The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Maine State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1995-96
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
  MAINE
  State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
  amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
 Population (July 1996, in thousands) 1,243 (X) 1,243 1,243 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1995, in millions)  24,957 (X) 24,957 24,957 (X)
       
 Revenue1 6,144,531 0.57 4,266,881 2,614,029 1.55
       
  General revenue1 5,626,946 0.63 3,835,918 2,527,407 1.60
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,330,478 0.49 1,245,305 821,499 1.89
     From Federal Government 1,330,478 0.49 1,242,324 88,154 7.34
     From State government (1) (X) - 733,345 2.10
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 2,981 (1) (X)
       
General revenue from own sources   4,296,468 0.82 2,590,613 1,705,908 2.07
    Taxes   3,231,340 1.07 1,896,564 1,334,829 2.58
          Property 1,352,257 2.46 43,467 1,308,794 2.54
          Sales and gross receipts   937,416 0.00 935,796 1,620 1.10
               General sales   657,955 0.00 657,955 - 0.00
               Selective sales 279,461 0.01 277,841 1,620 1.10
                    Motor fuel 156,448 0.00 156,448 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 34,211 0.00 34,211 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 44,989 0.00 44,989 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   645 1.98 523 122 10.48
                    Other selective sales   43,168 0.03 41,670 1,498 0.83
          Individual income   709,441 0.02 709,491 - 0.00
          Corporate income   71,062 0.00 71,062 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   64,044 2.59 56,287 7,756 21.36
          Other taxes   97,120 3.15 80,461 16,659 18.39
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,065,128 0.73 694,049 371,079 2.10
          Current charges   563,117 1.16 286,981 276,136 2.37
               Education   196,304 0.92 177,927 18,377 9.87
                    Institutions  of higher education   177,505 0.00 177,505 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 13,377 13.35 - 13,377 13.35
               Hospitals   45,014 0.00 2,161 42,853 0.00
               Highways   43,702 0.00 43,690 12 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   18,648 0.27 46 18,602 0.27
               Parking facilities   3,087 0.83 - 3,087 0.83
               Sea and inland port facilities   4,483 19.38 - 4,483 19.38
               Natural resources   9,689 0.00 9,455 234 0.00
               Parks and recreation   11,054 5.69 2,760 8,294 7.59
               Housing and community development   13,729 1.21 2,156 11,573 1.44
               Sewerage   91,609 6.20 - 91,609 6.20
               Solid waste management   20,655 9.14 144 20,511 9.20
               Other charges   105,143 2.30 48,642 56,501 4.28
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   502,011 0.59 407,068 94,943 3.14
               Interest earnings   221,300 0.63 174,540 46,760 2.97
               Special assessments   955 11.05 - 955 11.05
               Sale of property   829 3.86 141 688 4.65
               Other general revenue   278,927 0.97 232,387 46,540 5.82
       
Utility revenue 86,622 1.93 - 86,622 1.93
     Water supply   70,222 2.38 - 70,222 2.38
     Electric power   15,293 0.00 - 15,293 0.00
     Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Transit   1,107 0.00 - 1,107 0.00
       
Liquor store revenue   70,327 0.00 70,327 - 0.00
       
Insurance trust revenue   360,636 0.00 360,636 - 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   176,666 0.00 176,666 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   183,970 0.00 183,970 - 0.00
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Expenditure1 6,006,379 0.65 4,239,839 2,502,585 1.56
       
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 7,179 0.00 743,190 34 0.00
     Direct expenditure   5,999,200 0.65 3,496,649 2,502,551 1.56
          Current operations   4,671,165 0.78 2,465,464 2,205,701 1.66
          Capital outlay   425,757 1.78 230,056 195,701 3.87
               Construction   318,628 2.19 185,008 133,620 5.22
               Other capital outlay   107,129 2.43 45,048 62,081 4.19
       
          Assistance and subsidies   173,428 0.00 173,191 237 0.00
          Interest on debt   271,135 0.71 170,223 100,912 1.91
          Insurance benefits and repayments 457,715 0.00 457,715 - 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   1,685,056 0.73 602,134 1,082,922 1.14
       
Direct expenditure by function 5,999,200 0.65 3,496,649 2,502,551 1.56
     Direct general expenditure   5,401,675 0.73 2,992,240 2,409,435 1.64
          Capital outlay   403,407 1.85 230,056 173,351 4.29
          Other direct general expenditure    4,998,268 0.75 2,762,184 2,236,084 1.67
       
