County government · Schoolcraft County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Schoolcraft County took in $74.2 million and spent $69.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)72%State tax money11%County taxes6.4%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

72%

of Schoolcraft 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 taxes6.4%

Property tax
6.1%$4.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$53.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$46.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Road charges$2.3 million
  • Transit fares$159 thousand
  • Airport$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$4.3 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$8.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$3.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Social services13%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Schoolcraft 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
66%$46.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$45.5 million
  • Public health$739 thousand
Social services
13%$9.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$8.9 million
  • Other public welfare$260 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Airports$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$676 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$647 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$456 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$208 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft 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.