The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Arkansas 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.)
  ARKANSAS
  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) 2,510 (X) 2,510 2,510 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1995, in millions)  44,958 (X) 44,958 44,958 (X)
       
 Revenue1 11,395,776 0.45 8,646,187 4,277,817 1.29
       
  General revenue1 9,318,578 0.52 7,016,550 3,830,256 1.38
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 2,271,410 0.48 2,162,774 1,637,111 1.27
     From Federal Government 2,271,410 0.48 2,155,511 115,899 9.42
     From State government (1) (X) - 1,521,212 1.09
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 7,263 (1) (X)
       
General revenue from own sources   7,047,168 0.68 4,853,776 2,193,145 2.18
    Taxes   4,850,646 0.89 3,702,141 1,148,258 3.78
          Property 753,563 5.57 7,363 746,197 5.63
          Sales and gross receipts   2,319,777 0.49 1,939,666 380,113 2.97
               General sales   1,676,607 0.69 1,375,906 300,704 3.83
               Selective sales 643,170 0.44 563,760 79,409 3.57
                    Motor fuel 330,042 0.00 329,908 134 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 27,812 0.00 26,278 1,534 0.00
                    Tobacco products 95,336 0.00 95,336 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   72,807 4.45 - 72,806 4.45
                    Other selective sales   117,173 1.54 112,238 4,935 36.45
          Individual income   1,162,647 0.01 1,162,401 - 0.00
          Corporate income   228,801 0.00 228,801 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   98,297 0.00 98,297 - 0.00
          Other taxes   287,561 0.90 265,613 21,948 11.77
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   2,196,522 0.78 1,151,635 1,044,887 1.65
          Current charges   1,428,025 1.00 736,381 691,644 2.07
               Education   434,959 0.47 321,424 113,535 1.79
                    Institutions  of higher education   312,721 0.00 312,721 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 41,294 1.37 - 41,294 1.37
               Hospitals   604,905 2.08 329,531 275,374 4.57
               Highways   17,517 0.00 16,790 727 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   19,746 0.36 - 19,746 0.36
               Parking facilities   1,729 89.91 - 1,729 89.91
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,008 0.00 - 1,008 0.00
               Natural resources   14,535 0.55 12,794 1,741 4.55
               Parks and recreation   22,528 1.80 10,840 11,688 3.47
               Housing and community development   22,234 12.12 - 22,234 12.12
               Sewerage   108,865 6.69 - 108,865 6.69
               Solid waste management   69,697 2.94 - 69,697 2.94
               Other charges   110,302 4.64 45,002 65,300 7.84
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   768,497 0.94 415,254 353,243 2.06
               Interest earnings   457,920 1.00 217,186 240,734 1.90
               Special assessments   6,380 28.44 - 6,380 28.44
               Sale of property   529 0.00 - 529 0.00
               Other general revenue   303,668 1.63 198,068 105,600 4.70
       
Utility revenue 426,524 2.58 - 426,524 2.58
     Water supply   177,063 5.89 - 177,063 5.89
     Electric power   245,702 1.34 - 245,702 1.34
     Gas supply   1,936 1.30 - 1,936 1.30
     Transit   1,823 0.00 - 1,823 0.00
       
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Insurance trust revenue   1,650,674 0.00 1,629,637 21,037 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   258,827 0.00 258,827 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   1,367,262 0.00 1,346,225 21,037 0.00
     Workers' compensation   24,585 0.00 24,585 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Expenditure1 9,661,051 0.59 7,050,461 4,245,147 1.34
       
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 2,116 0.00 1,636,037 636 48.17
     Direct expenditure   9,658,935 0.59 5,414,424 4,244,511 1.34
          Current operations   7,473,663 0.66 3,956,385 3,517,278 1.41
          Capital outlay   1,094,821 1.83 613,005 481,816 4.16
               Construction   780,079 2.24 497,043 283,036 6.18
               Other capital outlay   314,742 2.60 115,962 198,780 4.12
       
          Assistance and subsidies   154,208 0.00 154,208 - 0.00
          Interest on debt   355,149 1.52 121,362 233,787 2.31
          Insurance benefits and repayments 581,094 0.00 569,464 11,630 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   3,324,277 0.94 1,389,189 1,935,088 1.62
       
Direct expenditure by function 9,658,935 0.59 5,414,424 4,244,511 1.34
     Direct general expenditure   8,678,978 0.64 4,844,960 3,834,018 1.45
          Capital outlay   1,043,367 1.81 613,005 430,362 4.39
          Other direct general expenditure    7,635,611 0.65 4,231,955 3,403,656 1.46
       
