County government · Cass County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cass County took in $69.9 million and spent $62.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)38%State tax money26%County taxes23%Local tax money4.8%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

38%

of Cass 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 taxes23%

Property tax
23%$16.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$26.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$22.4 million
  • Road charges$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$2.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$18.2 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$3.4 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$3.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals48%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Cass County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
48%$29.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$18.5 million
  • Hospitals$11.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$647 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$10.4 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$6.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$916 thousand
  • Government buildings$907 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$732 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$488 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cass 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.