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 Washington
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
1 2 3 4 5
           
 Revenue1 54,566,467 0.2 35,055,610 27,798,070 0.42
         
General revenue1 39,586,860 0.28 25,171,415 22,702,658 0.53
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 7,738,440 0.5 6,953,519 9,072,134 0.55
     From Federal Government 7,738,440 0.5 6,669,290 1,069,150 3.65
     From State government1 (1) 0 0 8,002,984 0.35
     From local governments1 (1) 0 284,229 (1) 0
         
General revenue from own sources   31,848,420 0.27 18,217,896 13,630,524 0.63
    Taxes   21,424,928 0.3 13,895,346 7,529,582 0.85
          Property 6,386,346 0.98 1,526,617 4,859,729 1.29
          Sales and gross receipts   12,999,301 0.07 10,864,600 2,134,701 0.44
               General sales   9,788,266 0.06 8,423,160 1,365,106 0.45
               Selective sales 3,211,035 0.17 2,441,440 769,595 0.71
                    Motor fuel 925,723 0 925,723 0 0
                    Alcoholic beverage 192,618 0 192,618 0 0
                    Tobacco products 352,527 0 352,527 0 0
                    Public utilities   767,770 0.62 353,136 414,634 1.15
                    Other selective sales   972,397 0.44 617,436 354,961 1.2
          Individual income   0 0 0 0 0
          Corporate income   0 0 0 0 0
          Motor vehicle license   364,988 0.12 334,244 30,744 1.4
          Other taxes   1,674,293 0.44 1,169,885 504,408 1.45
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   10,423,492 0.46 4,322,550 6,100,942 0.78
          Current charges   7,615,678 0.54 2,887,154 4,728,524 0.87
               Education   1,982,758 0 1,697,769 284,989 0
                    Institutions  of higher education   1,650,950 0 1,650,950 0 0
                    School lunch sales (gross) 111,595 0 0 111,595 0
               Hospitals   1,970,492 0 710,899 1,259,593 0
               Highways   154,173 0.24 134,702 19,471 1.88
               Air transportation (airports)   331,455 0.68 0 331,455 0.68
               Parking facilities   16,812 0 0 16,812 0
               Sea and inland port facilities   260,513 1.86 0 260,513 1.86
               Natural resources   212,475 0 164,804 47,671 0
               Parks and recreation   146,322 0.89 3,436 142,886 0.91
               Housing and community development   157,280 0.5 13,069 144,211 0.54
               Sewerage   1,041,190 2.06 0 1,041,190 2.06
               Solid waste management   566,463 1.03 6,875 559,588 1.04
               Other charges   775,745 3.95 155,600 620,145 4.95
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   2,807,814 0.61 1,435,396 1,372,418 1.25
               Interest earnings   863,857 0.75 464,367 399,490 1.61
               Special assessments   107,387 7.04 0 107,387 7.04
               Sale of property   103,140 13.38 2,332 100,808 13.69
               Other general revenue   1,733,430 0.66 968,697 764,733 1.49
         
Utility revenue 4,536,950 0.28 0 4,536,950 0.28
     Water supply   751,764 1.51 0 751,764 1.51
     Electric power   3,596,109 0.15 0 3,596,109 0.15
     Gas supply   7,725 5.48 0 7,725 5.48
     Transit   181,352 0.08 0 181,352 0.08
         
Liquor store revenue   418,142 0 418,142 0 0
         
Insurance trust revenue   10,024,515 0 9,466,053 558,462 0
     Unemployment compensation   1,690,929 0 1,690,929 0 0
     Employee retirement   6,483,660 0 5,925,198 558,462 0
     Workers' compensation   1,849,926 0 1,849,926 0 0
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0 0 0 0
         
 Expenditure1 54,357,830 0.26 32,479,709 28,861,685 0.48
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 11,658 0 6,911,826 83,396 1.59
     Direct expenditure   54,346,172 0.26 25,567,883 28,778,289 0.48
          Current operations   37,084,361 0.23 16,020,757 21,063,604 0.41
          Capital outlay   8,533,194 0.99 2,577,797 5,955,397 1.42
               Construction   6,267,403 1.06 2,236,381 4,031,022 1.65
               Other capital outlay   2,265,791 1.96 341,416 1,924,375 2.31
          Assistance and subsidies   1,091,623 0 1,091,294 329 0
          Interest on debt   2,374,614 0.48 753,598 1,621,016 0.7
          Insurance benefits and repayments 5,262,380 0 5,124,437 137,943 0
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   16,076,742 0.24 5,405,207 10,671,535 0.37
         
Direct expenditure by function 54,346,172 0.26 25,567,883 28,778,289 0.48
     Direct general expenditure   42,619,493 0.24 20,067,867 22,551,626 0.46
          Capital outlay   7,147,972 1 2,567,815 4,580,157 1.55
          Other direct general expenditure    35,471,521 0.12 17,500,052 17,971,469 0.24
         
