County government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clare County took in $41.1 million and spent $36.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%County taxes26%Fees for services (road charges, transit fares)16%Federal tax money15%Fines and other8.6%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

15%

of Clare County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$10.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$461 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$459 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$359 thousand

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%$6.1 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$13.7 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$404 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$3.5 million
Fines
0.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals2.3%Social services1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Clare 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
35%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
  • Public transit$2.2 million
  • Airports$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$12.4 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$11.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$603 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$527 thousand
  • Government buildings$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$381 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$837 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$837 thousand
Social services
1.0%$360 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$360 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clare County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Clare 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.