MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES REPORT
TAXATION YEAR 2020
Lansing, Michigan
June 2021
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
This report provides a summary of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) made by the Michigan
Department of Treasury for Taxation Year 2020.
This report includes:

A Summary of PILT payments made in taxation year 2020 by County.

Total payments made were $28,909,437.50

Tax reverted payments totaled $15,375,443.17

Purchased land payments totaled $13,533,994.33

The portion of purchased land payments paid by the Department of Treasury was
$8,912,685.16

The portion of purchased land payments paid by the School Aid Fund was
$4,621,309.17
Additional information regarding PILT can be obtained by writing: Michigan Department of
Treasury, Office of Accounting Services, PILT Program, P.O. Box 30722, Lansing, Michigan
48909, or emailing at TreasuryPILT@Michigan.gov.
PERCENTAGE OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAND OWNERSHIP BY COUNTY, ACCORDING TO
IN-LIEU TAX PAYMENTS FOR TAXATION YEAR 2020
COUNTY
GROSS ACRES
OF COUNTY
ACRES
OWNED BY
STATE
PAYMENT
MADE BY
STATE
PERCENTAGE
OWNERSHIP
BY STATE
ALCONA
435,247.340
8,995.240
$86,813.17
2.07%
ALGER
589,948.580
97,479.110
$419,761.19
16.52%
ALLEGAN
529,873.410
51,158.450
$557,976.07
9.65%
ALPENA
371,153.390
49,490.940
$269,425.82
13.33%
ANTRIM
305,558.440
44,946.500
$258,558.67
14.71%
ARENAC
235,097.580
30,553.420
$168,708.98
13.00%
BARAGA
583,805.560
78,841.530
$356,731.00
13.50%
BARRY
354,029.410
25,623.530
$306,643.25
7.24%
BAY
284,626.690
5,884.840
$122,205.07
2.07%
BENZIE
204,192.430
62,869.600
$325,889.61
30.79%
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COUNTY
GROSS ACRES
OF COUNTY
ACRES
OWNED BY
STATE
PAYMENT
MADE BY
STATE
PERCENTAGE
OWNERSHIP
BY STATE
BERRIEN
362,981.630
2,760.120
$204,870.47
0.76%
BRANCH
320,719.920
443.920
$29,593.05
0.14%
CALHOUN
447,452.440
108.140
$15,585.17
0.02%
CASS
316,393.000
4,168.620
$49,870.72
1.32%
CHARLEVOIX
266,224.940
58,885.610
$360,185.89
22.12%
CHEBOYGAN
462,439.730
189,396.630
$916,516.25
40.96%
CHIPPEWA
999,960.220
226,834.530
$938,483.15
22.68%
CLARE
364,756.510
53,930.240
$278,368.15
14.79%
CLINTON
364,972.960
10,707.240
$121,385.36
2.93%
CRAWFORD
359,845.890
178,268.810
$901,075.69
49.54%
DELTA
748,915.440
68,618.780
$317,234.75
9.16%
DICKINSON
491,925.090
225,111.960
$979,878.40
45.76%
EATON
366,033.450
366.280
$7,781.54
0.10%
EMMET
300,855.390
76,687.940
$536,291.94
25.49%
GENESEE
403,979.920
91.410
$23,724.71
0.02%
GLADWIN
330,664.780
87,083.830
$390,334.18
26.34%
GOGEBIC
712,032.760
11,919.060
$85,524.12
1.67%
GRAND TRAVERSE
299,277.930
69,242.430
$572,152.75
23.14%
GRATIOT
364,623.630
17,261.170
$109,290.05
4.73%
HILLSDALE
386,087.500
3,403.220
$30,079.54
0.88%
HOUGHTON
647,466.140
46,838.860
$210,283.39
7.23%
HURON
536,982.630
13,755.310
$281,929.63
2.56%
INGHAM
355,272.910
