County government · Barry County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Barry County took in $108 million and spent $108 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)43%County taxes20%State tax money17%Federal tax money9.6%Local tax money6.2%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

43%

of Barry County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
20%$21.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$46.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$45.5 million
  • Airport$502 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$10.4 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$18.7 million

Local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.2%$6.7 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.9 million
Fines
0.4%$382 thousand

Where it goes

Social services44%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals4.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

44%

of Barry County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
44%$47.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$47.9 million
  • Other public welfare$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$21.4 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$18.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$799 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$612 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$17.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$10.9 million
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$13.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
  • Public transit$1.8 million
  • Airports$706 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$981 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$952 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$952 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$788 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barry 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 Barry 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.