Jurisdiction's unreserved general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures last year
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Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? | 0% or Less | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| 1-10% | 7% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 14% | |
| 11-20% | 26% | 8% | 23% | 14% | 12% | |
| 21-30% | 22% | 11% | 26% | 12% | 14% | |
| 31-40% | 14% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 7% | |
| 41-50% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | |
| 51-60% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| 61-70% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | |
| 71-80% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | |
| 81-90% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | |
| 91-100% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| Over 100% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 5% | |
| Don't Know | 16% | 34% | 11% | 40% | 30% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? | 0% or Less | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| 1-10% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 14% | |
| 11-20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 32% | 12% | |
| 21-30% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 24% | 14% | |
| 31-40% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 7% | |
| 41-50% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 3% | |
| 51-60% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 3% | 3% | |
| 61-70% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | |
| 71-80% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | |
| 81-90% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| 91-100% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 3% | |
| Over 100% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 5% | |
| Don't Know | 40% | 30% | 25% | 10% | 7% | 30% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Different local jurisdictions manage their unreserved general fund balances in different ways depending on their specific circumstances. Despite these differences, we're interested in tracking overall changes in these balances over time. Approximately what was your jurisdiction's unreserved/unassigned general fund balance as a percentage of general fund expenditures at the end of its last fiscal year? | 0% or Less | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| 1-10% | 20% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 8% | 12% | 14% | |
| 11-20% | 7% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 12% | |
| 21-30% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 20% | 14% | |
| 31-40% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 7% | |
| 41-50% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 3% | |
| 51-60% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% | |
| 61-70% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |
| 71-80% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | |
| 81-90% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| 91-100% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | |
| Over 100% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 5% | |
| Don't Know | 32% | 31% | 36% | 32% | 32% | 20% | 30% | |