County government · Arenac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arenac County took in $20.8 million and spent $17.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes31%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)19%Federal tax money9.3%Local tax money9.1%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

9.1%

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

County taxes31%

Property tax
31%$6.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$1.9 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$5.9 million

Local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.1%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$580 thousand
Fines
0.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals4.8%Social services3.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Arenac 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
33%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.5 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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$485 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$203 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Police$997 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$974 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$849 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$849 thousand
Social services
3.4%$605 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$605 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arenac 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 Arenac 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.