County government · Delta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Delta County took in $37.7 million and spent $39.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%County taxes32%Fees for services (road charges, airport)17%Federal tax money13%Local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$11.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$464 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$460 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Airport$739 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.9 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$12.0 million

Local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.0 million
Fines
0.2%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals15%Social services2.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

15%

of Delta County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$9.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$883 thousand
  • Government buildings$454 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Social services
2.5%$987 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$987 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$536 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$355 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$355 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delta 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 Delta 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.