County government · Ontonagon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ontonagon County took in $19.0 million and spent $18.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)27%County taxes24%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

27%

of Ontonagon County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$4.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$427 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$1.6 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$6.3 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$445 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$940 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

61%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
  • Public transit$948 thousand
  • Airports$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.4 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$655 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$234 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Police$882 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$667 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$592 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$592 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$55 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$55 thousand
Social services
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$45 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon 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.