County government · Lapeer County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lapeer County took in $133 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)51%State tax money18%County taxes17%Fines and other6.7%Local tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

51%

of Lapeer County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
16%$21.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$477 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$474 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$67.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$63.6 million
  • Road charges$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$4.6 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$24.1 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$5.6 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$8.7 million
Fines
0.1%$156 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals29%Social services24%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

24%

of Lapeer County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
29%$37.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37.9 million
Social services
24%$31.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$30.8 million
  • Other public welfare$960 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$21.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$21.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$12.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$410 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$18.4 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$13.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$607 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$607 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$332 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lapeer 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 Lapeer 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.