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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item MISSISSIPPI
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 2,845 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 59,881 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 12,181,038 100.00 4,281.56
   
   General revenue 9,635,757 79.10 3,386.91
      Intergovernmental revenue 3,469,583 28.48 1,219.54
      Taxes 4,711,594 38.68 1,656.10
         General sales 2,333,384 19.16 820.17
         Selective sales 813,552 6.68 285.96
         License taxes 278,803 2.29 98.00
         Individual income tax 1,006,662 8.26 353.84
         Corporate income tax 227,716 1.87 80.04
         Other taxes 51,477 0.42 18.09
      Current charges 906,282 7.44 318.55
      Miscellaneous general revenue 548,298 4.50 192.72
   Utility revenue - - -
   Liquor store revenue 164,761 1.35 57.91
   Insurance trust revenue 2,380,520 19.54 836.74
   
Total expenditure 10,972,174 100.00 3,856.65
   Intergovernmental expenditure 3,248,019 29.60 1,141.66
   Direct expenditure 7,724,155 70.40 2,714.99
      Current operation 5,615,302 51.18 1,973.74
      Capital outlay 980,128 8.93 344.51
      Insurance benefits and repayments 789,655 7.20 277.56
      Assistance and subsidies 156,596 1.43 55.04
      Interest on debt 182,474 1.66 64.14
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 1,563,960 14.25 549.72
   
Total expenditure 10,972,174 100.00 3,856.65
   General expenditure 10,049,045 91.59 3,532.18
      Intergovernmental expenditure 3,248,019 29.60 1,141.66
      Direct expenditure 6,801,026 61.98 2,390.52
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 3,475,688 31.68 1,221.68
      Public welfare 2,532,682 23.08 890.22
      Hospitals 598,815 5.46 210.48
      Health 291,496 2.66 102.46
      Highways 964,873 8.79 339.15
   
      Police protection 68,782 0.63 24.18
      Correction 256,750 2.34 90.25
      Natural resources 232,460 2.12 81.71
      Parks and recreation 50,249 0.46 17.66
      Government administration 222,958 2.03 78.37
   
      Interest on general debt 182,474 1.66 64.14
      Other and unallocable 1,171,818 10.68 411.89
   
   Utility expenditure - - -
   Liquor store expenditure 133,474 1.22 46.92
   Insurance trust expenditure 789,655 7.20 277.56
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 3,222,129 100.00 1,132.56
Cash and security holdings 21,915,232 100.00 7,703.07
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