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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item LOUISIANA
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 4,469 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 103,824 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 18,788,200 100.00 4,204.12
   
   General revenue 14,872,388 79.16 3,327.90
      Intergovernmental revenue 4,785,120 25.47 1,070.74
      Taxes 6,512,382 34.66 1,457.23
         General sales 2,060,822 10.97 461.14
         Selective sales 1,657,914 8.82 370.98
         License taxes 490,128 2.61 109.67
         Individual income tax 1,582,260 8.42 354.05
         Corporate income tax 222,008 1.18 49.68
         Other taxes 499,250 2.66 111.71
      Current charges 2,259,278 12.02 505.54
      Miscellaneous general revenue 1,315,608 7.00 294.39
   Utility revenue 3,769 0.02 0.84
   Liquor store revenue - - -
   Insurance trust revenue 3,912,043 20.82 875.37
   
Total expenditure 16,553,676 100.00 3,704.11
   Intergovernmental expenditure 3,721,576 22.48 832.75
   Direct expenditure 12,832,100 77.52 2,871.36
      Current operation 9,013,230 54.45 2,016.83
      Capital outlay 1,227,261 7.41 274.62
      Insurance benefits and repayments 1,768,069 10.68 395.63
      Assistance and subsidies 412,537 2.49 92.31
      Interest on debt 411,003 2.48 91.97
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 3,208,173 19.38 717.87
   
Total expenditure 16,553,676 100.00 3,704.11
   General expenditure 14,782,739 89.30 3,307.84
      Intergovernmental expenditure 3,721,576 22.48 832.75
      Direct expenditure 11,061,163 66.82 2,475.09
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 5,399,754 32.62 1,208.27
      Public welfare 3,097,181 18.71 693.04
      Hospitals 1,376,198 8.31 307.94
      Health 478,003 2.89 106.96
      Highways 1,100,612 6.65 246.28
   
      Police protection 244,348 1.48 54.68
      Correction 530,955 3.21 118.81
      Natural resources 374,078 2.26 83.71
      Parks and recreation 193,040 1.17 43.20
      Government administration 461,509 2.79 103.27
   
      Interest on general debt 411,003 2.48 91.97
      Other and unallocable 1,116,058 6.74 249.73
   
   Utility expenditure 2,868 0.02 0.64
   Liquor store expenditure - - -
   Insurance trust expenditure 1,768,069 10.68 395.63
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 7,770,198 100.00 1,738.69
Cash and security holdings 35,790,552 100.00 8,008.63
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