County government · Monroe County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Monroe County took in $163 million and spent $155 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes31%State tax money24%Fees for services20%Fines and other13%Federal tax money6.7%Local tax money5.2%

What stands out

13%

of Monroe County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
30%$49.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$951 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$506 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$411 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$32.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$10.9 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$39.5 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$8.4 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$20.8 million
Fines
0.4%$656 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

24%

of Monroe County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$44.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$18.2 million
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$37.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$35.6 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$23.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$13.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$13.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$10.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$9.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.3 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$445 thousand
Social services
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.