County government · Leelanau County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leelanau County took in $28.1 million and spent $31.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money24%Fees for services (road charges)12%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money3.0%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

53%

of Leelanau County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
53%$14.8 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$224 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$6.7 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$850 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$975 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals7.1%Social services3.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

35%

of Leelanau County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$957 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$759 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.1%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Social services
3.1%$976 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$961 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$418 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$338 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leelanau 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 Leelanau 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.