State of Michigan
$98.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
of Michigan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.
Full Michigan breakdown
State taxes41%
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
- Other selective sales taxes$2.33 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$1.55 billion
- Motor vehicle licenses$1.53 billion
- Tobacco taxes$675 million
- Insurance premium taxes$529 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$399 million
- Amusement taxes$311 million
- Occupation and business licenses$281 million
- Other licenses$238 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$205 million
- Driver's licenses$65.4 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$64.4 million
- Public utility taxes$42.7 million
- Public utility licenses$37.9 million
- Severance taxes$27.6 million
- Corporation licenses$24.3 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$22.5 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
- Estate and gift taxes$6 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services17%
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
- Hospital bills$8.03 billion
- College tuition$4.34 billion
- Liquor stores$1.56 billion
- University housing and dining$1.36 billion
- Other service charges$164 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$58.2 million
- Housing$43.7 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$32.1 million
- Parks and recreation$8.7 million
- Other education charges$6.7 million
- Airport$529 thousand
- Other government-run businesses$443 thousand
- Road charges$159 thousand
- Transit fares$10 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money36%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other6.2%
Where the money goes
What stands out
of Michigan's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Full Michigan breakdown
Spending by category100%
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 20 more
- Sent to school districts$20.3 billion
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$5.13 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.45 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$1.68 billion
- Sent to local governments: public health$1.02 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$856 million
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$568 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$556 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$487 million
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$221 million
- Sent to local governments: police$80.9 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$40.2 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$35.2 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.1 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$29.0 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$25.4 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$17.1 million
- Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$13.5 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$12.8 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$7.0 million
- Sent to the federal government$2.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
- Other public welfare$24.4 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$304 million
- Welfare institutions$31.7 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$10.9 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.95 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$1.93 billion
- Other education$812 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$8.10 billion
- Public health$2.22 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.33 billion
- Other government administration$346 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 million
- Other government-run businesses$514 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$1.68 billion
- Police$733 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$361 million
- Inspections and regulation$359 million
- Courts and legal services$316 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
- Roads and highways$2.98 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$92.2 million
- Airports$63.4 million
- Public transit$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
- Liquor stores$1.26 billion
- Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$273 million
- Libraries$11.1 million