The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State: 2003-04
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
Description New York
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
1 2 3 4 5
           
 Revenue1 226,415,448 0.04 138,563,422 134,262,028 0.09
         
General revenue1 181,366,366 0.05 108,342,871 119,433,497 0.1
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 45,694,686 0.09 47,894,846 44,209,842 0.16
     From Federal Government 45,694,686 0.09 41,219,321 4,475,365 0.91
     From State government1 (1) 0 0 39,734,477 0.12
     From local governments1 (1) 0 6,675,525 (1) 0
         
General revenue from own sources   135,671,680 0.05 60,448,025 75,223,655 0.09
    Taxes   101,426,262 0.05 45,826,429 55,599,833 0.09
          Property 32,333,564 0.16 0 32,333,564 0.16
          Sales and gross receipts   27,397,195 0.07 16,478,965 10,918,230 0.17
               General sales   19,370,404 0.09 10,050,291 9,320,113 0.19
               Selective sales 8,026,791 0.04 6,428,674 1,598,117 0.22
                    Motor fuel 518,557 0 518,557 0 0
                    Alcoholic beverage 213,310 0 191,128 22,182 0
                    Tobacco products 1,148,404 0 1,009,595 138,809 0
                    Public utilities   1,452,013 0.24 821,911 630,102 0.55
                    Other selective sales   4,694,507 0.01 3,887,483 807,024 0.07
          Individual income   30,744,990 0 24,647,225 6,097,765 0
          Corporate income   5,362,907 0 2,044,504 3,318,403 0
          Motor vehicle license   834,347 0.13 679,515 154,832 0.68
          Other taxes   4,753,259 0.19 1,976,220 2,777,039 0.32
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   34,245,418 0.13 14,621,596 19,623,822 0.22
          Current charges   20,450,342 0.1 7,119,759 13,330,583 0.15
               Education   3,579,646 0.3 2,392,379 1,187,267 0.9
                    Institutions  of higher education   3,131,442 0.34 2,294,429 837,013 1.27
                    School lunch sales (gross) 281,143 0 0 281,143 0
               Hospitals   5,248,397 0 2,486,739 2,761,658 0
               Highways   2,277,975 0 528,792 1,749,183 0
               Air transportation (airports)   1,903,117 0.03 40,712 1,862,405 0.03
               Parking facilities   179,188 0.3 0 179,188 0.3
               Sea and inland port facilities   146,508 0 7,182 139,326 0
               Natural resources   32,937 0 29,934 3,003 0
               Parks and recreation   509,210 1.28 202,215 306,995 2.13
               Housing and community development   832,698 0.54 51,330 781,368 0.57
               Sewerage   1,560,406 0.8 0 1,560,406 0.8
               Solid waste management   487,981 1.01 8,415 479,566 1.03
               Other charges   3,692,279 0.43 1,372,061 2,320,218 0.69
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   13,795,076 0.26 7,501,837 6,293,239 0.56
               Interest earnings   3,315,515 0.64 1,907,318 1,408,197 1.5
               Special assessments   101,191 7.35 0 101,191 7.35
               Sale of property   82,219 4.66 1,707 80,512 4.76
               Other general revenue   10,296,151 0.31 5,592,812 4,703,339 0.69
         
Utility revenue 10,576,030 0.21 6,091,450 4,484,580 0.5
     Water supply   1,640,303 1.18 0 1,640,303 1.18
     Electric power   5,119,683 0.22 4,875,340 244,343 4.62
     Gas supply   20,552 0 0 20,552 0
     Transit   3,795,492 0 1,216,110 2,579,382 0.01
         
Liquor store revenue   0 0 0 0 0
         
Insurance trust revenue   34,473,052 0 24,129,101 10,343,951 0
     Unemployment compensation   3,105,342 0 3,105,342 0 0
     Employee retirement   28,747,925 0 18,403,974 10,343,951 0
     Workers' compensation   2,619,785 0 2,619,785 0 0
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0 0 0 0
         
 Expenditure1 219,339,311 0.34 132,897,176 138,105,508 0.54
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 610,000 0 44,112,115 8,161,258 0.17
     Direct expenditure   218,729,311 0.34 88,785,061 129,944,250 0.57
          Current operations   156,334,814 0.28 60,239,389 96,095,425 0.45
          Capital outlay   27,282,995 1.13 8,786,756 18,496,239 1.67
               Construction   19,529,908 1.48 6,654,830 12,875,078 2.24
               Other capital outlay   7,753,087 0.64 2,131,926 5,621,161 0.88
          Assistance and subsidies   3,518,530 0.08 1,392,954 2,125,576 0.14
          Interest on debt   9,852,480 0.82 4,000,478 5,852,002 1.38
          Insurance benefits and repayments 21,740,492 0 14,365,484 7,375,008 0
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   62,190,593 0.04 14,032,761 48,157,832 0.05
         
Direct expenditure by function 218,729,311 0.34 88,785,061 129,944,250 0.57
     Direct general expenditure   175,817,301 0.36 64,149,952 111,667,349 0.57
          Capital outlay   19,201,289 1.58 5,445,589 13,755,700 2.21
          Other direct general expenditure    156,616,012 0.25 58,704,363 97,911,649 0.4
         
