County government · Dickinson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dickinson County took in $149 million and spent $165 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)81%County taxes8.8%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other1.3%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

81%

of Dickinson 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 taxes8.8%

Property tax
8.6%$12.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$327 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$326 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$122 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$119 million
  • Other service charges$995 thousand
  • Airport$460 thousand
  • Road charges$460 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$438 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$2.2 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$9.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals81%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Running the government and other costs6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Dickinson 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%

Health and hospitals
81%$133 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$132 million
  • Public health$897 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
  • Airports$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$10.2 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)$708 thousand
  • Government buildings$618 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$516 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Social services
0.2%$283 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$283 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickinson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dickinson 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.