The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Mississippi State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1998-99   
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
  Mississippi
  State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
  amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
           
 Population (FY 1999, in thousands) 2,769 (X) 2,769 2,769 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1998, in millions)  55,063 (X) 55,063 55,063 (X)
           
 Revenue1 14,973,344 0.23 10,700,917 6,947,676 0.53
           
  General revenue1 12,719,604 0.27 8,971,867 6,422,986 0.55
           
Intergovernmental revenue1 3,134,595 0.25 3,098,579 2,711,265 0.56
     From Federal Government 3,134,595 0.25 2,983,006 151,589 5.13
     From State government 0 0.00 0 2,559,676 0.47
     From local governments1 0 0.00 115,573 0 0.00
           
General revenue from own sources   9,585,009 0.36 5,873,288 3,711,721 0.92
    Taxes   6,086,891 0.13 4,573,823 1,513,068 0.51
          Property 1,389,918 0.53 1,280 1,388,638 0.53
          Sales and gross receipts   3,080,286 0.05 3,028,416 51,870 2.72
               General sales   2,230,309 0.00 2,230,309 0 0.00
               Selective sales 849,977 0.17 798,107 51,870 2.72
                    Motor fuel 403,436 0.00 395,007 8,429 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 39,778 0.00 39,778 0 0.00
                    Tobacco products 56,981 0.00 56,981 0 0.00
                    Public utilities   31,194 3.82 1,041 30,153 3.96
                    Other selective sales   318,588 0.20 305,300 13,288 4.77
          Individual income   983,045 0.00 983,045 0 0.00
          Corporate income   229,501 0.00 229,501 0 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   109,473 0.24 109,473 0 0.00
          Other taxes   294,668 1.00 222,108 72,560 4.07
           
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   3,498,118 0.94 1,299,465 2,198,653 1.49
          Current charges   2,536,010 1.08 848,152 1,687,858 1.62
               Education   597,525 0.00 405,036 192,489 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   508,789 0.00 403,451 105,338 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 42,778 0.00 0 42,778 0.00
               Hospitals   1,458,727 1.04 283,325 1,175,402 1.29
               Highways   7,180 2.94 6,133 1,047 20.14
               Air transportation (airports)   16,136 0.43 0 16,136 0.43
               Parking facilities   613 0.00 0 613 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   31,540 3.82 15,207 16,333 7.37
               Natural resources   25,465 1.47 22,720 2,745 13.63
               Parks and recreation   15,769 1.04 7,856 7,913 2.07
               Housing and community development   1,129 1903.21 0 1,129 1903.21
               Sewerage   126,350 1.89 0 126,350 1.89
               Solid waste management   71,001 2.69 0 71,001 2.69
               Other charges   184,575 2.10 107,875 76,700 5.05
           
          Miscellaneous general revenue   962,108 1.37 451,313 510,795 2.59
               Interest earnings   474,168 1.68 211,822 262,346 3.04
               Special assessments   4,047 5.54 0 4,047 5.54
               Sale of property   11,665 40.10 906 10,759 43.48
               Other general revenue   472,228 1.42 238,585 233,643 2.88
           
Utility revenue 524,667 1.87 0 524,667 1.87
     Water supply   158,891 2.36 0 158,891 2.36
     Electric power   287,921 0.71 0 287,921 0.71
     Gas supply   74,020 9.29 0 74,020 9.29
     Transit   3,835 0.00 0 3,835 0.00
           
Liquor store revenue   156,417 0.00 156,417 0 0.00
           
Insurance trust revenue   1,572,656 0.00 1,572,633 23 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   155,685 0.00 155,685 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   1,416,971 0.00 1,416,948 23 0.00
     Workers' compensation   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Expenditure1 14,298,546 0.78 9,926,812 7,392,103 1.51
           
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 0 0.00 3,018,675 1,694 3.84
     Direct expenditure   14,298,546 0.78 6,908,137 7,390,409 1.51
          Current operations   11,080,137 0.65 4,962,236 6,117,901 1.18
          Capital outlay   1,867,792 2.36 905,315 962,477 4.58
               Construction   1,304,046 3.35 637,358 666,688 6.54
               Other capital outlay   563,746 1.17 267,957 295,789 2.23
           
          Assistance and subsidies   147,109 0.00 147,102 7 0.00
          Interest on debt   474,904 0.84 164,907 309,997 1.28
          Insurance benefits and repayments 728,604 0.00 728,577 27 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   4,483,065 0.30 1,513,424 2,969,641 0.46
           
Direct expenditure by function          
Direct expenditure 14,298,546 0.78 6,908,137 7,390,409 1.51
     Direct general expenditure   12,939,797 0.86 6,053,908 6,885,889 1.62
          Capital outlay   1,826,216 2.40 905,315 920,901 4.76
          Other direct general expenditure    11,113,581 0.66 5,148,593 5,964,988 1.23
           
