County government · Livingston County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Livingston County took in $139 million and spent $116 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%County taxes27%Fees for services (airport, transit fares)26%Federal tax money7.4%Local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

26%

of Livingston 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 taxes27%

Property tax
26%$36.8 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$154 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$36.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$34.1 million
  • Airport$2.0 million
  • Transit fares$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$10.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$38.7 million

Local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.0%$8.3 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$6.3 million
Fines
0.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals15%Social services3.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Livingston 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$42.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$18.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.9 million
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$31.5 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$25.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$19.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$12.6 million
  • Public transit$5.3 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
15%$17.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.6 million
Social services
3.7%$4.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$690 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Livingston 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 Livingston 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.