The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Table 1.  National Summary of County Government Finances: 1996-97,  1991-92, and 1986-87
(Dollar amounts in millions.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.  Detail may not add to total because of rounding)    
1996-97 1991-92 1986-87 Percent change
               
            Item   Percent   Percent   Percent 1991-92 to 1986-87 to
  Amount distribution Amount distribution Amount distribution 1996-97 1991-92
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
             
REVENUE                       
             
            Revenue 202,256 100.0 154,419 100.0 105,864 100.0 31.0 45.9
                     
General revenue            191,271 94.6 148,367 96.1 101,289 95.7 28.9 46.5
   Intergovernmental revenue         71,751 35.5 55,292 35.8 37,268 35.2 29.8 48.4
      Federal Government      4,890 2.4 3,243 2.1 3,642 3.4 50.8 -11.0
      State government      64,007 31.6 49,663 32.2 32,190 30.4 28.9 54.3
         Education   13,170 6.5 9,611 6.2 6,989 6.6 37.0 37.5
         Public welfare   20,415 10.1 18,474 12.0 11,130 10.5 10.5 66.0
         Health and hospitals   8,596 4.3 6,318 4.1 3,115 2.9 36.1 102.8
         Highways   5,386 2.7 4,536 2.9 3,573 3.4 18.7 27.0
         General local government support   6,609 3.3 5,236 3.4 3,800 3.6 26.2 37.8
         Other and unallocable   9,831 4.9 5,289 3.4 3,583 3.4 85.9 47.6
      Local government revenue      2,854 1.4 - - - - - -
                         
   General revenue from own sources         119,520 59.1 93,075 60.3 64,021 60.5 28.4 45.4
      Taxes      67,946 33.6 55,463 35.9 37,341 35.3 22.5 48.5
         Property   47,184 23.3 41,239 26.7 27,434 25.9 14.4 50.3
         General and selective sales   15,123 7.5 10,248 6.6 7,041 6.7 47.6 45.5
         Income   2,215 1.1 1,544 1.0 1,006 1.0 43.5 53.5
         All other   3,424 1.7 - - - - - -
      Charges and miscellaneous      51,574 25.5 37,612 24.4 26,681 25.2 37.1 41.0
         Current charges   35,509 17.6 24,237 15.7 15,099 14.3 46.5 60.5
            Hospitals 14,618 7.2 10,539 6.8 7,052 6.7 38.7 49.4
         Interest earnings   9,140 4.5 8,626 5.6 4,583 4.3 6.0 88.2
         Special assessments   1,268 .6 845 .5 529 .5 50.1 59.7
         Other and unallocable   26,548 13.1 3,904 2.5 6,469 6.1 580.0 -39.7
                     
Utility revenue            2,641 1.3 1,733 1.1 1,165 1.1 52.4 48.8
                       
Liquor store revenue            294 .1 292 .2 251 .2 .7 16.3
                       
Employee retirement revenue            8,050 4.0 4,027 2.6 3,159 3.0 99.9 27.5
                     
EXPENDITURE                     
                     
            Expenditure 198,482 100.0 155,314 100.0 103,239 100.0 27.8 50.4
                     
By character and object:                     
   Intergovernmental expenditure         9,106 4.6 7,440 4.8 5,090 4.9 22.4 46.2
   Direct expenditure         189,376 95.4 147,874 95.2 98,148 95.1 28.1 50.7
      Current operation      146,527 73.8 110,913 71.4 71,925 69.7 32.1 54.2
      Capital outlay      20,312 10.2 16,405 10.6 11,459 11.1 23.8 43.2
         Construction   14,306 7.2 11,801 7.6 8,594 8.3 21.2 37.3
         Other   6,006 3.0 4,604 3.0 2,865 2.8 30.5 60.7
      Assistance and subsidies      8,916 4.5 9,660 6.2 6,646 6.4 -7.7 45.4
      Interest on debt      10,612 5.3 9,057 5.8 6,948 6.7 17.2 30.4
      Insurance benefits and repayments      3,009 1.5 1,838 1.2 1,169 1.1 63.7 57.2
      Exhibit: Salaries and wages      66,826 33.7 53,728 34.6 37,149 36.0 24.4 44.6
                     
By function:                     
   General expenditure         191,092 96.3 150,188 96.7 99,617 96.5 27.2 50.8
      Current operation      171,823 86.6 134,789 86.8 88,967 86.2 27.5 51.5
      Capital outlay      19,269 9.7 15,399 9.9 10,650 10.3 25.1 44.6
                     
      Education services:               
         Education   26,201 13.2 20,399 13.1 14,023 13.6 28.4 45.5
            Current expenditure 23,407 11.8 18,480 11.9 13,092 12.7 26.7 41.2
            Capital outlay 2,793 1.4 1,919 1.2 931 .9 45.5 106.1
         Libraries   1,618 .8 1,373 .9 844 .8 17.8 62.7
                     
      Social services and income maintenance:                
         Public welfare   26,734 13.5 23,249 15.0 14,388 13.9 15.0 61.6
            Cash assistance payments 8,916 4.5 9,660 6.2 6,646 6.4 -7.7 45.4
            Vendor payments 1,253 .6 1,155 .7 736 .7 8.5 56.9
            For medical care 959 .5 928 .6 567 .5 3.3 63.7
            Other vendor payments 294 .1 227 .1 169 .2 29.5 34.3
            Welfare institutions 124 .1 239 .2 141 .1 -48.1 69.5
            Other public welfare 16,441 8.3 12,195 7.9 6,393 6.2 34.8 90.8
         Hospitals   19,542 9.8 15,543 10.0 9,946 9.6 25.7 56.3
            Own hospitals 18,753 9.4 14,692 9.5 9,429 9.1 27.6 55.8
            Current operations 17,710 8.9 14,064 9.1 8,927 8.6 25.9 57.5
            Capital outlay 1,044 .5 628 .4 502 .5 66.2 25.1
         Other hospitals   789 .4 851 .5 517 .5 -7.3 64.6
         Health   14,421 7.3 10,378 6.7 5,675 5.5 39.0 82.9
                     
