County government · Luce County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Luce County took in $62.8 million and spent $54.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)65%Federal tax money16%State tax money10%County taxes4.2%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

65%

of Luce County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes4.2%

Property tax
4.1%$2.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$37.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Housing$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$10.1 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$6.4 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$972 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals79%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Luce County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
79%$43.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$36.2 million
  • Public health$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Airports$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$2.9 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$340 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Police$560 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$336 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$284 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Social services
0.3%$158 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$158 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Luce County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Luce 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.