          Education services:        
               Education   51,655,132 0.02 8,522,162 43,132,970 0.02
                    Capital outlay   4,901,281 0.12 944,391 3,956,890 0.15
                 Higher education   8,847,457 0.1 6,703,244 2,144,213 0.42
                    Capital outlay   979,422 0.6 891,391 88,031 6.71
                 Elementary & secondary   40,988,757 0.01 0 40,988,757 0.01
                    Capital outlay   3,868,859 0 0 3,868,859 0
                 Other education   1,818,918 0 1,818,918 0 0
               Libraries   801,099 1.54 34,597 766,502 1.61
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   40,517,687 0.02 30,847,324 9,670,363 0.09
                    Cash assistance payments 2,125,576 0.14 0 2,125,576 0.14
                    Vendor payments   30,331,647 0.04 29,852,396 479,251 2.33
                    Other public welfare   8,060,464 0.12 994,928 7,065,536 0.13
               Hospitals   9,817,622 0 3,860,409 5,957,213 0.01
                    Capital outlay   483,801 0 254,004 229,797 0
               Health   4,107,146 0.19 1,366,161 2,740,985 0.29
               Employment security administration    313,110 0 313,110 0 0
               Veterans' services   8,159 0 8,159 0 0
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   8,213,385 1.57 3,642,359 4,571,026 2.82
                    Capital outlay   4,836,365 2.62 2,608,605 2,227,760 5.69
               Air transportation (airports) 1,757,021 0.5 50,801 1,706,220 0.51
               Parking facilities   55,817 1.49 0 55,817 1.49
               Sea and inland port facilities   426,271 0 16,519 409,752 0
               Transit subsidies   223,259 0 0 223,259 0
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   6,869,847 0.24 650,793 6,219,054 0.26
               Fire protection   2,492,796 5.14 0 2,492,796 5.14
               Correction   4,777,169 0.13 2,458,605 2,318,564 0.27
                    Capital outlay   312,764 0.93 178,617 134,147 2.17
               Protective inspection and regulation   764,265 0.24 499,412 264,853 0.69
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   440,756 0.54 353,853 86,903 2.74
                    Capital outlay   87,285 0.94 67,469 19,816 4.14
               Parks and recreation   2,103,066 2.53 450,334 1,652,732 3.22
                    Capital outlay   529,244 9.6 89,404 439,840 11.55
               Housing and community development    4,087,960 0.39 212,391 3,875,569 0.41
               Sewerage   2,875,706 2.37 28,321 2,847,385 2.39
                    Capital outlay   1,889,617 3.73 26,897 1,862,720 3.78
               Solid waste management   2,496,433 1.02 237,318 2,259,115 1.13
                    Capital outlay   431,816 5.36 154,262 277,554 8.33
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   2,565,770 0.16 1,700,968 864,802 0.48
               Judicial and legal   2,965,436 0.15 1,961,721 1,003,715 0.46
               General public buildings 1,221,280 4.4 169,620 1,051,660 5.11
               Other governmental administration    1,048,699 1.53 317,198 731,501 2.19
          Interest on general debt   8,057,279 0.94 3,063,869 4,993,410 1.51
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   18,486 0.76 0 18,486 0.76
               Other and unallocable   15,136,645 2.33 3,383,948 11,752,697 3
         
     Utility expenditure 21,171,518 0.81 10,269,625 10,901,893 1.57
               Capital outlay   8,081,706 0.38 3,341,167 4,740,539 0.64
          Water supply   1,862,608 5.35 0 1,862,608 5.35
          Electric power   5,213,696 2.37 5,026,737 186,959 66.21
          Gas supply   18,575 0 0 18,575 0
          Transit   14,076,639 0.06 5,242,888 8,833,751 0.09
         
     Liquor store expenditure   0 0 0 0 0
    0     0
     Insurance trust expenditure 21,740,492 0 14,365,484 7,375,008 0
          Unemployment compensation   3,149,179 0 3,149,179 0 0
          Employee retirement   16,804,825 0 9,429,817 7,375,008 0
          Workers' compensation   1,786,488 0 1,786,488 0 0
          Other insurance trust   0 0 0 0 0
         
 Debt outstanding   221,405,713 0.64 97,920,518 123,485,195 1.14
         
Short-term    6,234,262 3.84 968,176 5,266,086 4.55
Long-term    215,171,451 0.59 96,952,342 118,219,109 1.08
     Full faith and credit   81,403,592 1.5 8,664,099 72,739,493 1.68
     Nonguaranteed   133,767,859 0.15 88,288,243 45,479,616 0.43
         
Long-term debt by purpose:        
     Public debt for private purposes   37,847,722 0.52 24,445,061 13,402,661 1.46
     Education   32,771,829 0.04 10,023,084 22,748,745 0.05
     Utilities   40,442,754 0.47 21,219,521 19,223,233 0.99
     Other   104,109,146 1.11 41,264,676 62,844,470 1.84
Long-term debt issued   38,043,187 0.3 18,882,015 19,161,172 0.6
Long-term debt retired   27,265,242 0.42 14,496,034 12,769,208 0.9
  0 0 0 0 0
 Cash and security holdings   407,494,100 0.06 263,243,033 144,251,067 0.18
         
Insurance trust funds   299,850,282 0 202,320,749 97,529,533 0
     Unemployment compensation    79,880 0 79,880 0 0
     Employee retirement   290,089,531 0 192,559,998 97,529,533 0
     Workers' compensation   9,680,871 0 9,680,871 0 0
     Miscellaneous   0 0 0 0 0
         
Other than insurance trust funds   107,643,818 0.24 60,922,284 46,721,534 0.56
     By purpose:        
          Offsets to debt   59,091,837 0.29 39,262,010 19,829,827 0.86
          Bond funds   9,495,305 1.48 3,569,529 5,925,776 2.36
          Other   39,056,676 0.28 18,090,745 20,965,931 0.51
 
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (X)   not applicable
n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified"          

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: November 17 2008
Last Revised: December 08 2008