County government · St Clair County, MI

St. Clair County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Clair County took in $323 million and spent $303 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)14%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money3.7%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

56%

of St. Clair County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$61.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$672 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$43.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$24.8 million
  • Garbage collection$14.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.0 million
  • Airport$1.0 million
  • Road charges$627 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$9.2 million

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$182 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$11.8 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$12.3 million
Fines
0.3%$854 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals37%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

37%

of St. Clair 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%

Health and hospitals
37%$111 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$111 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$70.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$69.0 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$51.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$21.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.2 million
  • Police$13.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$949 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$38.0 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$20.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$13.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Social services
1.7%$5.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$5.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.1 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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.