County government · Baraga County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Baraga County took in $46.8 million and spent $43.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)72%State tax money12%County taxes8.4%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other2.1%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Baraga 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 taxes8.4%

Property tax
8.4%$3.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$33.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$33.1 million
  • Other service charges$691 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$2.1 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$495 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$953 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs5.2%Social services0.8%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Baraga County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$32.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$32.3 million
  • Public health$249 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Police$792 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$2.3 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Social services
0.8%$328 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$328 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baraga County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Baraga 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.