The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description Arkansas
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
     
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 2,673 (X) (X)
       
                    Revenue1 13,566,364 10,247,487 6,282,481
       
               General revenue1 13,209,552 10,483,188 5,689,968
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 3,645,274 3,429,099 3,179,779
     From federal government 3,645,274 3,409,971 235,303
     From state government X X 2,944,476
     From local government1 X 19,128 X
       
General revenue from own sources   9,564,278 7,054,089 2,510,189
    Taxes   6,410,855 5,176,050 1,234,805
          Property 1,003,909 486,895 517,014
          Sales and gross receipts   3,340,217 2,648,770 691,447
               General sales   2,540,788 1,946,770 594,018
               Selective sales 799,429 702,000 97,429
                    Motor fuel 413,932 413,932 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 32,343 30,402 1,941
                    Tobacco products 93,073 93,073 -
                    Public utilities   86,918 - 86,918
                    Other selective sales   173,163 164,593 8,570
          Individual income   1,515,852 1,513,221 2,631
          Corporate income   176,874 176,874 -
          License taxes 272,760 272,737 23
            Motor vehicle license   107,245 107,222 23
          Other taxes   101,243 77,553 23,690
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   3,153,423 1,878,039 1,275,384
          Current charges   1,959,544 1,176,953 782,591
               Education   706,583 568,719 137,864
                    Institutions of higher education   558,683 558,683 -
                    School lunch sales (gross) 51,360 - 51,360
               Hospitals   639,905 453,453 186,452
               Highways   38,938 38,534 404
               Air transportation (airports)   37,231 - 37,231
               Parking facilities   2,184 - 2,184
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,624 - 1,624
               Natural resources   14,450 11,453 2,997
               Parks and recreation   28,214 12,401 15,813
               Housing and community development   24,918 - 24,918
               Sewerage   170,549 - 170,549
               Solid waste management   97,210 - 97,210
               Other charges   197,738 92,393 105,345
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,193,879 701,086 492,793
               Interest earnings   493,419 206,560 286,859
               Special assessments   8,451 - 8,451
               Sale of property   1,803 - 1,803
               Other general revenue   690,206 494,526 195,680
       
               Other than general revenue 356,812 -235,701 592,513
       
Utility revenue 594,669 - 594,669
     Water supply   251,802 - 251,802
     Electric power   335,194 - 335,194
     Gas supply   3,702 - 3,702
     Transit   3,971 - 3,971
       
Liquor store revenue   - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue   -237,857 -235,701 -2,156
     Unemployment compensation   205,427 205,427 -
     Employee retirement   -465,804 -463,648 -2,156
     Workers' compensation   22,520 22,520 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
       
                Expenditure1 14,599,361 11,550,140 6,122,574
       
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 28 3,071,214 2,167
     Direct expenditure   14,599,333 8,478,926 6,120,407
          Current operations   11,340,665 6,245,110 5,095,555
          Capital outlay   1,641,636 959,132 682,504
               Construction   1,175,682 842,354 333,328
               Other capital outlay   465,954 116,778 349,176
          Assistance and subsidies   220,315 220,314 1
          Interest on debt   459,126 138,389 320,737
          Insurance benefits and repayments 937,591 915,981 21,610
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   4,356,078 1,755,130 2,600,948
       
Direct expenditure by function 14,599,333 8,478,926 6,120,407
     Direct general expenditure   13,067,988 7,562,945 5,505,043
          Capital outlay   1,540,303 959,132 581,171
          Other direct general expenditure    11,527,685 6,603,813 4,923,872
       
          Education services:      
               Education   4,783,305 1,832,298 2,951,007
                       Capital outlay   406,332 171,470 234,862
                   Higher education   1,438,001 1,438,001 -
                        Capital outlay   166,087 166,087 -
                   Elementary & secondary   2,951,007 - 2,951,007
                        Capital outlay   234,862 - 234,862
                   Other education   394,297 394,297 -
               Libraries   56,024 4,123 51,901
       
          Social services and income maintenance:      
               Public welfare   2,592,774 2,577,745 15,029
                    Cash assistance payments 57,962 57,961 1
                    Vendor payments   2,055,621 2,055,487 134
                    Other public welfare   479,191 464,297 14,894
               Hospitals   626,078 454,503 171,575
                    Capital outlay   1,326 3 1,323
               Health   289,169 267,399 21,770
               Social insurance administration    43,129 43,129 -
               Veterans' services   4,307 4,307 -
       
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,306,857 942,159 364,698
                    Capital outlay   799,197 718,275 80,922
               Air transportation (airports) 46,064 616 45,448
               Parking facilities   2,625 - 2,625
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,640 - 1,640
               Transit subsidies   127 - 127
       
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   403,229 71,768 331,461
               Fire protection   147,847 - 147,847
               Correction   369,445 284,256 85,189
                    Capital outlay   18,948 9,767 9,181
               Protective inspection and regulation   72,414 62,849 9,565
       
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   225,275 206,258 19,017
                    Capital outlay   21,531 17,608 3,923
               Parks and recreation   162,798 74,555 88,243
                    Capital outlay   40,905 24,477 16,428
               Housing and community development    157,986 3,082 154,904
               Sewerage   189,671 12,908 176,763
                    Capital outlay   50,907 - 50,907
               Solid waste management   148,321 14,014 134,307
                    Capital outlay   15,008 - 15,008
       
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   301,394 206,911 94,483
               Judicial and legal   195,259 132,729 62,530
               General public buildings 59,853 20,639 39,214
               Other governmental administration    115,147 45,155 69,992
          Interest on general debt   416,272 138,389 277,883
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   350,978 163,153 187,825
       
     Utility expenditure 593,754 - 593,754
               Capital outlay   101,333 - 101,333
          Water supply   290,163 - 290,163
          Electric power   284,232 - 284,232
          Gas supply   3,270 - 3,270
          Transit   16,089 - 16,089
       
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 937,591 915,981 21,610
          Unemployment compensation   334,367 334,367 -
          Employee retirement   592,132 570,522 21,610
          Workers' compensation   11,092 11,092 -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
       
               Debt outstanding   8,753,923 3,002,264 5,751,659
       
Short-term    34,152 10,918 23,234
Long-term    8,719,771 2,991,346 5,728,425
     Full faith and credit   2,524,635 651,348 1,873,287
     Nonguaranteed   6,195,136 2,339,998 3,855,138
       
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   3,850,820 1,384,111 2,466,709
     Education   2,393,265 863,967 1,529,298
     Utilities   758,065 - 758,065
     Other   1,717,621 743,268 974,353
Long-term debt issued   1,197,205 478,845 718,360
Long-term debt retired   1,000,094 401,079 599,015
       
                Cash and security holdings   22,417,847 16,827,056 5,590,791
       
Insurance trust funds   13,187,598 12,890,089 297,509
     Unemployment compensation    184,954 184,954 -
     Employee retirement   12,845,020 12,547,511 297,509
     Workers' compensation   157,624 157,624 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
       
Other than insurance trust funds   9,230,249 3,936,967 5,293,282
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   4,149,973 1,572,354 2,577,619
          Bond funds   649,813 98,234 551,579
          Other   4,430,463 2,266,379 2,164,084
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005