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 New Jersey
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 8,414 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 54,835,385 32,709,241 32,488,448
     
               General revenue1 55,255,668 33,896,598 31,721,374
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 8,948,972 8,676,521 10,634,755
     From federal government 8,948,972 8,235,257 713,715
     From state government X X 9,921,040
     From local government1 X 441,264 X
     
General revenue from own sources   46,306,696 25,220,077 21,086,619
    Taxes   34,628,804 18,328,814 16,299,990
          Property 16,049,550 3,303 16,046,247
          Sales and gross receipts   8,803,618 8,777,435 26,183
               General sales   5,996,839 5,996,839 -
               Selective sales 2,806,779 2,780,596 26,183
                    Motor fuel 523,819 523,819 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 81,280 81,280 -
                    Tobacco products 406,856 406,856 -
                    Public utilities   839,844 831,854 7,990
                    Other selective sales   954,980 936,787 18,193
          Individual income   6,867,275 6,836,992 30,283
          Corporate income   1,101,296 1,101,296 -
          License taxes 957,183 957,183 -
            Motor vehicle license   371,830 371,830 -
          Other taxes   849,882 652,605 197,277
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   11,677,892 6,891,263 4,786,629
          Current charges   6,801,708 3,682,391 3,119,317
               Education   1,948,426 1,349,266 599,160
                    Institutions of higher education   1,652,518 1,316,855 335,663
                    School lunch sales (gross) 222,856 - 222,856
               Hospitals   783,228 569,385 213,843
               Highways   971,613 789,192 182,421
               Air transportation (airports)   11,220 5,321 5,899
               Parking facilities   64,222 - 64,222
               Sea and inland port facilities   17,554 16,760 794
               Natural resources   61,319 55,926 5,393
               Parks and recreation   341,578 238,548 103,030
               Housing and community development   140,473 25,897 114,576
               Sewerage   1,134,969 22,351 1,112,618
               Solid waste management   467,784 43,784 424,000
               Other charges   859,322 565,961 293,361
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   4,876,184 3,208,872 1,667,312
               Interest earnings   1,573,947 1,032,611 541,336
               Special assessments   20,907 - 20,907
               Sale of property   69,049 531 68,518
               Other general revenue   3,212,281 2,175,730 1,036,551
     
               Other than general revenue -420,283 -1,187,357 767,074
     
Utility revenue 1,313,867 546,431 767,436
     Water supply   653,648 30,757 622,891
     Electric power   124,047 - 124,047
     Gas supply   - - -
     Transit   536,172 515,674 20,498
     
Liquor store revenue   - - -
     
Insurance trust revenue   -1,734,150 -1,733,788 -362
     Unemployment compensation   1,613,675 1,613,675 -
     Employee retirement   -4,011,814 -4,011,452 -362
     Workers' compensation   156,650 156,650 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   507,339 507,339 -
     
                Expenditure1 64,289,465 41,987,647 31,825,746
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 79,072 9,320,357 282,643
     Direct expenditure   64,210,393 32,667,290 31,543,103
          Current operations   47,599,071 20,634,445 26,964,626
          Capital outlay   6,679,505 3,652,122 3,027,383
               Construction   5,141,908 2,925,875 2,216,033
               Other capital outlay   1,537,597 726,247 811,350
          Assistance and subsidies   685,020 385,053 299,967
          Interest on debt   2,447,414 1,205,890 1,241,524
          Insurance benefits and repayments 6,799,383 6,789,780 9,603
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   16,852,922 2,024,907 14,828,015
     
Direct expenditure by function 64,210,393 32,667,290 31,543,103
     Direct general expenditure   54,387,436 23,615,617 30,771,819
          Capital outlay   5,426,262 2,504,528 2,921,734
          Other direct general expenditure    48,961,174 21,111,089 27,850,085
     
