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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item DELAWARE
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 784 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 24,767 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 5,161,880 100.00 6,584.03
   
   General revenue 4,332,601 83.93 5,526.28
      Intergovernmental revenue 826,747 16.02 1,054.52
      Taxes 2,132,131 41.31 2,719.55
         General sales - - -
         Selective sales 289,338 5.61 369.05
         License taxes 777,077 15.05 991.17
         Individual income tax 733,399 14.21 935.46
         Corporate income tax 240,319 4.66 306.53
         Other taxes 91,998 1.78 117.34
      Current charges 590,655 11.44 753.39
      Miscellaneous general revenue 783,068 15.17 998.81
   Utility revenue 8,917 0.17 11.37
   Liquor store revenue - - -
   Insurance trust revenue 820,362 15.89 1,046.38
   
Total expenditure 4,210,656 100.00 5,370.73
   Intergovernmental expenditure 856,008 20.33 1,091.85
   Direct expenditure 3,354,648 79.67 4,278.89
      Current operation 2,387,521 56.70 3,045.31
      Capital outlay 434,058 10.31 553.65
      Insurance benefits and repayments 247,135 5.87 315.22
      Assistance and subsidies 67,654 1.61 86.29
      Interest on debt 218,280 5.18 278.42
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 957,682 22.74 1,221.53
   
Total expenditure 4,210,656 100.00 5,370.73
   General expenditure 3,912,687 92.92 4,990.67
      Intergovernmental expenditure 856,008 20.33 1,091.85
      Direct expenditure 3,056,679 72.59 3,898.83
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 1,409,475 33.47 1,797.80
      Public welfare 548,363 13.02 699.44
      Hospitals 62,968 1.50 80.32
      Health 215,020 5.11 274.26
      Highways 332,300 7.89 423.85
   
      Police protection 65,602 1.56 83.68
      Correction 228,076 5.42 290.91
      Natural resources 65,834 1.56 83.97
      Parks and recreation 50,735 1.20 64.71
      Government administration 300,868 7.15 383.76
   
      Interest on general debt 218,280 5.18 278.42
      Other and unallocable 415,166 9.86 529.55
   
   Utility expenditure 50,834 1.21 64.84
   Liquor store expenditure - - -
   Insurance trust expenditure 247,135 5.87 315.22
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 3,261,043 100.00 4,159.49
Cash and security holdings 10,747,225 100.00 13,708.20
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