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Table 1.� National Summary of County Government Finances: 1996-97,� 1991-92, and 1986-87

(Dollar amounts in millions.� For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.� Detail may not add to total because of rounding)

1996-97

1991-92

1986-87

Percent change

�� Item

Percent

1991-92 to

1986-87 to

Amount

distribution

Amount

distribution

Amount

distribution

1996-97

1991-92

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

REVENUE��

�� Revenue

202,256

100.0

154,419

100.0

105,864

100.0

31.0

45.9

��

General revenue��

191,271

94.6

148,367

96.1

101,289

95.7

28.9

46.5

�� Intergovernmental revenue��

71,751

35.5

55,292

35.8

37,268

35.2

29.8

48.4

�� Federal Government��

4,890

2.4

3,243

2.1

3,642

3.4

50.8

-11.0

�� State government��

64,007

31.6

49,663

32.2

32,190

30.4

28.9

54.3

�� Education��

13,170

6.5

9,611

6.2

6,989

6.6

37.0

37.5

�� Public welfare��

20,415

10.1

18,474

12.0

11,130

10.5

66.0

�� Health and hospitals��

8,596

4.3

6,318

4.1

3,115

2.9

36.1

102.8

�� Highways��

5,386

2.7

4,536

2.9

3,573

3.4

18.7

27.0

�� General local government support��

6,609

3.3

5,236

3.4

3,800

3.6

26.2

37.8

�� Other and unallocable��

9,831

4.9

5,289

3.4

3,583

3.4

85.9

47.6

�� Local government revenue��

2,854

1.4

-

��

�� General revenue from own sources��

119,520

59.1

93,075

60.3

64,021

60.5

28.4

45.4

�� Taxes��

67,946

33.6

55,463

35.9

37,341

35.3

22.5

48.5

�� Property��

47,184

23.3

41,239

26.7

27,434

25.9

14.4

50.3

�� General and selective sales��

15,123

7.5

10,248

6.6

7,041

6.7

47.6

45.5

�� Income��

2,215

1.1

1,544

1.0

1,006

1.0

43.5

53.5

�� All other��

3,424

1.7

-

�� Charges and miscellaneous��

51,574

25.5

37,612

24.4

26,681

25.2

37.1

41.0

�� Current charges��

35,509

17.6

24,237

15.7

15,099

14.3

46.5

60.5

�� Hospitals

14,618

7.2

10,539

6.8

7,052

6.7

38.7

49.4

�� Interest earnings��

9,140

4.5

8,626

5.6

4,583

4.3

6.0

88.2

�� Special assessments��

1,268

.6

845

.5

529

.5

50.1

59.7

�� Other and unallocable��

26,548

13.1

3,904

2.5

6,469

6.1

580.0

-39.7

��

Utility revenue��

2,641

1.3

1,733

1.1

1,165

1.1

52.4

48.8

��

Liquor store revenue��

294

.1

292

.2

251

.2

.7

16.3

��

Employee retirement revenue��

8,050

4.0

4,027

2.6

3,159

3.0

99.9

27.5

��

EXPENDITURE��

��

�� Expenditure

198,482

100.0

155,314

100.0

103,239

100.0

27.8

50.4

��

By character and object:��

�� Intergovernmental expenditure��

9,106

4.6

7,440

4.8

5,090

4.9

22.4

46.2

�� Direct expenditure��

189,376

95.4

147,874

95.2

98,148

95.1

28.1

50.7

�� Current operation��

146,527

73.8

110,913

71.4

71,925

69.7

32.1

54.2

�� Capital outlay��

20,312

10.2

16,405

10.6

11,459

11.1

23.8

43.2

�� Construction��

14,306

7.2

11,801

7.6

8,594

8.3

21.2

37.3

�� Other��

6,006

3.0

4,604

3.0

2,865

2.8

30.5

60.7

�� Assistance and subsidies��

8,916

4.5

9,660

6.2

6,646

6.4

-7.7

45.4

�� Interest on debt��

10,612

5.3

9,057

5.8

6,948

6.7

17.2

30.4

�� Insurance benefits and repayments��

3,009

1.5

1,838

1.2

1,169

1.1

63.7

57.2

�� Exhibit: Salaries and wages��

66,826

33.7

53,728

34.6

37,149

36.0

24.4

44.6

��

By function:��

�� General expenditure��

191,092

96.3

150,188

96.7

99,617

96.5

27.2

50.8

�� Current operation��

171,823

86.6

134,789

86.8

88,967

86.2

27.5

51.5

�� Capital outlay��

19,269

9.7

15,399

9.9

10,650

10.3

25.1

44.6

��

�� Education services:��

�� Education��

26,201

13.2

20,399

13.1

14,023

13.6

28.4

45.5

�� Current expenditure

23,407

11.8

18,480

11.9

13,092

12.7

26.7

41.2

�� Capital outlay

2,793

1.4

1,919

1.2

931

.9

45.5

106.1

�� Libraries��

1,618

.8

1,373

.9

844

.8

17.8

62.7

��

�� Social services and income maintenance:��

�� Public welfare��

26,734

13.5

23,249

15.0

14,388

13.9

15.0

61.6

�� Cash assistance payments

8,916

4.5

9,660

6.2

6,646

6.4

-7.7

45.4

�� Vendor payments

1,253

.6

1,155

.7

736

.7

8.5

56.9

�� For medical care

959

.5

928

.6

567

.5

3.3

63.7

�� Other vendor payments

294

.1

227

.1

169

.2

29.5

