The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State: 2003-04
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
Description Maine
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
1 2 3 4 5
           
 Revenue1 11,294,748 0.13 8,447,366 3,979,497 0.39
         
General revenue1 9,606,329 0.15 6,857,779 3,880,665 0.4
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 2,676,727 0.04 2,573,528 1,235,314 0.8
     From Federal Government 2,676,727 0.04 2,560,261 116,466 0.91
     From State government1 (1) 0 0 1,118,848 0.88
     From local governments1 (1) 0 13,267 (1) 0
         
General revenue from own sources   6,929,602 0.2 4,284,251 2,645,351 0.53
    Taxes   5,087,958 0.27 2,975,525 2,112,433 0.65
          Property 2,099,394 0.69 45,308 2,054,086 0.71
          Sales and gross receipts   1,398,829 0 1,395,650 3,179 0
               General sales   917,248 0 917,248 0 0
               Selective sales 481,581 0 478,402 3,179 0
                    Motor fuel 220,410 0 220,410 0 0
                    Alcoholic beverage 12,628 0 12,628 0 0
                    Tobacco products 92,626 0 92,626 0 0
                    Public utilities   14,155 0 13,742 413 0
                    Other selective sales   141,762 0 138,996 2,766 0
          Individual income   1,160,389 0.02 1,160,028 361 72.13
          Corporate income   111,616 0 111,616 0 0
          Motor vehicle license   112,954 2.57 81,740 31,214 9.32
          Other taxes   204,776 0.88 181,183 23,593 7.61
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,841,644 0.17 1,308,726 532,918 0.59
          Current charges   922,878 0.36 537,145 385,733 0.86
               Education   362,253 0.04 321,313 40,940 0.36
                    Institutions  of higher education   320,001 0 320,001 0 0
                    School lunch sales (gross) 31,951 0.37 0 31,951 0.37
               Hospitals   70,423 0 2,978 67,445 0
               Highways   68,023 0 67,968 55 0
               Air transportation (airports)   26,348 0.12 124 26,224 0.12
               Parking facilities   5,211 0 0 5,211 0
               Sea and inland port facilities   6,377 0 8 6,369 0
               Natural resources   12,907 0 12,907 0 0
               Parks and recreation   21,207 0.05 3,279 17,928 0.05
               Housing and community development   21,143 0 4,957 16,186 0
               Sewerage   121,320 2.61 0 121,320 2.61
               Solid waste management   53,230 0.96 24,149 29,081 1.75
               Other charges   154,436 0.57 99,462 54,974 1.59
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   918,766 0.61 771,581 147,185 3.81
               Interest earnings   289,138 0.3 248,101 41,037 2.11
               Special assessments   6,792 80.73 0 6,792 80.73
               Sale of property   1,672 0.11 273 1,399 0.13
               Other general revenue   621,164 0.21 523,207 97,957 1.33
         
Utility revenue 98,832 0.4 0 98,832 0.4
     Water supply   88,899 0.44 0 88,899 0.44
     Electric power   8,502 0 0 8,502 0
     Gas supply   0 0 0 0 0
     Transit   1,431 0 0 1,431 0
         
Liquor store revenue   165,996 0 165,996 0 0
         
Insurance trust revenue   1,423,591 0 1,423,591 0 0
     Unemployment compensation   114,199 0 114,199 0 0
     Employee retirement   1,296,929 0 1,296,929 0 0
     Workers' compensation   12,463 0 12,463 0 0
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0 0 0 0
         
 Expenditure1 10,014,208 0.37 7,305,731 3,754,446 0.98
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 3,312 0 1,049,160 121 0
     Direct expenditure   10,010,896 0.37 6,256,571 3,754,325 0.98
          Current operations   7,965,059 0.16 4,793,354 3,171,705 0.41
          Capital outlay   870,482 3.97 412,412 458,070 7.54
               Construction   665,251 4.97 331,514 333,737 9.9
               Other capital outlay   205,231 3.42 80,898 124,333 5.65
          Assistance and subsidies   209,835 0 209,796 39 0
          Interest on debt   376,543 0.61 252,032 124,511 1.84
          Insurance benefits and repayments 588,977 0 588,977 0 0
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   2,281,666 0.26 667,051 1,614,615 0.37
         
Direct expenditure by function 10,010,896 0.37 6,256,571 3,754,325 0.98
     Direct general expenditure   9,265,467 0.4 5,605,659 3,659,808 1.01
          Capital outlay   851,169 4.06 412,412 438,757 7.87
          Other direct general expenditure    8,414,298 0.15 5,193,247 3,221,051 0.4
         
