County government · Tuscola County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tuscola County took in $80.5 million and spent $74.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)36%County taxes26%Local tax money21%Federal tax money11%State tax money4.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

21%

of Tuscola 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 taxes26%

Property tax
24%$19.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$902 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$479 thousand
  • Other licenses$423 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$28.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$28.6 million
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$8.6 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$3.5 million

Local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
21%$16.6 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.1 million
Fines
0.5%$416 thousand

Where it goes

Social services30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals8.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

30%

of Tuscola 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%

Social services
30%$22.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$21.7 million
  • Other public welfare$722 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$16.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$10.4 million
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$592 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$49 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$14.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.9 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$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$954 thousand
  • Government buildings$924 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$739 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$819 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$315 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$315 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tuscola County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Tuscola 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.