County government · Otsego County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Otsego County took in $41.6 million and spent $44.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money29%Fees for services (road charges, airport)22%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money6.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Otsego 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 taxes34%

Property tax
34%$14.1 million
Other taxes
0.1%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Road charges$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
  • Transit fares$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$2.7 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$11.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$67 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$3.6 million
Fines
0.7%$272 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

10%

of Otsego County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$15.6 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$13.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$874 thousand
  • Government buildings$372 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$582 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Libraries$773 thousand
Social services
0.6%$280 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$280 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otsego County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Otsego 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.