The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Georgia State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          GEORGIA
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 7,334 7,334 7,334
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 172,935 172,935 172,935
       
Revenue¹ 40,024,721 24,028,450 22,073,881
       
General revenue¹ 32,957,699 19,713,921 19,321,388
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 6,564,766 6,007,066 6,635,310
From Federal Government 6,564,766 5,948,627 616,139
From State government (¹) (X) 6,019,171
From local governments¹ (X) 58,439 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 26,392,933 13,706,855 12,686,078
Taxes   18,170,517 10,897,538 7,272,979
Property 4,946,474 38,155 4,908,319
Sales and gross receipts 7,019,323 4,905,464 2,113,859
General 5,476,679 3,915,761 1,560,918
Selective 1,542,644 989,703 552,941
Motor fuel 553,026 553,026 -
Alcoholic beverage 224,320 125,019 99,301
Tobacco products 89,930 89,930 -
Public utilities 146,477 - 146,477
Other 528,891 221,728 307,163
Individual income 4,741,200 4,741,200 -
Corporate income 726,321 726,321 0
Motor vehicle license 202,327 202,056 271
Other taxes 534,872 284,342 250,530
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 8,222,416 2,809,317 5,413,099
Current charges 5,396,409 1,500,812 3,895,597
Education 1,020,312 849,812 170,500
Institutions of higher education 801,000 801,000 -
School lunch sales (gross) 139,968 - 139,968
Hospitals 2,464,868 225,529 2,239,339
Highways 36,841 36,841 -
Airports 220,960 642 220,318
Parking facilities 6,061 (X) 6,061
Water transport and terminals 86,305 86,305 -
       
Natural resources 40,707 40,209 498
Parks and recreation 219,731 156,493 63,238
Housing and community development 94,975 1,103 93,872
Sewerage 486,123 - 486,123
Solid waste management 308,757 2,085 306,672
Other charges 410,769 101,793 308,976
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 2,826,007 1,308,505 1,517,502
Interest earnings 1,243,832 360,741 883,091
Special assessments 17,477 - 17,477
Sale of property 12,014 - 12,014
Other general revenue 1,552,684 947,764 604,920
Other than general revenue 7,067,022 4,314,529 2,752,493
       
Utility revenue 2,404,640 - 2,404,640
Water supply 805,839 - 805,839
Electric power 1,126,545 - 1,126,545
Gas supply 368,883 - 368,883
Transit   103,373 - 103,373
       
Liquor store revenue - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue 4,662,382 4,314,529 347,853
Unemployment compensation 636,518 636,518 -
Employee retirement 4,025,864 3,678,011 347,853
Other insurance trust revenue - - (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 37,342,803 21,975,372 21,547,773
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ - 6,141,128 39,214
Direct expenditure 37,342,803 15,834,244 21,508,559
Current operation 28,044,531 11,348,238 16,696,293
Capital outlay 5,244,252 1,811,415 3,432,837
Construction 3,822,348 1,489,320 2,333,028
Other 1,421,904 322,095 1,099,809
       
Assistance and subsidies 761,713 761,713 -
Interest on debt 1,583,658 385,469 1,198,189
Insurance benefits and repayments 1,708,649 1,527,409 181,240
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 11,921,303 3,248,447 8,672,856
       
Direct expenditure by function 37,342,803 15,834,244 21,508,559
Direct general expenditure 32,660,513 14,306,835 18,353,678
Capital outlay 4,649,563 1,811,415 2,838,148
Other direct general expenditure 28,010,950 12,495,420 15,515,530
       
Education services:      
Education 11,625,235 3,464,996 8,160,239
Higher education 2,539,760 2,539,760 -
Elementary and secondary education 8,160,239 - 8,160,239
Other education 925,236 925,236 (X)
Libraries 90,733 12,927 77,806
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 5,423,487 5,334,599 88,888
Cash assistance payments 383,860 383,860 -
Vendor payments 4,169,082 4,169,082 -
Other public welfare 870,545 781,657 88,888
Hospitals 2,796,813 620,297 2,176,516
Health 966,226 290,765 675,461
Social insurance administration 107,909 107,909 -
Veterans' services 6,336 6,336 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 1,903,208 1,071,659 831,549
Air transportation (airports) 219,700 5,179 214,521
Parking facilities 4,370 (X) 4,370
Water transport and terminals 100,996 100,996 -
Transit subsidies - - -
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 1,050,368 169,029 881,339
Fire protection 430,590 - 430,590
Correction 1,199,638 857,325 342,313
Protective inspection and regulation 125,410 66,117 59,293
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 392,939 372,278 20,661
Parks and recreation 461,798 164,013 297,785
Housing and community development 530,433 71,439 458,994
Sewerage 602,447 - 602,447
Solid waste management 416,268 22,155 394,113
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 480,482 281,834 198,648
Judicial and legal 387,526 75,582 311,944
General public buildings 207,734 58,585 149,149
Other government administration 548,571 63,872 484,699
Interest on general debt 1,103,597 385,469 718,128
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 1,477,699 703,474 774,225
     
Utilities 2,973,641 - 2,973,641
Capital outlay 594,689 - 594,689
Water supply 1,133,619 - 1,133,619
Electric power 1,108,658 - 1,108,658
Gas supply 303,525 - 303,525
Transit 427,839 - 427,839
     
Liquor store expenditure - - -
     
Insurance trust 1,708,649 1,527,409 181,240
Unemployment compensation 402,427 402,427 -
Employee retirement 1,306,222 1,124,982 181,240
Other insurance trust - - (X)
     
Debt outstanding 25,883,516 6,185,586 19,697,930
     
Long-term 25,726,792 6,185,586 19,541,206
Full faith and credit 8,995,908 4,725,235 4,270,673
Nonguaranteed 16,730,884 1,460,351 15,270,533
Short-term 156,724 - 156,724
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 3,089,495 2,520 3,086,975
Utilities 8,211,865 - 8,211,865
Other 14,425,432 6,183,066 8,242,366
     
Long-term debt issued 2,989,523 497,491 2,492,032
Long-term debt retired 2,170,877 511,818 1,659,059
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 834,145 -14,327 848,472
     
Cash and security holdings 54,306,612 36,321,009 17,985,603
     
Insurance trust funds 32,852,516 29,752,426 3,100,090
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 1,717,200 1,717,200 -
Employee retirement 31,135,316 28,035,226 3,100,090
Workers' compensation - - (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 663,663 525,995 137,668
Securities 30,471,653 27,509,231 2,962,422
Federal 14,726,286 13,418,723 1,307,563
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 15,745,367 14,090,508 1,654,859
     
Other than insurance trust funds 21,454,096 6,568,583 14,885,513
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 6,998,064 1,604,706 5,393,358
Bond funds 3,862,412 1,661,617 2,200,795
    Other   10,593,620 3,302,260 7,291,360
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: March 09 2001