- Libraries$18.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$171 million