County government · Menominee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Menominee County took in $24.9 million and spent $21.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes36%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)13%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other6.6%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

36%

of Menominee County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
36%$8.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$949 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$406 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%$1.8 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$9.0 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$166 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.5 million
Fines
0.6%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

28%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$7.5 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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$398 thousand
  • Government buildings$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$209 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Airports$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$840 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$478 thousand
  • Libraries$362 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$561 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$561 thousand
Social services
1.1%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menominee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Menominee 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.