County Commons · Ohio
Ohio: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 88 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
11,883,304 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.7% since 2020) · 88 counties
The state's money — Ohio state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $98.3 billion and spent $97.2 billion · $8,178 per resident. It owed $31.1 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$41.95 · $40.2 billion
Education$29.34 · $28.1 billion
Hospitals$6.72 · $6.4 billion
Other and unallocable$6.12 · $5.9 billion
Highways$5.20 · $5 billion
Health$2.76 · $2.6 billion
Governmental administration$2.70 · $2.6 billion
Correction$2.34 · $2.2 billion
Interest on general debt$1.41 · $1.3 billion
Police protection$0.70 · $667.9 million
Natural resources$0.59 · $565.3 million
Parks and recreation$0.18 · $168.2 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $95.7 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$38.7 billion
General sales tax$16.5 billion
Individual income tax$11.3 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$8.8 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$2.1 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$61 million
Corporate income tax$0.3 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$37.8 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$11.6 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$8.4 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$18.9 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.