          Education services:        
               Education   3,164,068 0.81 1,164,823 1,999,245 1.28
                    Capital outlay   334,380 5.15 132,896 201,484 8.54
                         Higher education   847,163 0.00 847,163 - 0.00
                              Capital outlay   117,499 0.00 117,499 - 0.00
                         Elementary & secondary education   1,999,245 1.28 - 1,999,245 1.28
                              Capital outlay   201,484 8.54 - 201,484 8.54
                         Other education   317,660 0.00 317,660 - 0.00
               Libraries   62,145 68.50 3,592 58,553 72.70
       
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   1,586,963 0.01 1,583,327 3,636 4.33
                    Cash assistance payments 75,931 0.00 75,931 - 0.00
                    Vendor payments   1,242,290 0.00 1,242,290 - 0.00
                    Other public welfare   268,742 0.06 265,106 3,636 4.33
               Hospitals   597,397 1.56 341,661 255,736 3.64
                    Capital outlay   20,610 6.89 5,218 15,392 9.23
               Health   278,599 1.23 246,549 32,050 10.70
               Social insurance administration    42,177 0.00 42,177 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   2,925 0.00 2,925 - 0.00
       
          Transportation:        
               Highways   822,759 1.09 573,225 249,534 3.59
                    Capital outlay   451,051 1.30 391,659 59,392 9.90
               Air transportation (airports) 46,651 1.89 569 46,082 1.92
               Parking facilities   841 0.64 - 841 0.64
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,582 0.00 - 1,582 0.00
               Transit subsidies   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   253,868 1.91 50,947 202,921 2.39
               Fire protection   92,991 2.73 - 92,991 2.73
               Correction   202,086 0.79 163,666 38,420 4.15
                    Capital outlay   14,313 1.30 11,124 3,189 5.81
               Protective inspection and regulation   50,296 1.39 44,293 6,003 11.66
       
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   141,782 2.43 130,115 11,667 29.54
                    Capital outlay   19,107 0.21 19,061 46 86.42
               Parks and recreation   82,733 2.27 37,689 45,044 4.16
                    Capital outlay   12,277 14.16 3,886 8,391 20.71
               Housing and community development    96,729 4.13 2,887 93,842 4.26
               Sewerage   114,800 5.67 8,740 106,060 6.14
                    Capital outlay   23,053 14.04 1,399 21,654 14.95
               Solid waste management   101,898 5.72 8,514 93,384 6.24
                    Capital outlay   11,042 23.58 654 10,388 25.06
       
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   191,222 2.46 123,874 67,348 6.98
               Judicial and legal   95,378 1.40 47,496 47,882 2.79
               General public buildings 30,216 9.69 8,984 21,232 13.79
               Other governmental administration    84,703 2.55 26,833 57,870 3.73
          Interest on general debt   322,400 1.51 121,362 201,038 2.41
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   211,769 2.05 110,712 101,057 4.29
       
     Utility expenditure 398,863 2.27 - 398,863 2.27
               Capital outlay   51,454 14.65 - 51,454 14.65
          Water supply   182,766 4.96 - 182,766 4.96
          Electric power   205,272 0.01 - 205,272 0.01
          Gas supply   1,907 0.00 - 1,907 0.00
          Transit   8,918 0.00 - 8,918 0.00
       
     Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 581,094 0.00 569,464 11,630 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   282,847 0.00 282,847 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   292,027 0.00 280,397 11,630 0.00
          Workers' compensation   6,220 0.00 6,220 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Debt outstanding   5,812,315 1.63 2,142,271 3,670,044 2.59
       
Short-term    25,109 12.15 65 25,044 12.18
Long-term    5,787,206 1.64 2,142,206 3,645,000 2.60
     Full faith and credit   1,404,671 4.21 255,095 1,149,576 5.14
     Nonguaranteed   4,382,535 1.90 1,887,111 2,495,424 3.34
       
Long-term debt by purpose        
     Public debt for private purposes   2,977,148 2.56 1,364,354 1,612,794 4.73
     Education   1,377,493 3.77 499,152 878,341 5.92
     Utilities   536,628 6.13 - 536,628 6.13
     Other   895,937 4.59 278,700 617,237 6.67
Long-term debt issued   603,169 4.54 379,695 223,474 12.26
Long-term debt retired   461,126 3.05 219,652 241,474 5.82
       
 Cash and security holdings   14,369,410 0.59 10,668,372 3,701,038 2.29
       
Insurance trust funds   7,439,465 0.00 7,227,598 211,867 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    198,318 0.00 198,318 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   7,121,778 0.00 6,909,911 211,867 0.00
     Workers' compensation   119,369 0.00 119,369 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Other than insurance trust funds   6,929,945 1.23 3,440,774 3,489,171 2.43
     By purpose        
          Offsets to debt   3,535,533 1.85 1,534,164 2,001,369 3.28
          Bond funds   316,512 12.22 73,132 243,380 15.89
          Other   3,077,900 1.42 1,833,478 1,244,422 3.51
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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