The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Arkansas 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)      
          ARKANSAS
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 2,505 2,505 2,505
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 48,700 48,700 48,700
       
Revenue¹ 11,916,510 8,843,946 4,914,056
       
General revenue¹ 9,872,574 7,290,031 4,424,035
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 2,385,708 2,264,482 1,962,718
From Federal Government 2,385,708 2,253,121 132,587
From State government (¹) (X) 1,830,131
From local governments¹ (X) 11,361 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 7,486,866 5,025,549 2,461,317
Taxes   5,120,299 3,776,600 1,343,699
Property 815,892 8,355 807,537
Sales and gross receipts 2,532,551 2,017,650 514,901
General 1,863,278 1,429,445 433,833
Selective 669,273 588,205 81,068
Motor fuel 351,771 351,525 246
Alcoholic beverage 27,595 26,218 1,377
Tobacco products 94,710 94,709 1
Public utilities 72,914 - 72,914
Other 122,283 115,753 6,530
Individual income 1,246,614 1,246,600 14
Corporate income 229,982 229,982 -
Motor vehicle license 97,100 97,100 -
Other taxes 198,160 176,913 21,247
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 2,366,567 1,248,949 1,117,618
Current charges 1,584,610 791,617 792,993
Education 469,883 352,774 117,109
Institutions of higher education 341,037 341,037 -
School lunch sales (gross) 39,340 - 39,340
Hospitals 645,254 344,975 300,279
Highways 24,568 23,741 827
Airports 24,267 - 24,267
Parking facilities 2,547 (X) 2,547
Water transport and terminals 1,041 - 1,041
       
Natural resources 15,704 12,887 2,817
Parks and recreation 21,857 11,184 10,673
Housing and community development 26,466 - 26,466
Sewerage 138,003 - 138,003
Solid waste management 85,130 - 85,130
Other charges 129,890 46,056 83,834
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 781,957 457,332 324,625
Interest earnings 419,152 234,356 184,796
Special assessments 7,809 - 7,809
Sale of property 1,937 - 1,937
Other general revenue 353,059 222,976 130,083
Other than general revenue 2,043,936 1,553,915 490,021
       
Utility revenue 467,694 - 467,694
Water supply 196,778 - 196,778
Electric power 266,466 - 266,466
Gas supply 2,332 - 2,332
Transit   2,118 - 2,118
       
Liquor store revenue - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue 1,576,242 1,553,915 22,327
Unemployment compensation 253,477 253,477 -
Employee retirement 1,299,266 1,276,939 22,327
Other insurance trust revenue 23,499 23,499 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 10,488,400 7,684,652 4,769,718
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ 1,911 1,967,398 483
Direct expenditure 10,486,489 5,717,254 4,769,235
Current operation 8,184,826 4,224,063 3,960,763
Capital outlay 1,233,765 655,413 578,352
Construction 878,288 520,448 357,840
Other 355,477 134,965 220,512
       
Assistance and subsidies 134,506 134,506 -
Interest on debt 338,879 121,553 217,326
Insurance benefits and repayments 594,513 581,719 12,794
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 3,541,079 1,483,034 2,058,045
       
Direct expenditure by function 10,486,489 5,717,254 4,769,235
Direct general expenditure 9,412,686 5,135,535 4,277,151
Capital outlay 1,148,819 655,413 493,406
Other direct general expenditure 8,263,867 4,480,122 3,783,745
       
Education services:      
Education 3,457,869 1,190,953 2,266,916
Higher education 914,356 914,356 -
Elementary and secondary education 2,266,975 59 2,266,916
Other education 276,538 276,538 (X)
Libraries 34,548 3,662 30,886
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 1,675,690 1,666,931 8,759
Cash assistance payments 72,059 72,059 -
Vendor payments 1,296,471 1,296,471 -
Other public welfare 307,160 298,401 8,759
Hospitals 638,385 362,721 275,664
Health 296,290 260,195 36,095
Social insurance administration 39,286 39,286 -
Veterans' services 3,051 3,051 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 885,470 632,148 253,322
Air transportation (airports) 58,124 383 57,741
Parking facilities 871 (X) 871
Water transport and terminals 2,133 - 2,133
Transit subsidies - - -
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 292,379 59,135 233,244
Fire protection 106,400 - 106,400
Correction 240,695 192,804 47,891
Protective inspection and regulation 51,704 44,960 6,744
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 144,074 131,334 12,740
Parks and recreation 101,175 46,476 54,699
Housing and community development 100,730 3,081 97,649
Sewerage 153,857 9,607 144,250
Solid waste management 118,463 9,461 109,002
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 205,441 134,652 70,789
Judicial and legal 116,814 63,232 53,582
General public buildings 30,230 6,552 23,678
Other government administration 92,742 32,413 60,329
Interest on general debt 304,078 121,553 182,525
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 262,187 120,945 141,242
     
Utilities 479,290 - 479,290
Capital outlay 84,946 - 84,946
Water supply 196,791 - 196,791
Electric power 266,104 - 266,104
Gas supply 2,324 - 2,324
Transit 14,071 - 14,071
     
Liquor store expenditure - - -
     
Insurance trust 594,513 581,719 12,794
Unemployment compensation 260,884 260,884 -
Employee retirement 326,181 313,387 12,794
Other insurance trust 7,448 7,448 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 6,004,293 2,247,810 3,756,483
     
Long-term 5,969,262 2,247,018 3,722,244
Full faith and credit 1,624,147 305,819 1,318,328
Nonguaranteed 4,345,115 1,941,199 2,403,916
Short-term 35,031 792 34,239
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 1,411,388 489,274 922,114
Utilities 638,663 - 638,663
Other 3,919,211 1,757,744 2,161,467
     
Long-term debt issued 723,970 411,432 312,538
Long-term debt retired 564,343 306,621 257,722
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 166,801 104,171 62,630
     
Cash and security holdings 15,261,630 11,900,154 3,361,476
     
Insurance trust funds 8,579,737 8,350,762 228,975
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 206,069 206,069 -
Employee retirement 8,246,303 8,017,328 228,975
Workers' compensation 127,365 127,365 (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 931,528 907,345 24,183
Securities 7,314,775 7,109,983 204,792
Federal 1,442,333 1,378,889 63,444
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 5,872,442 5,731,094 141,348
     
Other than insurance trust funds 6,681,893 3,549,392 3,132,501
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 3,003,646 1,525,703 1,477,943
Bond funds 339,450 36,600 302,850
    Other   3,338,797 1,987,089 1,351,708
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