Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2025, Question 14

Approximate size of government's annual operating budget

Full Question Text Michigan has hundreds of small communities and counties with relatively simple budgets, as well as a number of large local governments with complex budgets. To give us a general sense of where your jurisdiction falls on that scale, approximately what is the size of your government's annual operating budget?

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Approximate size of government's annual operating budget
	Statewide Total
Less than $500,000	32%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	23%
$1,000,000 - $10,000,000	30%
Over $10,000,000	12%
Don't know	3%

Approximate size of government's annual operating budget
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
Less than $500,000	3%	41%	0%	31%	32%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	2%	29%	5%	26%	23%
$1,000,000 - $10,000,000	19%	25%	52%	35%	30%
Over $10,000,000	75%	3%	41%	2%	12%
Don't know	2%	3%	1%	5%	3%

Approximate size of government's annual operating budget
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
Less than $500,000	58%	22%	3%	0%	2%	32%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	22%	36%	11%	3%	3%	23%
$1,000,000 - $10,000,000	15%	38%	65%	48%	5%	30%
Over $10,000,000	1%	2%	17%	50%	90%	12%
Don't know	3%	3%	4%	0%	0%	3%

Approximate size of government's annual operating budget
	Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
Less than $500,000	42%	46%	35%	39%	25%	5%	32%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	20%	21%	21%	25%	30%	21%	23%
$1,000,000 - $10,000,000	29%	24%	32%	26%	31%	39%	30%
Over $10,000,000	7%	6%	10%	6%	11%	33%	12%
Don't know	3%	4%	2%	4%	2%	2%	3%

Approximate size of government's annual operating budget
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
Less than $500,000	48%	16%	3%	0%	5%	32%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	28%	22%	5%	7%	15%	23%
$1,000,000 - $10,000,000	18%	49%	45%	28%	21%	30%
Over $10,000,000	3%	12%	44%	65%	13%	12%
Don't know	2%	1%	4%	0%	46%	3%