The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Rhode Island 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.
  RHODE ISLAND
  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) 990 (X) 990 990 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1995, in millions)  23,601 (X) 23,601 23,601 (X)
         
 Revenue1 5,769,176 0.15 4,275,350 2,103,428 0.59
         
  General revenue1 4,714,494 0.21 3,350,271 1,973,825 0.71
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,153,919 0.64 1,110,389 653,132 1.25
     From Federal Government 1,153,919 0.64 1,053,006 100,913 7.32
     From State government (1) (X) - 552,219 1.10
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 57,383 (1) (X)
         
General revenue from own sources   3,560,575 0.32 2,239,882 1,320,693 0.86
    Taxes   2,710,669 0.37 1,553,930 1,156,739 0.87
          Property 1,150,549 0.86 9,125 1,141,424 0.86
          Sales and gross receipts   783,922 0.00 782,924 998 0.00
               General sales   465,133 0.00 465,133 - 0.00
               Selective sales 318,789 0.00 317,791 998 0.00
                    Motor fuel 125,651 0.00 125,651 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 8,578 0.00 8,578 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 53,769 0.00 53,769 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   65,258 0.00 65,258 - 0.00
                    Other selective sales   65,533 0.00 64,535 998 0.00
          Individual income   580,628 0.00 580,628 - 0.00
          Corporate income   86,973 0.00 86,973 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   53,599 0.00 53,599 - 0.00
          Other taxes   54,998 0.35 40,681 14,317 1.34
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   849,906 0.39 685,952 163,954 2.00
          Current charges   370,049 0.87 253,238 116,811 2.75
               Education   182,502 0.00 181,764 738 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   176,963 0.00 176,963 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Hospitals   2,659 0.00 2,659 - 0.00
               Highways   10,178 0.00 10,178 - 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   10,925 0.00 10,925 - 0.00
               Parking facilities   844 0.00 - 844 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,090 0.82 77 1,013 0.88
               Natural resources   761 0.00 761 - 0.00
               Parks and recreation   13,877 1.06 3,169 10,708 1.37
               Housing and community development   24,160 5.21 - 24,160 5.21
               Sewerage   52,013 0.00 6,459 45,554 0.00
               Solid waste management   5,437 0.00 3,299 2,138 0.00
               Other charges   65,603 5.09 33,947 31,656 10.55
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   479,857 0.40 432,714 47,143 4.05
               Interest earnings   306,094 0.07 282,465 23,629 0.86
               Special assessments   1,929 4.96 - 1,929 4.96
               Sale of property   12,047 0.00 11,968 79 0.00
               Other general revenue   159,787 1.13 138,281 21,506 8.43
         
Utility revenue 96,285 10.34 8,358 87,927 11.32
     Water supply   78,572 4.82 - 78,572 4.82
     Electric power   9,355 96.37 - 9,355 96.37
     Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Transit   8,358 0.00 8,358 - 0.00
         
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
Insurance trust revenue          
     Unemployment compensation   273,731 0.00 273,731 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   579,280 0.00 537,604 41,676 0.00
     Workers' compensation   14,805 0.00 14,805 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   90,581 0.00 90,581 - 0.00
         
 Expenditure1 5,581,930 0.24 4,061,406 2,006,298 0.67
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 19,666 0.00 505,323 117 0.00
     Direct expenditure   5,562,264 0.24 3,556,083 2,006,181 0.67
          Current operations   3,975,718 0.37 2,155,142 1,820,576 0.82
          Capital outlay   402,543 1.11 317,883 84,660 5.27
               Construction   326,401 1.38 266,977 59,424 7.58
               Other capital outlay   76,142 0.53 50,906 25,236 1.61
         
          Assistance and subsidies   165,885 0.00 163,830 2,055 0.00
          Interest on debt   351,191 0.13 295,230 55,961 0.81
          Insurance benefits and repayments 666,927 0.00 623,998 42,929 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   1,755,339 0.51 703,099 1,052,240 0.86
         
Direct expenditure by function 5,562,264 0.24 3,556,083 2,006,181 0.67
     Direct general expenditure   4,779,724 0.32 2,894,883 1,884,841 0.80
          Capital outlay   393,698 1.15 313,746 79,952 5.65
          Other direct general expenditure    4,386,026 0.35 2,581,137 1,804,889 0.86
         
