County government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shiawassee County took in $128 million and spent $159 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, airport)45%County taxes20%State tax money15%Federal tax money10%Fines and other6.7%Local tax money3.9%

What stands out

45%

of Shiawassee 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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$24.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$501 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$352 thousand
  • Other licenses$139 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$57.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$55.8 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Airport$258 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$13.1 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$18.6 million

Local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.9%$4.9 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$8.1 million
Fines
0.3%$401 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Social services36%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

36%

of Shiawassee County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$59.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$55.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$978 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$866 thousand
Social services
36%$56.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$55.7 million
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$19.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$18.6 million
  • Airports$379 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$17.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.1 million
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee 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.