5,298.040
$83,381.96
1.49%
IONIA
366,291.100
11,713.670
$114,316.01
3.20%
IOSCO
354,821.510
23,472.450
$136,258.23
6.62%
IRON
760,143.110
85,774.660
$386,390.32
11.28%
ISABELLA
368,746.010
2,982.020
$24,440.35
0.81%
JACKSON
453,452.120
19,133.070
$238,245.36
4.22%
KALAMAZOO
359,234.700
6,357.860
$98,743.21
1.77%
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COUNTY
GROSS ACRES
OF COUNTY
ACRES
OWNED BY
STATE
PAYMENT
MADE BY
STATE
PERCENTAGE
OWNERSHIP
BY STATE
KALKASKA
359,699.300
160,401.080
$874,389.58
44.59%
KENT
545,815.300
9,010.374
$143,507.99
1.65%
KEWEENAW
348,468.340
11,043.550
$211,973.14
3.17%
LAKE
365,393.850
60,697.980
$301,709.27
16.61%
LAPEER
423,535.960
12,991.300
$231,897.95
3.07%
LEELANAU
220,233.580
8,446.040
$194,762.50
3.84%
LENAWEE
466,677.510
4,437.560
$91,402.01
0.95%
LIVINGSTON
370,871.030
18,706.559
$313,881.96
5.04%
LUCE
582,654.150
301,303.790
$1,233,879.11
51.71%
MACKINAC
650,255.420
211,687.394
$939,670.90
32.55%
MACOMB
300,030.200
1,049.980
$94,623.36
0.35%
MANISTEE
350,101.390
24,504.610
$129,832.39
7.00%
1,182,581.150
264,476.540
$1,080,128.10
22.36%
MASON
315,526.870
6,711.650
$204,947.94
2.13%
MECOSTA
362,778.580
14,712.040
$101,360.91
4.06%
MENOMINEE
670,297.430
100,358.170
$460,066.68
14.97%
MIDLAND
336,476.280
42,783.530
$219,025.84
12.72%
MISSAUKEE
363,289.570
105,235.890
$513,031.95
28.97%
MONROE
355,292.520
7,690.320
$182,072.75
2.16%
MONTCALM
354,460.770
23,374.660
$219,697.65
6.59%
MONTMORENCY
355,528.770
137,924.890
$671,782.90
38.79%
MUSKEGON
322,434.680
13,193.280
$309,682.80
4.09%
NEWAYGO
542,741.030
6,997.570
$68,130.78
1.29%
OAKLAND
575,400.150
29,213.190
$1,630,016.11
5.08%
OCEANA
345,416.250
5,782.950
$59,937.89
1.67%
OGEMAW
366,811.140
75,549.020
$394,274.28
20.60%
ONTONAGON
844,753.710
67,978.240
$393,743.78
8.05%
OSCEOLA
367,337.050
19,347.290
$119,369.66
5.27%
OSCODA
364,769.480
56,406.650
$274,894.25
15.46%
MARQUETTE
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COUNTY
GROSS ACRES
OF COUNTY
ACRES
OWNED BY
STATE
PAYMENT
MADE BY
STATE
PERCENTAGE
OWNERSHIP
BY STATE
OTSEGO
334,272.960
101,498.640
$525,726.71
30.36%
OTTAWA
357,839.460
3,719.200
$196,364.65
1.04%
PRESQUE ISLE
428,874.970
88,312.060
$425,069.31
20.59%
ROSCOMMON
338,315.330
204,867.197
$1,058,275.03
60.56%
SAGINAW
520,291.450
17,577.360
$228,685.05
3.38%
SANILAC
616,213.600
13,199.210
$106,277.58
2.14%
SCHOOLCRAFT
758,095.790
290,868.840
$1,158,548.24
38.37%
SHIAWASSEE
345,200.320
917.920
$6,663.90
0.27%
ST. CLAIR
443,391.120
14,360.100
$452,731.41
3.24%
ST. JOSEPH
319,794.450
2,310.120
$35,490.34
0.72%
TUSCOLA
519,883.410
31,245.830
$297,317.91
6.01%
VAN BUREN
391,442.620
2,351.860
$148,186.29
0.60%
WASHTENAW
454,047.240
16,976.060
$361,044.23
3.74%
WAYNE
367,038.570
1,666.870
$516,715.20
0.45%
WEXFORD
366,675.690
55,446.450
$413,720.05
15.12%
36,337,094.630
4,603,792.854
$28,909,437.50
12.67%
TOTALS
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