County Commons · Michigan
Michigan: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 83 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
10,140,459 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.7% since 2020) · 83 counties
The state's money — Michigan state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $90.2 billion and spent $90.8 billion · $8,956 per resident. It owed $26.7 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$37.99 · $34 billion
Public welfare$29.60 · $26.5 billion
Hospitals$8.56 · $7.7 billion
Other and unallocable$6.33 · $5.7 billion
Highways$5.94 · $5.3 billion
Governmental administration$3.36 · $3 billion
Health$3.08 · $2.8 billion
Correction$2.25 · $2 billion
Interest on general debt$1.16 · $1 billion
Police protection$0.82 · $736 million
Natural resources$0.60 · $537.1 million
Parks and recreation$0.30 · $272.1 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $89.6 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$37.1 billion
General sales tax$12.9 billion
Individual income tax$11.5 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$5.2 billion
Property tax (state share)$2.7 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$2.3 billion
Corporate income tax$2.1 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$443.3 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$33.1 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$13 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$5.4 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$10.2 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.