County government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washtenaw County took in $523 million and spent $502 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes32%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)7.5%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

40%

of Washtenaw County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
29%$153 million
Other taxes
2.5%$13.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.9 million
  • Other licenses$497 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$39.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$34.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$45.6 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$208 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$18.2 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$44.6 million
Fines
0.1%$529 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals28%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

28%

of Washtenaw County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
28%$140 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$140 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$115 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$84.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$113 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$68.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$31.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$78.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$29.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29.7 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$13.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13.3 million
Social services
1.8%$9.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw 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.