County government · Cheboygan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cheboygan County took in $36.8 million and spent $34.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money27%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)18%Federal tax money9.5%Local tax money5.8%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

5.8%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$12.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Road charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$345 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$3.5 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$10.1 million

Local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.8%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.2 million
Fines
0.7%$245 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

32%

of Cheboygan 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
32%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
  • Airports$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$10.3 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$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$857 thousand
  • Government buildings$523 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$527 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$6 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Social services
2.9%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$252 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$70 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan 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.