County government · Hillsdale County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hillsdale County took in $61.2 million and spent $55.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)31%Fines and other30%County taxes19%State tax money17%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

29%

of Hillsdale County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$11.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$18.1 million
  • Road charges$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 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%$931 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$10.6 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$967 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
29%$17.9 million
Fines
0.4%$272 thousand

Where it goes

Social services38%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

38%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$21.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$20.1 million
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$772 thousand
  • Government buildings$619 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$338 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$11.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$481 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$410 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$498 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hillsdale County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hillsdale 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.