County government · Newaygo County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Newaygo County took in $102 million and spent $104 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (parks and recreation)21%County taxes15%Federal tax money6.9%Local tax money6.9%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

47%

of Newaygo County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
14%$14.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$241 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$21.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$19.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$7.0 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$47.5 million

Local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.9%$7.0 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Health and hospitals22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs14%Social services11%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

33%

of Newaygo 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%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$33.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.8 million
Health and hospitals
22%$22.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$18.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$477 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Social services
11%$11.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$10.9 million
  • Other public welfare$969 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$551 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$463 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$261 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newaygo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Newaygo 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.