      Transportation:               
         Highways   12,629 6.4 10,337 6.7 8,192 7.9 22.2 26.2
            Current expenditure 8,547 4.3 7,177 4.6 5,664 5.5 19.1 26.7
            Capital outlay 4,081 2.1 3,161 2.0 2,528 2.4 29.1 25.0
         Air transportation   2,068 1.0 1,713 1.1 977 .9 20.7 75.3
         Transit subsidies   612 .3 553 .4 503 .5 10.7 9.9
         Other transportation   242 .1 211 .1 110 .1 14.7 91.8
                     
      Public safety:               
         Police protection   11,367 5.7 8,155 5.3 5,270 5.1 39.4 54.7
         Fire protection   2,489 1.3 1,910 1.2 1,120 1.1 30.3 70.5
         Correction   10,431 5.3 8,389 5.4 4,640 4.5 24.3 80.8
         Protective inspection and regulation   628 .3 458 .3 308 .3 37.1 48.7
                     
      Environment and housing:               
         Natural resources   1,804 .9 1,562 1.0 1,203 1.2 15.5 29.8
         Parks and recreation   3,923 2.0 2,810 1.8 1,770 1.7 39.6 58.8
         Housing and community development   2,253 1.1 1,269 .8 857 .8 77.5 48.1
         Sewerage   3,622 1.8 2,406 1.5 1,951 1.9 50.5 23.3
         Solid waste management   3,877 2.0 2,711 1.7 1,356 1.3 43.0 99.9
                     
      Governmental administration:               
         Financial administration   4,701 2.4 3,861 2.5 2,825 2.7 21.8 36.7
         Judicial and legal   9,956 5.0 7,598 4.9 4,587 4.4 31.0 65.6
         General public buildings   2,746 1.4 2,435 1.6 1,867 1.8 12.8 30.4
            Current operations 1,894 1.0 1,543 1.0 1,088 1.1 22.7 41.8
            Capital outlay 853 .4 891 .6 780 .8 -4.3 14.2
         Other governmental administration   3,934 2.0 3,116 2.0 2,146 2.1 26.3 45.2
                     
      Interest on general debt      10,179 5.1 8,735 5.6 6,713 6.5 16.5 30.1
      Other and unallocable      15,116 7.6 11,020 7.1 8,346 8.1 37.2 32.0
                     
   Utility expenditure         4,125 2.1 3,039 2.0 2,238 2.2 35.7 35.8
                     
   Liquor store expenditure         257 .1 249 .2 214 .2 3.2 16.4
                     
   Employee retirement expenditure         3,009 1.5 1,838 1.2 1,169 1.1 63.7 57.2
                     
INDEBTEDNESS AND DEBT TRANSACTIONS          
                     
Debt outstanding at end of fiscal year            166,653 100.0 132,485 100.0 99,749 100.0 25.8 32.8
   Long-term         163,387 98.0 126,511 95.5 97,460 97.7 29.1 29.8
      Full faith and credit      54,426 32.7 37,570 28.4 27,162 27.2 44.9 38.3
      Nonguaranteed      108,961 65.4 88,941 67.1 70,298 70.5 22.5 26.5
   Short-term         3,266 2.0 5,974 4.5 2,289 2.3 -45.3 161.0
                     
   Long-term debt by purpose:                  
      Education      8,493 5.1 4,987 3.8 3,346 3.4 70.3 49.0
      Utility      8,351 5.0 5,341 4.0 4,039 4.0 56.4 32.2
      Other      146,542 87.9 116,183 87.7 83,654 83.9 26.1 38.9
                     
Long-term debt issued            20,925 - 17,515 (X) 18,344 (X) 19.5 -4.5
                       
Long-term debt retired            13,886 - 11,333 (X) 9,979 (X) 22.5 13.6
                       
Change in total long-term debt during year             7,039 - 7,480 (X) 7,705 (X) -5.9 (X)
                     
                     
CASH AND SECURITY HOLDINGS          
                     
         Total, end of fiscal year   199,009 100.0 151,072 100.0 79,424 100.0 31.7 90.2
                     
By purpose:                     
   Employee retirement         62,961 31.6 34,177 22.6 21,118 26.6 84.2 61.8
   Offsets to debt         68,739 34.5 65,056 43.1 22,646 28.5 5.7 187.3
   Bond funds         14,440 7.3 12,880 8.5 9,825 12.4 12.1 31.1
   Other         52,869 26.6 38,960 25.8 25,836 32.5 35.7 50.8
                       
Employee retirement funds:                       
      Total cash and securities      62,961 31.6 34,177 22.6 21,118 26.6 84.2 61.8
         Cash and deposits   3,875 1.9 3,183 2.1 1,878 2.4 21.7 69.5
         Securities   59,086 29.7 30,994 20.5 19,239 24.2 90.6 61.1
            Federal 9,739 4.9 30,994 20.5 18,745 23.6 -68.6 65.3
            Other 49,347 24.8 - - 494 .6 - -

__
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: November 06 2000
Last revised: April 04 2001