County government · Roscommon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roscommon County took in $34.7 million and spent $33.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money35%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, airport)7.1%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

11%

of Roscommon County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
41%$14.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$107 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Airport$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$3.8 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$12.1 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$799 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals5.5%Social services5.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$10.0 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$7.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$991 thousand
  • Government buildings$515 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
  • Airports$170 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Social services
5.1%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$419 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$419 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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.