County government · Alcona County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alcona County took in $18.2 million and spent $19.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money33%Fees for services (road charges)16%Local tax money6.1%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

6.1%

of Alcona County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes34%

Property tax
34%$6.2 million
Other taxes
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Road charges$595 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.0 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$6.0 million

Local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$747 thousand
Fines
0.3%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Alcona County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$919 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$571 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$526 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$843 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$478 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
Social services
0.4%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alcona County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Alcona 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.