EMBARGOED UNTIL: 12:01 A.M. EDT, APRIL 26, 2000 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB00-69 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov William Kehm 301-457-1517 State Governments in California, New York and Texas Lead Nation in Revenues and Expenses in 1998, Census Bureau Reports California took in $145 billion and spent $120 billion to lead all states in revenues and expenditures in 1998, according to tabulations released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. New York and Texas ranked second and third in both revenues and expenses New York collecting $96.1 billion in revenue and spending $87.3 billion, and Texas $57.8 billion and $51.1 billion, respectively. The tables, available on the Internet, show that nationwide revenues totaled $1.1 trillion in 1998 and expenditures, $930 billion. Nearly $295 billion (32 percent) of 1998 state government expenditures went to education and $208 billion (22 percent) went to public welfare. Other findings for 1998: - Alaska registered the highest revenue per capita ($14,722), followed by Delaware ($6,178) and Hawaii ($5,667). - Alaska also had the highest expenditures per capita ($9,451), followed by Hawaii ($4,912) and New York ($4,805). - Texas recorded the lowest revenue per capita ($2,926), followed by Tennessee ($3,071) and Indiana ($3,137). - Texas also spent the least per capita ($2,584), followed by Florida ($2,629) and Tennessee ($2,721). The 1998 Annual Survey of Government Finances also shows expenditures for highways, health care and hospitals, insurance trusts and correctional facilities. The data in the tabulations are derived from administrative records of state government agencies and are not subject to sampling. Quality assurance procedures were applied to all phases of collection, processing and tabulation to minimize nonsampling errors. However, the data are still subject to possible error from miscoding, omission or difficulty in identifying the agencies that should be included in the report.-X-
