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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item NEW JERSEY
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 8,414 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 317,346 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 42,339,819 100.00 5,032.07
   
   General revenue 32,237,376 76.14 3,831.40
      Intergovernmental revenue 7,743,380 18.29 920.30
      Taxes 18,147,604 42.86 2,156.83
         General sales 5,508,046 13.01 654.63
         Selective sales 2,691,593 6.36 319.89
         License taxes 789,947 1.87 93.88
         Individual income tax 7,205,260 17.02 856.34
         Corporate income tax 1,347,336 3.18 160.13
         Other taxes 605,422 1.43 71.95
      Current charges 3,208,365 7.58 381.31
      Miscellaneous general revenue 3,138,027 7.41 372.95
   Utility revenue 498,767 1.18 59.28
   Liquor store revenue - - -
   Insurance trust revenue 9,603,676 22.68 1,141.39
   
Total expenditure 34,783,171 100.00 4,133.96
   Intergovernmental expenditure 8,639,491 24.84 1,026.80
   Direct expenditure 26,143,680 75.16 3,107.16
      Current operation 17,544,969 50.44 2,085.21
      Capital outlay 2,367,710 6.81 281.40
      Insurance benefits and repayments 4,736,835 13.62 562.97
      Assistance and subsidies 334,031 0.96 39.70
      Interest on debt 1,160,135 3.34 137.88
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 5,816,026 16.72 691.23
   
Total expenditure 34,783,171 100.00 4,133.96
   General expenditure 28,160,194 80.96 3,346.83
      Intergovernmental expenditure 8,639,491 24.84 1,026.80
      Direct expenditure 19,520,703 56.12 2,320.03
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 9,608,981 27.63 1,142.02
      Public welfare 5,730,105 16.47 681.02
      Hospitals 1,160,401 3.34 137.91
      Health 763,044 2.19 90.69
      Highways 1,540,914 4.43 183.14
   
      Police protection 405,584 1.17 48.20
      Correction 1,161,043 3.34 137.99
      Natural resources 322,011 0.93 38.27
      Parks and recreation 324,078 0.93 38.52
      Government administration 1,210,671 3.48 143.89
   
      Interest on general debt 1,152,847 3.31 137.02
      Other and unallocable 4,780,515 13.74 568.16
   
   Utility expenditure 1,886,142 5.42 224.17
   Liquor store expenditure - - -
   Insurance trust expenditure 4,736,835 13.62 562.97
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 28,938,283 100.00 3,439.30
Cash and security holdings 82,747,248 100.00 9,834.47
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