County government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Allegan County took in $133 million and spent $115 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money28%Fees for services (transit fares, parks and recreation)13%Local tax money11%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

11%

of Allegan County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
32%$43.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 2 more
  • Other service charges$17.0 million
  • Transit fares$250 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
  • Road charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$11.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$36.8 million

Local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
11%$15.3 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$8.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals12%Social services6.3%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

29%

of Allegan County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$33.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$31.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$15.4 million
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$26.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
12%$13.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.4 million
Social services
6.3%$7.3 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$7.2 million
  • Other public welfare$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$638 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$485 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$485 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allegan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Allegan 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.