County government · Antrim County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Antrim County took in $52.8 million and spent $51.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)35%County taxes28%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Local tax money4.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

35%

of Antrim 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 taxes28%

Property tax
27%$14.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$749 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$749 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$18.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$17.2 million
  • Road charges$929 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$6.1 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$8.9 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$2.5 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.7 million
Fines
0.7%$360 thousand

Where it goes

Social services38%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

38%

of Antrim County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$19.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$19.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$11.4 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$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$945 thousand
  • Government buildings$706 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$575 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$570 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
  • Public transit$985 thousand
  • Airports$485 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$330 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$299 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Antrim 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 Antrim 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.