County government · Marquette County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marquette County took in $236 million and spent $214 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (road charges, airport)16%Federal tax money15%County taxes14%Fines and other5.3%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

47%

of Marquette 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
13%$31.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$38.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$28.4 million
  • Road charges$5.7 million
  • Airport$2.8 million
  • Sewer$820 thousand
  • Water$431 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$35.2 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$110 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$7.4 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$12.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Health and hospitals27%Social services21%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

21%

of Marquette 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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$64.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$46.4 million
  • Airports$16.0 million
  • Public transit$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
27%$58.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58.9 million
Social services
21%$44.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$43.3 million
  • Other public welfare$790 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$22.0 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$17.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$787 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$394 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marquette 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 Marquette 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.