County government · Jackson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson County took in $280 million and spent $287 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)15%County taxes14%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other5.5%Local tax money4.1%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes14%

Property tax
14%$38.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$685 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$36.3 million
  • Road charges$2.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$994 thousand
  • Airport$215 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$26.7 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$146 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$11.6 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$14.9 million
Fines
0.2%$427 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs11%Social services8.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

43%

of Jackson 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%$125 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$125 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$61.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$60.7 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$32.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$18.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.8 million
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$30.8 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$23.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Social services
8.2%$23.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$22.0 million
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.