The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Kentucky State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          KENTUCKY
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 3,883 3,883 3,883
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 78,221 78,221 78,221
       
Revenue¹ 20,281,268 15,032,508 7,917,853
       
General revenue¹ 16,534,739 12,431,136 6,772,696
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 3,679,065 3,463,950 2,884,208
From Federal Government 3,679,065 3,453,819 225,246
From State government (¹) (X) 2,658,962
From local governments¹ (X) 10,131 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 12,855,674 8,967,186 3,888,488
Taxes   8,895,688 6,818,992 2,076,696
Property 1,527,908 414,857 1,113,051
Sales and gross receipts 3,352,196 3,194,113 158,083
General 1,882,771 1,882,682 89
Selective 1,469,425 1,311,431 157,994
Motor fuel 406,573 406,573 -
Alcoholic beverage 65,311 61,466 3,845
Tobacco products 19,790 19,790 -
Public utilities 136,881 - 136,881
Other 840,870 823,602 17,268
Individual income 2,779,811 2,205,023 574,788
Corporate income 292,753 292,753 0
Motor vehicle license 173,513 152,787 20,726
Other taxes 769,507 559,459 210,048
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 3,959,986 2,148,194 1,811,792
Current charges 2,082,719 1,216,588 866,131
Education 824,456 741,545 82,911
Institutions of higher education 727,217 727,217 -
School lunch sales (gross) 73,646 - 73,646
Hospitals 474,807 315,248 159,559
Highways 18,844 13,400 5,444
Airports 99,901 1 99,900
Parking facilities 11,508 (X) 11,508
Water transport and terminals 6,226 - 6,226
       
Natural resources 30,869 30,261 608
Parks and recreation 69,412 42,158 27,254
Housing and community development 12,777 2,119 10,658
Sewerage 192,835 122 192,713
Solid waste management 68,433 295 68,138
Other charges 272,651 71,439 201,212
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 1,877,267 931,606 945,661
Interest earnings 1,268,467 499,863 768,604
Special assessments 17,757 - 17,757
Sale of property 14,562 4,275 10,287
Other general revenue 576,481 427,468 149,013
Other than general revenue 3,746,529 2,601,372 1,145,157
       
Utility revenue 1,145,092 - 1,145,092
Water supply 730,604 - 730,604
Electric power 324,938 - 324,938
Gas supply 78,552 - 78,552
Transit   10,998 - 10,998
       
Liquor store revenue - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue 2,601,437 2,601,372 65
Unemployment compensation 405,389 405,389 -
Employee retirement 2,050,438 2,050,373 65
Other insurance trust revenue 145,610 145,610 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 17,784,882 12,949,018 7,756,176
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ - 2,918,190 2,122
Direct expenditure 17,784,882 10,030,828 7,754,054
Current operation 12,709,303 6,885,246 5,824,057
Capital outlay 2,200,666 1,121,177 1,079,489
Construction 1,601,354 897,677 703,677
Other 599,312 223,500 375,812
       
Assistance and subsidies 333,938 333,938 -
Interest on debt 1,234,672 384,328 850,344
Insurance benefits and repayments 1,306,303 1,306,139 164
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 5,708,767 2,405,426 3,303,341
       
Direct expenditure by function 17,784,882 10,030,828 7,754,054
Direct general expenditure 15,587,421 8,716,141 6,871,280
Capital outlay 2,031,951 1,115,664 916,287
Other direct general expenditure 13,555,470 7,600,477 5,954,993
       
Education services:      
Education 5,355,366 1,945,348 3,410,018
Higher education 1,560,128 1,560,128 -
Elementary and secondary education 3,410,018 - 3,410,018
Other education 385,220 385,220 (X)
Libraries 55,410 8,214 47,196
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 3,245,820 3,207,065 38,755
Cash assistance payments 216,584 216,584 -
Vendor payments 2,538,765 2,535,163 3,602
Other public welfare 490,471 455,318 35,153
Hospitals 608,575 437,108 171,467
Health 370,606 177,369 193,237
Social insurance administration 73,203 73,203 -
Veterans' services 413 413 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 1,256,986 990,857 266,129
Air transportation (airports) 196,223 1,015 195,208
Parking facilities 6,493 (X) 6,493
Water transport and terminals 8,043 - 8,043
Transit subsidies - - -
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 390,992 108,444 282,548
Fire protection 159,669 - 159,669
Correction 353,178 244,113 109,065
Protective inspection and regulation 94,517 80,826 13,691
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 234,176 212,245 21,931
Parks and recreation 186,158 102,952 83,206
Housing and community development 122,347 16,158 106,189
Sewerage 248,378 13,340 235,038
Solid waste management 139,442 36,968 102,474
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 240,775 187,042 53,733
Judicial and legal 233,702 197,869 35,833
General public buildings 43,826 603 43,223
Other government administration 168,773 42,291 126,482
Interest on general debt 1,140,554 384,328 756,226
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 653,796 248,370 405,426
     
Utilities 891,158 8,548 882,610
Capital outlay 168,715 5,513 163,202
Water supply 439,269 - 439,269
Electric power 308,185 - 308,185
Gas supply 75,475 - 75,475
Transit 68,229 8,548 59,681
     
Liquor store expenditure - - -
     
Insurance trust 1,306,303 1,306,139 164
Unemployment compensation 298,905 298,905 -
Employee retirement 860,698 860,534 164
Other insurance trust 146,700 146,700 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 21,027,307 7,120,354 13,906,953
     
Long-term 20,969,152 7,120,354 13,848,798
Full faith and credit 1,431,964 - 1,431,964
Nonguaranteed 19,537,188 7,120,354 12,416,834
Short-term 58,155 - 58,155
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 3,595,329 2,211,894 1,383,435
Utilities 1,118,955 - 1,118,955
Other 16,254,868 4,908,460 11,346,408
     
Long-term debt issued 2,902,482 503,451 2,399,031
Long-term debt retired 1,592,327 413,579 1,178,748
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 1,359,388 89,872 1,269,516
     
Cash and security holdings 35,473,483 24,059,347 11,414,136
     
Insurance trust funds 15,559,353 15,558,560 793
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 550,805 550,805 -
Employee retirement 15,008,548 15,007,755 793
Workers' compensation - - (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 1,030,824 1,030,031 793
Securities 13,977,724 13,977,724 -
Federal 2,071,321 2,071,321 -
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 11,906,403 11,906,403 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds 19,914,130 8,500,787 11,413,343
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 12,318,826 2,934,280 9,384,546
Bond funds 2,139,964 1,879,126 260,838
    Other   5,455,340 3,687,381 1,767,959
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: March 09 2001