County government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Saginaw County took in $275 million and spent $310 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)29%County taxes26%State tax money19%Fines and other13%Federal tax money9.9%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

29%

of Saginaw County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$67.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$902 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$79.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$50.4 million
  • Other service charges$28.0 million
  • Garbage collection$459 thousand
  • Airport$376 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Parking$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$27.3 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$51.1 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$8.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$35.9 million
Fines
0.2%$539 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals27%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

27%

of Saginaw County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$87.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$58.5 million
  • Government buildings$13.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.6 million
Health and hospitals
27%$83.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$50.1 million
  • Public health$33.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$62.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$62.1 million
  • Airports$655 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$54.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$31.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.3 million
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$8.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.5 million
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$7.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$239 thousand
Social services
1.9%$5.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saginaw County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Saginaw 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.