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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item COLORADO
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 4,301 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 142,752 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 17,059,603 100.00 3,966.43
   
   General revenue 12,925,010 75.76 3,005.12
      Intergovernmental revenue 3,301,003 19.35 767.50
      Taxes 7,075,047 41.47 1,644.98
         General sales 1,849,305 10.84 429.97
         Selective sales 859,682 5.04 199.88
         License taxes 300,109 1.76 69.78
         Individual income tax 3,636,920 21.32 845.60
         Corporate income tax 334,980 1.96 77.88
         Other taxes 94,051 0.55 21.87
      Current charges 1,340,911 7.86 311.77
      Miscellaneous general revenue 1,208,049 7.08 280.88
   Utility revenue - - -
   Liquor store revenue - - -
   Insurance trust revenue 4,134,593 24.24 961.31
   
Total expenditure 13,929,779 100.00 3,238.73
   Intergovernmental expenditure 3,702,849 26.58 860.93
   Direct expenditure 10,226,930 73.42 2,377.80
      Current operation 7,177,865 51.53 1,668.88
      Capital outlay 1,252,199 8.99 291.14
      Insurance benefits and repayments 1,434,172 10.30 333.45
      Assistance and subsidies 106,117 0.76 24.67
      Interest on debt 256,577 1.84 59.66
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 2,542,977 18.26 591.25
   
Total expenditure 13,929,779 100.00 3,238.73
   General expenditure 12,485,324 89.63 2,902.89
      Intergovernmental expenditure 3,702,849 26.58 860.93
      Direct expenditure 8,782,475 63.05 2,041.96
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 4,959,104 35.60 1,153.01
      Public welfare 2,925,313 21.00 680.15
      Hospitals 149,055 1.07 34.66
      Health 308,387 2.21 71.70
      Highways 1,243,410 8.93 289.10
   
      Police protection 79,148 0.57 18.40
      Correction 689,090 4.95 160.22
      Natural resources 189,613 1.36 44.09
      Parks and recreation 67,588 0.49 15.71
      Government administration 368,235 2.64 85.62
   
      Interest on general debt 251,262 1.80 58.42
      Other and unallocable 1,255,119 9.01 291.82
   
   Utility expenditure 10,283 0.07 2.39
   Liquor store expenditure - - -
   Insurance trust expenditure 1,434,172 10.30 333.45
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 4,430,790 100.00 1,030.18
Cash and security holdings 30,810,799 100.00 7,163.64
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
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000
Created: November 21 2002
Last Revised: May 14 2010