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State Government Finances: 2001
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised March 2004)
Item DELAWARE
   
Amount Percent Per Capita
     
Population (thousands, July 1, 2001) 797 (X) (X)
     
Total Revenue 5,114,008 100.00 6,416.57
     
   General revenue 4,459,029 87.19 5,594.77
      Intergovernmental revenue 901,160 17.62 1,130.69
      Taxes 2,105,921 41.18 2,642.31
         General sales 0 0.00 0.00
         Selective sales 294,705 5.76 369.77
         License taxes 831,710 16.26 1,043.55
         Individual income tax 720,034 14.08 903.43
         Corporate income tax 158,703 3.10 199.13
         Other taxes 100,769 1.97 126.44
     
      Current charges 613,601 12.00 769.89
      Miscellaneous general revenue 838,347 16.39 1,051.88
   Utility revenue 9,400 0.18 11.79
   Liquor store revenue 0 0.00 0.00
   Insurance trust revenue 645,579 12.62 810.01
     
Total expenditure 4,311,551 100.00 5,409.73
   Intergovernmental expenditure 788,160 18.28 988.91
   Direct expenditure 3,523,391 81.72 4,420.82
      Current operation 2,515,635 58.35 3,156.38
      Capital outlay 458,848 10.64 575.72
      Insurance benefits and repayments 291,514 6.76 365.76
      Assistance and subsidies 68,672 1.59 86.16
      Interest on debt 188,722 4.38 236.79
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 1,027,032 23.82 1,288.62
     
Total expenditure 4,311,551 100.00 5,409.73
   General expenditure 3,952,326 91.67 4,959.00
      Intergovernmental expenditure 788,160 18.28 988.91
      Direct expenditure 3,164,166 73.39 3,970.10
     
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 1,368,755 31.75 1,717.38
      Public welfare 608,127 14.10 763.02
      Hospitals 66,546 1.54 83.50
      Health 242,769 5.63 304.60
      Highways 341,003 7.91 427.86
     
      Police protection 66,259 1.54 83.14
      Correction 247,987 5.75 311.15
      Natural resources 81,047 1.88 101.69
      Parks and recreation 52,842 1.23 66.30
      Government administration 326,708 7.58 409.92
     
      Interest on general debt 188,722 4.38 236.79
      Other and unallocable 361,561 8.39 453.65
     
   Utility expenditure 67,711 1.57 84.96
   Liquor store expenditure 0 0.00 0.00
   Insurance trust expenditure 291,514 6.76 365.76
     
Debt at end of fiscal year 3,888,567 100.00 4,879.01
     
Cash and security holdings 10,962,919 100.00 13,755.23
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Table ST-EST2002-01 - State Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002,  Population Division,
U.S. Census Bureau, released December 20, 2002.
Created: March 19 2004
Last Revised: May 14 2010