County government · Chippewa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chippewa County took in $55.5 million and spent $54.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges)30%State tax money28%County taxes19%Federal tax money15%Local tax money4.8%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

30%

of Chippewa 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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$10.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$13.0 million
  • Road charges$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$8.5 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$15.3 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$2.7 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals11%Social services0.6%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Chippewa 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
48%$25.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
  • Airports$5.4 million
  • Public transit$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$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$8.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$641 thousand
  • Government buildings$293 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$6.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.2 million
Social services
0.6%$351 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$331 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$217 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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.