County government · Sanilac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sanilac County took in $100 million and spent $95.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)50%State tax money23%County taxes18%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

50%

of Sanilac 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 taxes18%

Property tax
18%$18.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$49.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$47.6 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$679 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$4.4 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$23.4 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$3.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals36%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Social services12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

36%

of Sanilac County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
36%$34.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$20.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$18.2 million
  • Public transit$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$17.1 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$14.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$367 thousand
Social services
12%$11.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$11.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$534 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sanilac 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 Sanilac 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.