34.3

�� Welfare institutions

124

.1

239

.2

141

.1

-48.1

69.5

�� Other public welfare

16,441

8.3

12,195

7.9

6,393

6.2

34.8

90.8

�� Hospitals��

19,542

9.8

15,543

10.0

9,946

9.6

25.7

56.3

�� Own hospitals

18,753

9.4

14,692

9.5

9,429

9.1

27.6

55.8

�� Current operations

17,710

8.9

14,064

9.1

8,927

8.6

25.9

57.5

�� Capital outlay

1,044

.5

628

.4

502

.5

66.2

25.1

�� Other hospitals��

789

.4

851

.5

517

.5

-7.3

64.6

�� Health��

14,421

7.3

10,378

6.7

5,675

5.5

39.0

82.9

��

�� Transportation:��

�� Highways��

12,629

6.4

10,337

6.7

8,192

7.9

22.2

26.2

�� Current expenditure

8,547

4.3

7,177

4.6

5,664

5.5

19.1

26.7

�� Capital outlay

4,081

2.1

3,161

2.0

2,528

2.4

29.1

25.0

�� Air transportation��

2,068

1.0

1,713

1.1

977

.9

20.7

75.3

�� Transit subsidies��

612

.3

553

.4

503

.5

10.7

9.9

�� Other transportation��

242

.1

211

.1

110

.1

14.7

91.8

��

�� Public safety:��

�� Police protection��

11,367

5.7

8,155

5.3

5,270

5.1

39.4

54.7

�� Fire protection��

2,489

1.3

1,910

1.2

1,120

1.1

30.3

70.5

�� Correction��

10,431

5.3

8,389

5.4

4,640

4.5

24.3

80.8

�� Protective inspection and regulation��

628

.3

458

.3

308

.3

37.1

48.7

��

�� Environment and housing:��

�� Natural resources��

1,804

.9

1,562

1.0

1,203

1.2

15.5

29.8

�� Parks and recreation��

3,923

2.0

2,810

1.8

1,770

1.7

39.6

58.8

�� Housing and community development��

2,253

1.1

1,269

.8

857

.8

77.5

48.1

�� Sewerage��

3,622

1.8

2,406

1.5

1,951

1.9

50.5

23.3

�� Solid waste management��

3,877

2.0

2,711

1.7

1,356

1.3

43.0

99.9

��

�� Governmental administration:��

�� Financial administration��

4,701

2.4

3,861

2.5

2,825

2.7

21.8

36.7

�� Judicial and legal��

9,956

5.0

7,598

4.9

4,587

4.4

31.0

65.6

�� General public buildings��

2,746

1.4

2,435

1.6

1,867

1.8

12.8

30.4

�� Current operations

1,894

1.0

1,543

1.0

1,088

1.1

22.7

41.8

�� Capital outlay

853

.4

891

.6

780

.8

-4.3

14.2

�� Other governmental administration��

3,934

2.0

3,116

2.0

2,146

2.1

26.3

45.2

��

�� Interest on general debt��

10,179

5.1

8,735

5.6

6,713

6.5

16.5

30.1

�� Other and unallocable��

15,116

7.6

11,020

7.1

8,346

8.1

37.2

32.0

��

�� Utility expenditure��

4,125

2.1

3,039

2.0

2,238

2.2

35.7

35.8

��

�� Liquor store expenditure��

257

.1

249

.2

214

.2

3.2

16.4

��

�� Employee retirement expenditure��

3,009

1.5

1,838

1.2

1,169

1.1

63.7

57.2

��

INDEBTEDNESS AND DEBT TRANSACTIONS

��

Debt outstanding at end of fiscal year��

166,653

100.0

132,485

100.0

99,749

100.0

25.8

32.8

�� Long-term��

163,387

98.0

126,511

95.5

97,460

97.7

29.1

29.8

�� Full faith and credit��

54,426

32.7

37,570

28.4

27,162

27.2

44.9

38.3

�� Nonguaranteed��

108,961

65.4

88,941

67.1

70,298

70.5

22.5

26.5

�� Short-term��

3,266

2.0

5,974

4.5

2,289

2.3

-45.3

161.0

��

�� Long-term debt by purpose:��

�� Education��

8,493

5.1

4,987

3.8

3,346

3.4

70.3

49.0

�� Utility��

8,351

5.0

5,341

4.0

4,039

4.0

56.4

32.2

�� Other��

146,542

87.9

116,183

87.7

83,654

83.9

26.1

38.9

��

Long-term debt issued��

20,925

-

17,515

(X)

18,344

(X)

19.5

-4.5

��

Long-term debt retired��

13,886

-

11,333

(X)

9,979

(X)

22.5

13.6

��

Change in total long-term debt during year��

7,039

-

7,480

(X)

7,705

(X)

-5.9

(X)

��

CASH AND SECURITY HOLDINGS

��

�� Total, end of fiscal year��

199,009

100.0

151,072

100.0

79,424

100.0

31.7

90.2

��

By purpose:��

�� Employee retirement��

62,961

31.6

34,177

22.6

21,118

26.6

84.2

61.8

�� Offsets to debt��

68,739

34.5

65,056

43.1

22,646

28.5

5.7

187.3

�� Bond funds��

14,440

7.3

12,880

8.5

9,825

12.4

12.1

31.1

�� Other��

52,869

26.6

38,960

25.8

25,836

32.5

35.7

50.8

��

Employee retirement funds:��

�� Total cash and securities��

62,961

31.6

34,177

22.6

21,118

26.6

84.2

61.8

�� Cash and deposits��

3,875

1.9

3,183

2.1

1,878

2.4

21.7

69.5

�� Securities��

59,086

29.7

30,994

20.5

19,239

24.2

90.6

61.1

�� Federal

9,739

4.9

30,994

20.5

18,745

23.6

-68.6

65.3

�� Other

49,347

24.8

-

494

.6

-