County government · Gratiot County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gratiot County took in $44.7 million and spent $37.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%Federal tax money26%Fines and other13%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)11%State tax money9.2%Local tax money6.7%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$14.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$470 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$466 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$11.8 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$4.1 million

Local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.7%$3.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$5.5 million
Fines
0.2%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking27%Social services4.5%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

4.5%

of Gratiot County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$11.2 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$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$490 thousand
  • Government buildings$452 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.6 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
Social services
4.5%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$835 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$508 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$453 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gratiot 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 Gratiot 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.