County government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Genesee County took in $483 million and spent $497 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes26%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Federal tax money14%Fines and other10%

What stands out

14%

of Genesee County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$122 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$118 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$47.6 million
  • Water$42.0 million
  • Other service charges$20.6 million
  • Road charges$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$764 thousand
  • Parking$39 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%$68.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$123 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$48.5 million
Fines
0.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

20%

of Genesee County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$178 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$104 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23.7 million
  • Government buildings$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$98.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$54.1 million
  • Sewer systems$44.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$85.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$60.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$23.3 million
  • Police$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
11%$56.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$50.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$50.1 million
  • Parking$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$13.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.6 million
Social services
1.6%$8.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.0 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$3.9 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$2.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Genesee 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 Genesee 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.