          Education services:        
               Education   1,496,048 0.88 447,409 1,048,639 1.26
                    Capital outlay   37,420 0.21 17,402 20,018 0.40
                         Higher education   322,936 0.00 322,936 - 0.00
                              Capital outlay   10,748 0.00 10,748 - 0.00
                         Elementary & secondary education   1,071,675 1.23 23,036 1,048,639 1.26
                              Capital outlay   20,018 0.40 - 20,018 0.40
                         Other education   101,437 0.00 101,437 - 0.00
               Libraries   23,039 0.48 5,462 17,577 0.64
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   867,484 0.00 860,191 7,293 0.45
                    Cash assistance payments 134,803 0.00 132,748 2,055 0.00
                    Vendor payments   535,248 0.00 535,184 64 2.80
                    Other public welfare   197,433 0.02 192,259 5,174 0.64
               Hospitals   89,839 0.00 89,839 - 0.00
                    Capital outlay   1,856 0.00 1,856 - 0.00
               Health   244,892 0.02 241,935 2,957 1.70
               Social insurance administration    33,982 0.00 33,982 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   69 0.00 69 - 0.00
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   265,368 0.24 210,095 55,273 1.13
                    Capital outlay   174,578 0.00 171,400 3,178 0.00
               Air transportation (airports) 24,352 0.00 24,352 - 0.00
               Parking facilities   223 0.00 - 223 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,435 1.50 1,012 423 5.08
               Transit subsidies   27,066 0.00 27,066 - 0.00
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   164,101 0.61 28,826 135,275 0.74
               Fire protection   123,446 4.63 - 123,446 4.63
               Correction   116,224 0.00 116,224 - 0.00
                    Capital outlay   3,154 0.00 3,154 - 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   22,303 0.30 14,334 7,969 0.83
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   28,056 0.00 28,056 - 0.00
                    Capital outlay   1,391 0.00 1,391 - 0.00
               Parks and recreation   59,429 0.53 29,968 29,461 1.06
                    Capital outlay   5,724 2.85 1,665 4,059 4.02
               Housing and community development    123,242 6.95 10,987 112,255 7.64
               Sewerage   121,486 0.00 73,751 47,735 0.00
                    Capital outlay   59,215 0.00 48,123 11,092 0.00
               Solid waste management   69,141 0.30 39,371 29,770 0.70
                    Capital outlay   23,707 0.49 23,203 504 22.92
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   95,278 0.30 69,234 26,044 1.09
               Judicial and legal   89,141 0.06 81,286 7,855 0.73
               General public buildings 33,690 2.32 17,605 16,085 4.86
               Other governmental administration    54,046 0.83 30,233 23,813 1.89
          Interest on general debt   344,556 0.02 295,068 49,488 0.13
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   2,098 0.00 2,098 - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   259,690 0.38 116,430 143,260 0.68
         
     Utility expenditure 115,613 8.94 37,202 78,411 13.19
               Capital outlay   8,845 3.51 4,137 4,708 6.59
          Water supply   67,918 6.19 - 67,918 6.19
          Electric power   10,493 89.69 - 10,493 89.69
          Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Transit   37,202 0.00 37,202 - 0.00
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 666,927 0.00 623,998 42,929 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   263,575 0.00 263,575 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   307,605 0.00 264,676 42,929 0.00
          Workers' compensation   4,933 0.00 4,933 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   90,814 0.00 90,814 - 0.00
         
 Debt outstanding   6,517,571 0.08 5,505,683 1,011,888 0.49
         
Short-term    45,199 0.00 23,535 21,664 0.00
Long-term    6,472,372 0.08 5,482,148 990,224 0.50
     Full faith and credit   1,978,774 0.25 1,119,523 859,251 0.57
     Nonguaranteed   4,493,598 0.00 4,362,625 130,973 0.00
         
Long-term debt by purpose        
     Public debt for private purposes   3,230,698 0.00 3,221,959 8,739 0.00
     Education   253,736 0.00 44,019 209,717 0.00
     Utilities   96,153 5.24 - 96,153 5.24
     Other   2,891,785 0.04 2,216,170 675,615 0.16
Long-term debt issued   620,934 0.00 488,644 132,290 0.00
Long-term debt retired   717,772 0.17 622,198 95,574 1.28
         
 Cash and security holdings   8,321,395 0.06 7,600,422 720,973 0.66
         
Insurance trust funds   4,044,909 0.00 3,721,124 323,785 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    94,139 0.00 94,139 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   3,863,171 0.00 3,539,386 323,785 0.00
     Workers' compensation   30,000 0.00 30,000 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   57,599 0.00 57,599 - 0.00
         
Other than insurance trust funds   4,276,486 0.11 3,879,298 397,188 1.19
     By purpose        
          Offsets to debt   3,266,247 0.00 3,254,351 11,896 0.00
          Bond funds   377,704 0.03 236,154 141,550 0.08
          Other   632,535 0.73 388,793 243,742 1.91
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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