County government · Grand Traverse County, MI

Grand Traverse County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Traverse County took in $247 million and spent $254 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)20%County taxes18%Local tax money8.2%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

45%

of Grand Traverse County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
17%$43.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$636 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$623 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$50.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$48.2 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$312 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$14.1 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$112 million

Local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.2%$20.2 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$7.1 million
Fines
0.1%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Social services13%Running the government and other costs8.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

43%

of Grand Traverse County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
43%$109 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$109 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$48.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$36.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$17.0 million
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Social services
13%$34.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$33.2 million
  • Other public welfare$944 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$22.3 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$16.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$929 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$389 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$389 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse 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.