          Education services:        
               Education   2,862,767 1.18 808,500 2,054,267 1.64
                    Capital outlay   306,386 10.79 86,736 219,650 15.05
                 Higher education   656,561 0 656,561 0 0
                    Capital outlay   80,241 0 80,241 0 0
                 Elementary & secondary   2,076,259 1.63 21,992 2,054,267 1.64
                    Capital outlay   225,526 14.66 5,876 219,650 15.05
                 Other education   129,947 0 129,947 0 0
               Libraries   28,942 1.04 4,786 24,156 1.24
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   2,307,617 0.02 2,277,537 30,080 1.9
                    Cash assistance payments 160,846 0 160,807 39 0
                    Vendor payments   1,630,332 0 1,626,448 3,884 0
                    Other public welfare   516,439 0.11 490,282 26,157 2.19
               Hospitals   116,832 0 54,515 62,317 0
                    Capital outlay   3,085 0 250 2,835 0
               Health   461,868 0.32 437,143 24,725 6.02
               Employment security administration    34,740 0 34,740 0 0
               Veterans' services   251 0 251 0 0
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   695,155 0.5 514,719 180,436 1.92
                    Capital outlay   282,137 0.72 259,486 22,651 8.94
               Air transportation (airports) 45,145 0 645 44,500 0
               Parking facilities   9,098 0 0 9,098 0
               Sea and inland port facilities   15,486 0 2,942 12,544 0
               Transit subsidies   209 0 0 209 0
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   207,087 0.92 60,486 146,601 1.29
               Fire protection   100,727 3.89 0 100,727 3.89
               Correction   161,485 0.21 112,063 49,422 0.7
                    Capital outlay   6,257 0 1,166 5,091 0
               Protective inspection and regulation   48,439 0 42,162 6,277 0
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   186,032 0.04 184,413 1,619 4.76
                    Capital outlay   30,570 0 30,561 9 0
               Parks and recreation   65,540 9.8 11,073 54,467 11.79
                    Capital outlay   9,084 70.96 597 8,487 75.95
               Housing and community development    198,907 0 109,793 89,114 0
               Sewerage   119,420 4.29 1,710 117,710 4.35
                    Capital outlay   25,476 3.75 16 25,460 3.75
               Solid waste management   111,828 2.63 10,032 101,796 2.89
                    Capital outlay   4,361 49.03 187 4,174 51.22
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   199,662 2.04 98,740 100,922 4.03
               Judicial and legal   90,166 0.13 78,066 12,100 0.97
               General public buildings 54,922 0.1 27,740 27,182 0.2
               Other governmental administration    72,824 0.33 31,340 41,484 0.57
          Interest on general debt   365,621 0.54 252,032 113,589 1.74
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   827 0 827 0 0
               Other and unallocable   703,870 0.99 449,404 254,466 2.75
         
     Utility expenditure 94,517 5.63 0 94,517 5.63
               Capital outlay   19,313 0.28 0 19,313 0.28
          Water supply   79,785 6.68 0 79,785 6.68
          Electric power   8,906 1.02 0 8,906 1.02
          Gas supply   0 0 0 0 0
          Transit   5,826 0 0 5,826 0
         
     Liquor store expenditure   61,935 0 61,935 0 0
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 588,977 0 588,977 0 0
          Unemployment compensation   131,734 0 131,734 0 0
          Employee retirement   457,243 0 457,243 0 0
          Workers' compensation   0 0 0 0 0
          Other insurance trust   0 0 0 0 0
         
 Debt outstanding   6,919,496 0.57 4,643,988 2,275,508 1.73
         
Short-term    28,079 0 0 28,079 0
Long-term    6,891,417 0.57 4,643,988 2,247,429 1.75
     Full faith and credit   2,090,766 1.69 416,360 1,674,406 2.11
     Nonguaranteed   4,800,651 0.45 4,227,628 573,023 3.8
         
Long-term debt by purpose:        
     Public debt for private purposes   2,827,591 0.04 2,694,125 133,466 0.81
     Education   832,501 1.38 152,405 680,096 1.69
     Utilities   198,635 12.45 0 198,635 12.45
     Other   3,032,690 1.14 1,797,458 1,235,232 2.81
Long-term debt issued   1,140,415 0.15 910,563 229,852 0.73
Long-term debt retired   871,969 0.54 665,231 206,738 2.27
         
 Cash and security holdings   15,445,957 0.11 14,003,894 1,442,063 1.2
         
Insurance trust funds   8,741,865 0 8,741,865 0 0
     Unemployment compensation    426,315 0 426,315 0 0
     Employee retirement   8,309,764 0 8,309,764 0 0
     Workers' compensation   5,786 0 5,786 0 0
     Miscellaneous   0 0 0 0 0
         
Other than insurance trust funds   6,704,092 0.26 5,262,029 1,442,063 1.2
     By purpose:        
          Offsets to debt   3,956,062 0.11 3,790,078 165,984 2.56
          Bond funds   228,701 0.19 101,763 126,938 0.34
          Other   2,519,329 0.69 1,370,188 1,149,141 1.51
 
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (X)   not applicable
n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified"          

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: November 17 2008
Last Revised: December 08 2008