U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Table 2. Summary of  State and Local Government Finances by Level and Type of Government:  1996-97          
(Million dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.  Detail may not add to total because of rounding)                
 
Item     Local governments
   
State and State          
local govern-         Special School
governments¹ ments Total¹ County¹ Municipal¹ Township¹ district¹ district¹
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
                              
REVENUE                              
                              
         Revenue, total¹        1,614,771 1,040,257 847,770 202,256 286,643 27,687 91,378 257,342
                                
General revenue¹                 1,289,217 815,442 747,030 191,271 222,190 26,111 67,653 257,342
   Intergovernmental revenue¹              244,607 230,859 287,003 71,751 62,851 6,087 21,876 141,974
      From Federal government¹           244,607 215,839 28,768 4,890 11,699 332 10,085 1,762
      From state government           (¹) - 258,235 64,007 45,932 5,155 5,895 137,246
      From local governments¹           (¹) 15,020 (¹) 2,854 5,220 600 5,896 2,966
                              
   General revenue from own sources              1,044,610 584,583 460,027 119,520 159,338 20,024 45,777 115,368
      Taxes           728,594 444,197 284,398 67,946 94,395 15,794 10,528 95,736
         Property        218,827 10,303 208,524 47,184 45,973 14,592 8,053 92,722
         Sales and gross receipts        261,734 216,427 45,307 15,123 27,244 83 1,775 1,083
         Individual income        159,070 144,950 14,120 2,215 10,622 423 - 860
         Corporation net income        33,820 30,718 3,103 - 3,103 - - -
         Other taxes        55,143 41,799 13,343 3,424 7,453 695 701 1,071
      Charges and miscellaneous revenue           316,016 140,386 175,630 51,574 64,943 4,230 35,249 19,633
                              
Utility and liquor store revenue                 78,219 7,337 70,882 2,935 43,645 1,228 23,074 -
Insurance trust revenue                 247,335 217,477 29,858 8,050 20,808 348 651 -
   Unemployment compensation              34,780 34,633 147 - 147 - - -
   Employee retirement              197,919 168,208 29,711 8,050 20,661 348 651 -
   Other insurance trust revenue              14,637 14,637 - - - - - -
                              
EXPENDITURE                              
                              
         Expenditure¹        1,460,749 894,132 836,577 198,482 274,968 27,301 88,871 258,525
                              
By character and object:                              
   Intergovernmental expenditure¹              3,863 265,083 8,741 9,106 6,461 1,473 2,244 1,026
   Current operation              1,067,990 425,828 642,162 146,527 193,293 21,363 57,181 223,798
   Capital outlay              172,987 59,599 113,388 20,312 43,068 3,236 18,672 28,101
      Construction           131,736 47,251 84,485 14,306 33,051 2,234 15,803 19,091
      Equipment, land, and existing structures           41,251 12,348 28,902 6,006 10,017 1,001 2,869 9,010
                              
   Assistance and subsidies              33,455 21,858 11,598 8,916 2,625 57 - -
   Interest on debt              72,090 27,026 45,064 10,612 17,532 955 10,365 5,600
   Insurance benefits and repayments              110,363 94,738 15,625 3,009 11,989 217 410 -
   Exhibit: Expenditure for salaries and wages              468,713 135,724 332,989 66,826 87,315 10,303 20,567 147,977
                              
By function:                              
   General expenditure¹              1,251,299 788,915 732,345 191,092 215,852 25,779 52,666 258,525
      Current expenditure¹           1,098,396 731,684 636,673 171,823 180,502 22,745 42,748 230,424
      Capital outlay           152,903 57,231 95,672 19,269 35,350 3,035 9,918 28,101
                              
   Education services:                           
         Education        419,053 275,778 307,928 26,201 23,542 7,374 266 252,925
         Libraries        6,293 786 5,995 1,618 2,734 398 1,397 -
               
      Social services and income maintenance:              
         Public welfare        203,783 203,215 37,930 26,734 10,845 234 144 -
         Hospitals        68,090 29,313 39,751 19,542 8,214 35 12,189 -
         Health        42,242 33,880 19,910 14,421 3,996 241 1,445 -
         Social insurance administration        4,009 3,996 13 - 13 - - -
         Veterans' services        243 243 - - - - - -
                              
      Transportation:                        
         Highways        82,062 60,204 33,352 12,629 16,428 3,481 1,099 -
         Air transportation        10,128 1,413 9,249 2,068 4,090 22 3,096 -
         Water transport and terminals        2,809 747 2,071 199 882 7 988 -
         Other transportation        1,166 127 1,039 69 883 16 128 -
                              
      Public safety:                        
         Police protection        47,619 7,501 40,952 11,367 27,852 2,199 - -
         Fire protection        19,407 - 19,437 2,489 13,468 1,277 2,364 -
         Correction        39,946 29,043 12,973 10,431 2,621 3 - -
         Protective inspection and regulation        7,669 5,072 2,735 628 1,936 171 - -
                              
      Environment and housing:                        
         Natural resources        16,599 12,913 4,307 1,804 288 76 2,273 -
         Parks and recreation        20,734 3,900 17,326 3,923 10,741 772 2,130 -
         Housing and community development        23,230 3,839 20,831 2,253 10,324 156 8,311 -
         Sewerage        25,666 2,097 24,694 3,622 15,432 1,225 5,344 -
         Solid waste management        15,883 1,987 14,220 3,877 8,250 1,249 1,026 -
                              
      Governmental administration:                        
         Financial administration        24,400 13,700 10,804 4,701 5,243 919 - -
         Judicial and legal        21,646 9,803 13,101 9,956 2,953 208 - -
         General public buildings        7,892 2,066 5,825 2,746 2,664 414 - -
         Other government administration        12,706 3,089 9,670 3,934 5,013 727 - -
      Interest on general debt           62,422 26,311 36,111 10,179 13,660 880 5,792 5,600
      General expenditure, n.e.c           65,602 52,389 41,272 15,094 22,670 3,652 3,353 -
                              
   Utility and liquor store expenditure              99,087 10,479 88,607 4,381 47,127 1,304 35,795 -
   Insurance trust expenditure              110,363 94,738 15,625 3,009 11,989 217 410 -
      Unemployment compensation           27,158 27,042 117 - 117 - - -
      Employee retirement           72,079 56,570 15,508 3,009 11,872 217 410 -
      Other insurance trust expenditure           11,126 11,126 - - - - - -
                              
Indebtedness-total debt outstanding at end of fiscal year                 1,221,501 456,657 764,844 166,653 293,496 15,257 181,778 107,659
   ¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.             

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