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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item TENNESSEE
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 5,689 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 150,344 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 18,969,875 100.00 3,334.48
   
   General revenue 15,928,464 83.97 2,799.87
      Intergovernmental revenue 6,120,698 32.27 1,075.88
      Taxes 7,739,590 40.80 1,360.45
         General sales 4,446,160 23.44 781.54
         Selective sales 1,359,164 7.16 238.91
         License taxes 898,509 4.74 157.94
         Individual income tax 180,278 0.95 31.69
         Corporate income tax 613,924 3.24 107.91
         Other taxes 241,555 1.27 42.46
      Current charges 1,367,520 7.21 240.38
      Miscellaneous general revenue 700,656 3.69 123.16
   Utility revenue - - -
   Liquor store revenue - - -
   Insurance trust revenue 3,041,411 16.03 534.61
   
Total expenditure 16,853,438 100.00 2,962.46
   Intergovernmental expenditure 4,364,404 25.90 767.17
   Direct expenditure 12,489,034 74.10 2,195.30
      Current operation 9,392,164 55.73 1,650.93
      Capital outlay 1,480,523 8.78 260.24
      Insurance benefits and repayments 1,027,419 6.10 180.60
      Assistance and subsidies 398,458 2.36 70.04
      Interest on debt 190,470 1.13 33.48
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 2,464,411 14.62 433.19
   
Total expenditure 16,853,438 100.00 2,962.46
   General expenditure 15,821,917 93.88 2,781.14
      Intergovernmental expenditure 4,364,404 25.90 767.17
      Direct expenditure 11,457,513 67.98 2,013.98
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 5,512,784 32.71 969.03
      Public welfare 5,211,056 30.92 915.99
      Hospitals 366,739 2.18 64.46
      Health 633,691 3.76 111.39
      Highways 1,501,301 8.91 263.90
   
      Police protection 118,178 0.70 20.77
      Correction 449,107 2.66 78.94
      Natural resources 228,869 1.36 40.23
      Parks and recreation 119,325 0.71 20.97
      Government administration 456,678 2.71 80.27
   
      Interest on general debt 190,470 1.13 33.48
      Other and unallocable 1,033,719 6.13 181.70
   
   Utility expenditure 4,102 0.02 0.72
   Liquor store expenditure - - -
   Insurance trust expenditure 1,027,419 6.10 180.60
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 3,292,314 100.00 578.72
Cash and security holdings 29,017,820 100.00 5,100.69
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