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
17%
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%
Sales tax
14%$12.7 billion
Individual income tax
12%$11.6 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$8.34 billion
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.
Business income tax
3.4%$3.18 billion
Property tax
3.0%$2.81 billion
Fees for services17%
Fees for services
17%$15.6 billion
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.
From the federal government
36%$33.6 billion
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.3%$279 million
Fines and other6.2%
Interest, rents and other
6.1%$5.73 billion
Fines
0.1%$119 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
34%
of Michigan's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Full Michigan breakdown
Spending by category100%
Sent to local governments
34%$34.0 billion
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
Social services
25%$24.7 billion
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
Schools and colleges
16%$15.6 billion
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
Health and hospitals
10%$10.3 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$8.10 billion
- Public health$2.22 billion
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$3.56 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
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$3.45 billion
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
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.14 billion
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
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.27 billion
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
Interest on debt
1.0%$984 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$928 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$548 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$284 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$273 million
- Libraries$11.1 million