          Education services:      
               Education   20,543,653 4,558,333 15,985,320
                       Capital outlay   1,951,424 526,945 1,424,479
                   Higher education   4,027,545 3,197,627 829,918
                        Capital outlay   543,285 456,646 86,639
                   Elementary & secondary   16,009,247 853,845 15,155,402
                        Capital outlay   1,406,529 68,689 1,337,840
                   Other education   506,861 506,861 -
               Libraries   255,441 3,605 251,836
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   6,608,168 5,662,876 945,292
                    Cash assistance payments 299,967 - 299,967
                    Vendor payments   4,757,426 4,723,173 34,253
                    Other public welfare   1,550,775 939,703 611,072
               Hospitals   1,496,652 1,250,664 245,988
                    Capital outlay   9,589 9,363 226
               Health   1,239,632 884,772 354,860
               Social insurance administration    459,717 459,717 -
               Veterans' services   11,858 11,858 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   2,963,354 1,977,340 986,014
                    Capital outlay   1,758,354 1,461,228 297,126
               Air transportation (airports) 9,963 5,044 4,919
               Parking facilities   41,732 - 41,732
               Sea and inland port facilities   27,703 26,814 889
               Transit subsidies   1,422 - 1,422
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   2,419,342 342,844 2,076,498
               Fire protection   700,440 - 700,440
               Correction   1,606,822 1,138,972 467,850
                    Capital outlay   44,650 22,397 22,253
               Protective inspection and regulation   455,064 348,226 106,838
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   409,984 381,670 28,314
                    Capital outlay   244,254 232,878 11,376
               Parks and recreation   961,318 505,667 455,651
                    Capital outlay   311,099 193,919 117,180
               Housing and community development    940,573 226,573 714,000
               Sewerage   1,111,870 24,364 1,087,506
                    Capital outlay   197,822 - 197,822
               Solid waste management   1,048,284 191,001 857,283
                    Capital outlay   35,887 - 35,887
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   919,653 557,398 362,255
               Judicial and legal   1,082,487 632,513 449,974
               General public buildings 338,264 21,793 316,471
               Other governmental administration    461,024 134,048 326,976
          Interest on general debt   2,376,946 1,198,998 1,177,948
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   5,896,070 3,070,527 2,825,543
     
     Utility expenditure 3,023,574 2,261,893 761,681
               Capital outlay   1,253,243 1,147,594 105,649
          Water supply   644,759 27,930 616,829
          Electric power   109,232 - 109,232
          Gas supply   890 - 890
          Transit   2,268,693 2,233,963 34,730
     
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 6,799,383 6,789,780 9,603
          Unemployment compensation   2,158,524 2,158,524 -
          Employee retirement   4,080,373 4,070,770 9,603
          Workers' compensation   143,042 143,042 -
          Other insurance trust   417,444 417,444 -
     
               Debt outstanding   57,590,436 32,093,133 25,497,303
     
Short-term    2,166,103 20,581 2,145,522
Long-term    55,424,333 32,072,552 23,351,781
     Full faith and credit   19,572,554 3,235,079 16,337,475
     Nonguaranteed   35,851,779 28,837,473 7,014,306
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   12,238,032 11,100,345 1,137,687
     Education   9,537,033 3,059,438 6,477,595
     Utilities   1,407,990 118,561 1,289,429
     Other   32,241,278 17,794,208 14,447,070
Long-term debt issued   8,650,750 5,324,382 3,326,368
Long-term debt retired   6,192,149 4,121,856 2,070,293
     
                Cash and security holdings   99,020,585 85,135,013 13,885,572
     
Insurance trust funds   58,762,262 58,671,246 91,016
     Unemployment compensation    2,825,857 2,825,857 -
     Employee retirement   55,703,498 55,612,482 91,016
     Workers' compensation   124,132 124,132 -
     Miscellaneous   108,775 108,775 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   40,258,323 26,463,767 13,794,556
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   14,400,530 12,193,159 2,207,371
          Bond funds   7,346,502 3,272,290 4,074,212
          Other   18,511,291 10,998,318 7,512,973
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