County government · Van Buren County, MI

Van Buren County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Van Buren County took in $64.4 million and spent $58.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money27%Fees for services11%Federal tax money8.9%Local tax money6.4%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

6.4%

of Van Buren 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 taxes43%

Property tax
43%$27.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$274 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$269 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$5.7 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$17.2 million

Local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.4%$4.1 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.3 million
Fines
0.2%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals8.6%Social services3.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

21%

of Van Buren County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$19.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$10.8 million
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$17.6 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$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$12.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
  • Public transit$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Social services
3.7%$2.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$2.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$908 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$908 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$660 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$536 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$124 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Van Buren 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.