County government · Montmorency County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montmorency County took in $15.2 million and spent $12.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes41%Fees for services7.6%Fines and other3.6%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes41%

Property tax
39%$6.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$249 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$196 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$86 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$7.1 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$125 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$537 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Social services0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Montmorency County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$673 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.7 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$836 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$567 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$567 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$357 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$357 thousand
Social services
0.6%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montmorency 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 Montmorency 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.