County government · Ogemaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ogemaw County took in $23.7 million and spent $24.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money33%Fees for services (road charges, transit fares)14%Federal tax money7.6%Local tax money5.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

5.2%

of Ogemaw County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes37%

Property tax
36%$8.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Road charges$763 thousand
  • Transit fares$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$1.8 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$7.9 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$674 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals2.6%Social services2.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Public transit$991 thousand
  • Airports$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.6 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$743 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
  • Government buildings$373 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$647 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$647 thousand
Social services
2.3%$551 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$551 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$470 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$470 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$236 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw 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.