          Education services:        
               Education   1,787,924 1.77 493,236 1,294,688 2.44
                    Capital outlay   91,578 1.25 33,625 57,953 1.98
                         Higher education   391,828 0.00 391,828 - 0.00
                              Capital outlay   33,211 0.00 33,211 - 0.00
                         Elementary & secondary education   1,302,934 2.42 8,246 1,294,688 2.44
                              Capital outlay   58,124 1.97 171 57,953 1.98
                         Other education   93,162 0.00 93,162 - 0.00
               Libraries   18,074 2.95 3,022 15,052 3.54
       
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   1,275,055 0.05 1,242,819 32,236 2.12
                    Cash assistance payments 147,273 0.00 147,036 237 0.00
                    Vendor payments   907,607 0.03 904,002 3,605 8.04
                    Other public welfare   220,175 0.27 191,781 28,394 2.08
               Hospitals   104,066 0.02 58,821 45,245 0.05
                    Capital outlay   1,268 0.00 242 1,026 0.00
               Health   188,201 0.69 174,229 13,972 9.25
               Social insurance administration    25,405 0.00 25,405 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   704 0.00 704 - 0.00
       
          Transportation:        
               Highways   487,742 1.58 341,997 145,745 5.27
                    Capital outlay   185,389 1.65 170,604 14,785 20.65
               Air transportation (airports) 29,667 0.00 590 29,077 0.00
               Parking facilities   2,602 0.00 - 2,602 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   3,114 0.19 693 2,421 0.25
               Transit subsidies   257 4.52 - 257 4.52
       
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   128,912 2.97 33,596 95,316 4.02
               Fire protection   69,120 3.50 - 69,120 3.50
               Correction   90,033 1.68 64,002 26,031 5.80
                    Capital outlay   6,525 2.45 4,358 2,167 7.37
               Protective inspection and regulation   32,548 1.12 27,490 5,058 7.19
       
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   106,159 0.11 104,588 1,571 7.11
                    Capital outlay   5,586 0.00 5,586 - 0.00
               Parks and recreation   39,817 3.12 8,445 31,372 3.96
                    Capital outlay   1,920 41.60 282 1,638 48.76
               Housing and community development    80,099 1.05 10,949 69,150 1.22
               Sewerage   95,934 5.59 1,053 94,881 5.66
                    Capital outlay   22,320 14.17 - 22,320 14.17
               Solid waste management   75,971 4.97 8,071 67,900 5.56
                    Capital outlay   3,963 21.40 - 3,963 21.40
       
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   125,989 2.34 60,047 65,942 4.47
               Judicial and legal   45,399 0.97 37,647 7,752 5.69
               General public buildings 32,025 1.25 19,831 12,194 3.29
               Other governmental administration    50,741 4.19 21,865 28,876 7.37
          Interest on general debt   256,304 0.74 170,223 86,081 2.20
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   249,813 3.26 82,917 166,896 4.88
       
     Utility expenditure 93,116 3.70 - 93,116 3.70
               Capital outlay   22,350 8.83 - 22,350 8.83
          Water supply   73,541 4.69 - 73,541 4.69
          Electric power   14,813 0.06 - 14,813 0.06
          Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Transit   4,762 0.00 - 4,762 0.00
       
     Liquor store expenditure   46,694 0.00 46,694 - 0.00
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 457,715 0.00 457,715 - 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   157,036 0.00 157,036 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   300,679 0.00 300,679 - 0.00
          Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Debt outstanding   4,681,315 0.96 3,159,694 1,521,621 2.95
       
Short-term    3,787 7.54 - 3,787 7.54
Long-term    4,677,528 0.96 3,159,694 1,517,834 2.96
     Full faith and credit   1,570,914 2.28 515,690 1,055,224 3.40
     Nonguaranteed   3,106,614 0.69 2,644,004 462,610 4.65
       
Long-term debt by purpose        
     Public debt for private purposes   1,818,287 0.00 1,675,836 142,451 0.00
     Education   424,859 3.95 49,263 375,596 4.47
     Utilities   213,542 9.97 - 213,542 9.97
     Other   2,220,840 1.52 1,434,595 786,245 4.29
Long-term debt issued   538,128 2.66 436,889 101,239 14.12
Long-term debt retired   454,559 0.86 318,543 136,016 2.88
       
 Cash and security holdings   7,312,393 0.41 6,372,185 940,208 3.17
       
Insurance trust funds   3,488,689 0.00 3,488,689 - 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    100,039 0.00 100,039 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   3,388,650 0.00 3,388,650 - 0.00
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Other than insurance trust funds   3,823,704 0.78 2,883,496 940,208 3.17
     By purpose        
          Offsets to debt   2,733,408 0.07 2,551,014 182,394 1.03
          Bond funds   170,876 4.94 67,203 103,673 8.14
          Other   919,420 3.15 265,279 654,141 4.43
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 30, 1996.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (August 1996) BEA.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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