County government · Ingham County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ingham County took in $552 million and spent $538 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money28%State tax money22%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)20%County taxes19%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$105 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$549 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$350 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$111 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$107 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$154 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$123 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$12.5 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$45.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals47%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Social services8.2%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

47%

of Ingham County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
47%$252 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$97.8 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$86.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$58.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$53.9 million
  • Public transit$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$52.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$32.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
Social services
8.2%$44.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$27.6 million
  • Other public welfare$16.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$22.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$7.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$585 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$585 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ingham 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 Ingham 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.