          Education services:        
               Education   14,228,429 0 5,575,727 8,652,702 0
                    Capital outlay   2,125,692 0 908,159 1,217,533 0
                 Higher education   4,383,920 0 4,383,920 0 0
                    Capital outlay   618,275 0 618,275 0 0
                 Elementary & secondary   8,920,827 0 268,125 8,652,702 0
                    Capital outlay   1,485,658 0 268,125 1,217,533 0
                 Other education   923,682 0 923,682 0 0
               Libraries   351,845 0.69 9,277 342,568 0.71
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   6,495,239 0 6,399,438 95,801 0.16
                    Cash assistance payments 643,178 0 642,849 329 0
                    Vendor payments   4,412,045 0 4,411,920 125 0
                    Other public welfare   1,440,016 0.01 1,344,669 95,347 0.16
               Hospitals   2,825,688 0.1 1,376,974 1,448,714 0.19
                    Capital outlay   170,143 1.66 19,162 150,981 1.87
               Health   1,928,177 0.21 1,164,085 764,092 0.53
               Employment security administration    148,275 0 148,275 0 0
               Veterans' services   5,431 0 5,431 0 0
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   2,654,681 1.96 1,485,058 1,169,623 4.44
                    Capital outlay   1,706,152 3.04 1,052,173 653,979 7.93
               Air transportation (airports) 632,327 2.25 1,363 630,964 2.25
               Parking facilities   11,914 0.11 0 11,914 0.11
               Sea and inland port facilities   451,779 2.11 0 451,779 2.11
               Transit subsidies   0 0 0 0 0
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   1,195,731 1.46 171,475 1,024,256 1.71
               Fire protection   749,423 3.91 0 749,423 3.91
               Correction   1,248,031 0.13 796,305 451,726 0.36
                    Capital outlay   90,126 0.85 42,658 47,468 1.62
               Protective inspection and regulation   404,508 0.44 295,197 109,311 1.63
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   721,613 0.47 527,844 193,769 1.76
                    Capital outlay   146,560 2.17 96,513 50,047 6.36
               Parks and recreation   829,830 1.24 62,394 767,436 1.34
                    Capital outlay   279,666 2.25 11,378 268,288 2.35
               Housing and community development    1,005,836 1.21 196,288 809,548 1.51
               Sewerage   1,195,702 3.72 0 1,195,702 3.72
                    Capital outlay   602,928 5.55 0 602,928 5.55
               Solid waste management   523,079 1.5 45,154 477,925 1.64
                    Capital outlay   56,641 9.61 1,579 55,062 9.88
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   610,678 0.7 321,564 289,114 1.49
               Judicial and legal   598,374 0.33 81,370 517,004 0.38
               General public buildings 212,344 0.43 64,562 147,782 0.61
               Other governmental administration    407,446 1.78 108,640 298,806 2.43
          Interest on general debt   1,730,209 0.64 753,598 976,611 1.14
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   11 0 0 11 0
               Other and unallocable   1,452,893 2.09 477,848 975,045 3.11
         
     Utility expenditure 6,113,792 1.36 25,072 6,088,720 1.36
               Capital outlay   1,385,222 2.65 9,982 1,375,240 2.67
          Water supply   816,774 7.31 0 816,774 7.31
          Electric power   3,959,574 1.23 0 3,959,574 1.23
          Gas supply   13,049 100 0 13,049 100
          Transit   1,324,395 0.23 25,072 1,299,323 0.24
         
     Liquor store expenditure   350,507 0 350,507 0 0
    0     0
     Insurance trust expenditure 5,262,380 0 5,124,437 137,943 0
          Unemployment compensation   1,699,353 0 1,699,353 0 0
          Employee retirement   2,102,266 0 1,964,323 137,943 0
          Workers' compensation   1,460,761 0 1,460,761 0 0
          Other insurance trust   0 0 0 0 0
         
 Debt outstanding   50,370,178 0.41 15,773,698 34,596,480 0.6
         
Short-term    438,535 0 7,375 431,160 0
Long-term    49,931,643 0.42 15,766,323 34,165,320 0.61
     Full faith and credit   22,604,281 0.53 9,308,740 13,295,541 0.91
     Nonguaranteed   27,327,362 0.54 6,457,583 20,869,779 0.7
         
Long-term debt by purpose:        
     Public debt for private purposes   5,867,336 0 5,388,191 479,145 0
     Education   8,502,818 0 1,134,263 7,368,555 0
     Utilities   13,762,492 0.62 0 13,762,492 0.62
     Other   21,798,997 0.93 9,243,869 12,555,128 1.61
Long-term debt issued   7,849,636 0.75 2,458,063 5,391,573 1.09
Long-term debt retired   5,495,895 0.91 1,350,644 4,145,251 1.21
  0 0 0 0 0
 Cash and security holdings   85,176,416 0.16 66,201,412 18,975,004 0.7
         
Insurance trust funds   57,100,527 0 54,433,325 2,667,202 0
     Unemployment compensation    1,126,751 0 1,126,751 0 0
     Employee retirement   47,074,575 0 44,407,373 2,667,202 0
     Workers' compensation   8,899,201 0 8,899,201 0 0
     Miscellaneous   0 0 0 0 0
         
Other than insurance trust funds   28,075,889 0.47 11,768,087 16,307,802 0.81
     By purpose:        
          Offsets to debt   7,626,858 0.31 5,629,240 1,997,618 1.19
          Bond funds   5,016,815 0.52 248,345 4,768,470 0.54
          Other   15,432,216 0.88 5,890,502 9,541,714 1.42
 
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