County government · Crawford County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crawford County took in $31.7 million and spent $22.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Local tax money19%State tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)13%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money4.7%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
42%$13.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$1.5 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$4.6 million

Local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
19%$6.1 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.8 million
Fines
0.4%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

10%

of Crawford County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$166 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.9 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$340 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Housing and community development
9.8%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$841 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$368 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Social services
1.4%$315 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$315 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$297 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.