County government · St Joseph County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Joseph County took in $57.6 million and spent $57.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money22%Local tax money20%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.2%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

20%

of St. Joseph County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
33%$19.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$118 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$245 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Road charges$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$7.0 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$12.5 million

Local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
20%$11.6 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$3.1 million
Fines
0.3%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals2.0%Social services1.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

38%

of St. Joseph County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$21.5 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$17.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$926 thousand
  • Government buildings$531 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$20.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$14.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Police$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$11.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Social services
1.9%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$796 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$796 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$474 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Joseph 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. Joseph 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.