The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description Nebraska
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 1,711 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 12,030,515 6,001,930 7,586,580
     
               General revenue1 9,821,395 5,987,028 5,392,362
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,973,494 1,822,661 1,708,828
     From federal government 1,973,494 1,780,050 193,444
     From state government X X 1,515,384
     From local government1 X 42,611 X
     
General revenue from own sources   7,847,901 4,164,367 3,683,534
    Taxes   5,316,341 2,992,522 2,323,819
          Property 1,748,841 6,383 1,742,458
          Sales and gross receipts   1,819,154 1,505,266 313,888
               General sales   1,287,487 1,069,185 218,302
               Selective sales 531,667 436,081 95,586
                    Motor fuel 308,147 308,147 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 17,534 17,534 -
                    Tobacco products 44,164 44,164 -
                    Public utilities   91,062 2,878 88,184
                    Other selective sales   70,760 63,358 7,402
          Individual income   1,153,444 1,153,444 -
          Corporate income   107,628 107,628 -
          License taxes 214,596 195,762 18,834
            Motor vehicle license   104,102 85,268 18,834
          Other taxes   272,678 24,039 248,639
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   2,531,560 1,171,845 1,359,715
          Current charges   1,434,794 558,500 876,294
               Education   563,301 387,554 175,747
                    Institutions of higher education   450,271 385,995 64,276
                    School lunch sales (gross) 48,930 - 48,930
               Hospitals   353,026 94,133 258,893
               Highways   2,976 1,401 1,575
               Air transportation (airports)   43,605 743 42,862
               Parking facilities   5,048 - 5,048
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - -
               Natural resources   25,248 18,133 7,115
               Parks and recreation   38,233 7,644 30,589
               Housing and community development   24,307 1,159 23,148
               Sewerage   101,798 - 101,798
               Solid waste management   72,385 - 72,385
               Other charges   204,867 47,733 157,134
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,096,766 613,345 483,421
               Interest earnings   419,288 221,576 197,712
               Special assessments   37,260 - 37,260
               Sale of property   14,685 4,396 10,289
               Other general revenue   625,533 387,373 238,160
     
               Other than general revenue 2,209,120 14,902 2,194,218
     
Utility revenue 2,348,236 - 2,348,236
     Water supply   147,658 - 147,658
     Electric power   1,948,967 - 1,948,967
     Gas supply   246,138 - 246,138
     Transit   5,473 - 5,473
     
Liquor store revenue   - - -
     
Insurance trust revenue   -139,116 14,902 -154,018
     Unemployment compensation   90,836 90,836 -
     Employee retirement   -230,207 -76,189 -154,018
     Workers' compensation   255 255 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 12,492,121 6,536,970 7,769,254
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 14,103 1,820,137 8,069
     Direct expenditure   12,478,018 4,716,833 7,761,185
          Current operations   9,522,701 3,620,294 5,902,407
          Capital outlay   2,017,606 558,075 1,459,531
               Construction   1,451,463 487,631 963,832
               Other capital outlay   566,143 70,444 495,699
          Assistance and subsidies   111,397 110,941 456
          Interest on debt   399,962 109,795 290,167
          Insurance benefits and repayments 426,352 317,728 108,624
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   4,538,083 1,835,657 2,702,426
     
Direct expenditure by function 12,478,018 4,716,833 7,761,185
     Direct general expenditure   9,745,328 4,399,105 5,346,223
          Capital outlay   1,562,276 558,075 1,004,201
          Other direct general expenditure    8,183,052 3,841,030 4,342,022
     
          Education services:      
               Education   3,797,037 1,115,849 2,681,188
                       Capital outlay   457,980 81,141 376,839
                   Higher education   1,192,051 990,342 201,709
                        Capital outlay   90,215 78,801 11,414
                   Elementary & secondary   2,479,479 - 2,479,479
                        Capital outlay   365,425 - 365,425
                   Other education   125,507 125,507 -
               Libraries   26,987 2,662 24,325
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   1,702,873 1,647,165 55,708
                    Cash assistance payments 50,317 49,861 456
                    Vendor payments   1,172,552 1,171,103 1,449
                    Other public welfare   480,004 426,201 53,803
               Hospitals   468,136 171,234 296,902
                    Capital outlay   21,319 709 20,610
               Health   138,569 102,477 36,092
               Social insurance administration    48,155 48,155 -
               Veterans' services   1,919 1,919 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   923,818 526,457 397,361
                    Capital outlay   585,629 431,225 154,404
               Air transportation (airports) 69,643 3,479 66,164
               Parking facilities   2,338 - 2,338
               Sea and inland port facilities   2,508 - 2,508
               Transit subsidies   9 - 9
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   267,521 51,632 215,889
               Fire protection   126,365 - 126,365
               Correction   257,547 176,083 81,464
                    Capital outlay   28,970 11,310 17,660
               Protective inspection and regulation   60,187 47,990 12,197
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   223,668 142,205 81,463
                    Capital outlay   26,787 7,017 19,770
               Parks and recreation   147,261 29,369 117,892
                    Capital outlay   28,121 7,331 20,790
               Housing and community development    113,011 596 112,415
               Sewerage   113,543 - 113,543
                    Capital outlay   47,622 - 47,622
               Solid waste management   66,579 - 66,579
                    Capital outlay   3,869 - 3,869
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   171,326 88,104 83,222
               Judicial and legal   111,545 47,535 64,010
               General public buildings 41,372 7,189 34,183
               Other governmental administration    110,691 22,020 88,671
          Interest on general debt   256,369 109,795 146,574
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   496,351 57,190 439,161
     
     Utility expenditure 2,306,338 - 2,306,338
               Capital outlay   455,330 - 455,330
          Water supply   165,030 - 165,030
          Electric power   1,853,613 - 1,853,613
          Gas supply   258,436 - 258,436
          Transit   29,259 - 29,259
     
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 426,352 317,728 108,624
          Unemployment compensation   113,288 113,288 -
          Employee retirement   311,920 203,296 108,624
          Workers' compensation   1,144 1,144 -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   7,905,990 2,215,191 5,690,799
     
Short-term    12,131 1,290 10,841
Long-term    7,893,859 2,213,901 5,679,958
     Full faith and credit   2,296,901 22,763 2,274,138
     Nonguaranteed   5,596,958 2,191,138 3,405,820
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   2,219,041 1,856,302 362,739
     Education   1,401,132 296,860 1,104,272
     Utilities   2,844,123 - 2,844,123
     Other   1,429,563 60,739 1,368,824
Long-term debt issued   845,209 277,285 567,924
Long-term debt retired   756,597 214,996 541,601
     
                Cash and security holdings   15,257,590 8,938,028 6,319,562
     
Insurance trust funds   7,325,851 5,356,933 1,968,918
     Unemployment compensation    180,741 180,741 -
     Employee retirement   7,140,980 5,172,062 1,968,918
     Workers' compensation   4,130 4,130 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   7,931,739 3,581,095 4,350,644
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   2,585,497 1,887,697 697,800
          Bond funds   534,709 25,169 509,540
          Other   4,811,533 1,668,229 3,143,304
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005