County government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clinton County took in $79.5 million and spent $82.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money25%Federal tax money14%Fines and other14%Local tax money6.5%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)6.3%

What stands out

14%

of Clinton County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$25.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$982 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$970 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Road charges$991 thousand
  • Garbage collection$388 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$11.4 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$19.9 million

Local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.5%$5.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$10.9 million
Fines
0.2%$177 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals2.5%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

55%

of Clinton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$45.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$41.5 million
  • Public transit$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$17.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.8 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$570 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$13.5 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$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.6 million
Social services
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$447 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$447 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton 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 Clinton 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.