          Education services:          
               Education   4,419,581 0.00 1,274,737 3,144,844 0.00
                     Capital outlay   603,259 0.00 106,395 496,864 0.00
                   Higher education   1,403,004 0.00 1,004,050 398,954 0.00
                         Capital outlay   132,631 0.00 91,534 41,097 0.00
                   Elementary & secondary education   2,745,890 0.00 0 2,745,890 0.00
                         Capital outlay   455,767 0.00 0 455,767 0.00
                   Other education   270,687 0.00 270,687 0 0.00
               Libraries   45,043 4.26 4,964 40,079 4.79
           
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   2,040,696 0.03 2,013,737 26,959 1.95
                    Cash assistance payments 16,328 0.00 16,321 7 0.00
                    Vendor payments   1,701,919 0.00 1,701,283 636 11.32
                    Other public welfare   322,449 0.16 296,133 26,316 2.01
               Hospitals   1,650,555 0.89 433,410 1,217,145 1.21
                    Capital outlay   94,101 2.02 18,988 75,113 2.53
               Health   277,954 1.16 226,853 51,101 6.29
               Social insurance administration    51,908 0.00 51,908 0 0.00
               Veterans' services   19,627 0.00 19,627 0 0.00
           
          Transportation:          
               Highways   1,142,068 0.97 740,870 401,198 2.76
                    Capital outlay   600,338 1.14 554,503 45,835 14.90
               Air transportation (airports) 33,980 7.04 0 33,980 7.04
               Parking facilities   1,123 4.96 0 1,123 4.96
               Sea and inland port facilities   25,542 0.92 5,649 19,893 1.18
               Transit subsidies   540 0.00 0 540 0.00
           
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   394,047 2.07 56,909 337,138 2.42
               Fire protection   147,249 4.42 0 147,249 4.42
               Correction   284,544 7.48 220,683 63,861 33.32
                    Capital outlay   10,574 0.00 10,393 181 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   61,418 0.25 53,949 7,469 2.06
           
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   216,747 0.34 199,896 16,851 4.31
                    Capital outlay   31,550 0.03 31,529 21 42.15
               Parks and recreation   123,565 2.48 50,148 73,417 4.18
                    Capital outlay   29,721 1.06 21,303 8,418 3.75
               Housing and community development    105,856 5.31 5,097 100,759 5.58
               Sewerage   121,180 2.05 0 121,180 2.05
                    Capital outlay   32,118 5.24 0 32,118 5.24
               Solid waste management   97,765 2.84 0 97,765 2.84
                    Capital outlay   2,263 21.80 0 2,263 21.80
           
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   207,739 2.70 72,667 135,072 4.15
               Judicial and legal   153,403 1.75 67,808 85,595 3.14
               General public buildings 92,037 1.25 49,238 42,799 2.69
               Other governmental administration    156,004 5.80 31,069 124,935 7.25
          Interest on general debt   449,971 0.87 164,907 285,064 1.37
           
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
               Other and unallocable   619,655 11.86 309,782 309,873 23.72
           
     Utility expenditure 504,493 2.59 0 504,493 2.59
               Capital outlay   41,576 14.46 0 41,576 14.46
          Water supply   157,291 3.74 0 157,291 3.74
          Electric power   270,022 1.68 0 270,022 1.68
          Gas supply   68,278 11.16 0 68,278 11.16
          Transit   8,902 0.00 0 8,902 0.00
           
     Liquor store expenditure   125,652 0.00 125,652 0 0.00
           
     Insurance trust expenditure 728,604 0.00 728,577 27 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   104,379 0.00 104,379 0 0.00
          Employee retirement   624,225 0.00 624,198 27 0.00
          Workers' compensation   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
          Other insurance trust   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Debt outstanding   8,577,078 1.18 3,224,428 5,352,650 1.89
           
Short-term    6,339 0.00 0 6,339 0.00
Long-term    8,570,739 1.18 3,224,428 5,346,311 1.89
     Full faith and credit   4,507,665 1.45 1,960,771 2,546,894 2.57
     Nonguaranteed   4,063,074 1.50 1,263,657 2,799,417 2.18
           
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   2,758,819 1.45 931,586 1,827,233 2.19
     Education   1,421,130 0.16 135,201 1,285,929 0.18
     Utilities   391,095 8.04 0 391,095 8.04
     Other   3,999,695 1.77 2,157,641 1,842,054 3.84
Long-term debt issued   1,470,659 1.75 889,676 580,983 4.43
Long-term debt retired   824,769 1.35 338,825 485,944 2.30
           
 Cash and security holdings   22,899,652 0.33 18,275,051 4,624,601 1.61
           
Insurance trust funds   13,924,871 0.00 13,924,838 33 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    632,552 0.00 632,552 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   13,292,319 0.00 13,292,286 33 0.00
     Workers' compensation   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
     Miscellaneous   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Other than insurance trust funds            
     By purpose 8,974,781 0.83 4,350,213 4,624,568 1.61
          Offsets to debt   2,978,206 1.37 973,722 2,004,484 2.04
          Bond funds   1,038,693 2.41 355,300 683,393 3.67
          Other   4,957,882 0.99 3,021,191 1,936,691 2.53
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released December 31, 1999.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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