County government · Alger County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alger County took in $15.9 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes24%Fees for services (road charges)23%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money6.3%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

23%

of Alger County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
23%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$997 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$6.0 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$324 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Alger 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
43%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$4.6 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$757 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Government buildings$283 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Police$362 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$231 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alger 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 Alger 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.