The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Mississippi State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1994-95
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
  MISSISSIPPI
  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 1995, thousands) 2,697 (X) 2,697 2,697 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1994, in millions)  42,152 (X) 42,152 42,152 (X)
       
 Revenue1 11,671,583 0.37 8,300,728 5,706,998 1.28
       
  General revenue1 10,001,860 0.37 7,055,718 5,282,285 1.32
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 2,628,913 0.38 2,556,495 2,408,561 2.17
     From Federal Government 2,628,913 0.38 2,448,280 180,633 5.47
     From State government (1) (X) - 2,227,928 2.31
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 108,215 (1) (X)
       
General revenue from own sources   7,372,947 0.45 4,499,223 2,873,724 1.15
    Taxes   4,790,771 0.35 3,599,244 1,191,527 1.39
          Property 1,120,841 1.45 22,988 1,097,853 1.48
          Sales and gross receipts   2,475,097 0.06 2,422,323 52,774 2.76
               General sales   1,693,061 0.01 1,691,654 1,407 10.27
               Selective sales 782,036 0.19 730,669 51,367 2.84
                    Motor fuel 354,905 0.00 348,317 6,588 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 36,929 0.00 36,929 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 56,128 0.00 56,128 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   30,848 2.67 - 30,848 2.67
                    Other selective sales   303,226 0.36 289,295 13,931 7.90
          Individual income   683,309 0.00 683,247 62 6.71
          Corporate income   203,339 0.00 203,339 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   103,234 0.62 102,809 425 149.80
          Other taxes   204,951 1.80 164,538 40,413 9.13
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   2,582,176 1.00 899,979 1,682,197 1.54
          Current charges   1,951,940 1.04 652,209 1,299,731 1.56
               Education   504,742 0.62 344,088 160,654 1.96
                    Institutions  of higher education   424,214 0.00 339,207 85,007 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 36,732 4.47 - 36,732 4.47
               Hospitals   1,103,533 1.78 187,766 915,767 2.15
               Highways   3,173 6.53 2,361 812 25.52
               Air transportation (airports)   8,381 0.66 - 8,381 0.66
               Parking facilities   732 0.00 - 732 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   19,843 0.91 12,750 7,093 2.53
               Natural resources   21,257 1.08 18,455 2,802 8.21
               Parks and recreation   10,855 0.87 5,959 4,896 1.93
               Housing and community development   26,188 18.02 - 26,188 18.02
               Sewerage   85,312 3.07 - 85,312 3.07
               Solid waste management   38,754 5.54 - 38,754 5.54
               Other charges   129,170 3.07 80,830 48,340 8.21
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   630,236 2.69 247,770 382,466 4.44
               Interest earnings   347,026 1.26 147,499 199,527 2.20
               Special assessments   5,511 30.52 - 5,511 30.52
               Sale of property   14,408 80.19 191 14,217 81.26
               Other general revenue   263,291 3.48 100,080 163,211 5.61
       
Utility revenue 423,395 3.91 - 423,395 3.91
     Water supply   129,507 2.71 - 129,507 2.71
     Electric power   235,966 6.62 - 235,966 6.62
     Gas supply   57,172 13.31 - 57,172 13.31
     Transit   750 0.00 - 750 0.00
       
Liquor store revenue   131,181 0.00 131,181 - 0.00
       
Insurance trust revenue   1,115,147 0.00 1,113,829 1,318 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   268,294 0.00 268,294 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   846,853 0.00 845,535 1,318 0.00
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Expenditure1 10,755,109 0.72 7,413,908 5,620,616 1.38
       
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 0.00 2,278,909 506 8.23
     Direct expenditure   10,755,109 0.72 5,134,999 5,620,110 1.38
          Current operations   8,504,671 0.47 3,737,654 4,767,017 0.83
          Capital outlay   1,181,729 4.37 572,363 609,366 8.48
               Construction   840,734 4.82 438,795 401,939 10.09
               Other capital outlay   340,995 8.41 133,568 207,427 13.82
       
          Assistance and subsidies   109,029 0.03 108,787 242 15.08
          Interest on debt   357,829 1.38 115,636 242,193 2.03
          Insurance benefits and repayments 601,851 0.00 600,559 1,292 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   3,434,051 0.68 1,147,840 2,286,211 1.02
       
Direct expenditure by function 10,755,109 0.72 5,134,999 5,620,110 1.38
     Direct general expenditure   9,635,138 0.76 4,429,005 5,206,133 1.42
          Capital outlay   1,153,790 4.48 572,363 581,427 8.89
          Other direct general expenditure    8,481,348 0.43 3,856,642 4,624,706 0.78
       
          Education services:        
               Education   3,467,885 1.10 973,451 2,494,434 1.53
                    Capital outlay   335,220 9.46 72,579 262,641 12.08
                         Higher education   1,096,351 0.00 791,695 304,656 0.00
                              Capital outlay   103,597 0.00 68,172 35,425 0.00
                         Elementary & secondary education   2,189,778 1.75 - 2,189,778 1.75
                              Capital outlay   227,216 13.96 - 227,216 13.96
                         Other education   181,756 0.00 181,756 - 0.00
               Libraries   22,576 2.82 4,226 18,350 3.47
       
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   1,514,554 0.11 1,492,947 21,607 7.63
                    Cash assistance payments 51,424 0.07 51,182 242 15.08
                    Vendor payments   1,190,496 0.00 1,189,926 570 9.70
                    Other public welfare   272,634 0.60 251,839 20,795 7.86
               Hospitals   1,222,690 1.63 349,039 873,651 2.28
                    Capital outlay   43,682 2.78 15,141 28,541 4.25
               Health   215,460 2.87 156,665 58,795 10.52
               Social insurance administration    54,478 0.00 54,478 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   9,166 0.00 9,166 - 0.00
       
          Transportation:        
               Highways   861,350 4.44 486,249 375,101 10.20
                    Capital outlay   482,812 6.94 362,876 119,936 27.93
               Air transportation (airports) 11,234 2.86 - 11,234 2.86
               Parking facilities   1,576 0.00 - 1,576 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   20,322 2.74 5,458 14,864 3.74
               Transit subsidies   214 0.00 - 214 0.00
       
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   264,883 2.61 48,820 216,063 3.20
               Fire protection   101,609 2.16 - 101,609 2.16
               Correction   151,654 1.18 126,278 25,376 7.08
                    Capital outlay   14,908 5.13 13,145 1,763 43.37
               Protective inspection and regulation   56,086 1.06 48,847 7,239 8.24
       
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   179,604 1.13 162,328 17,276 11.78
                    Capital outlay   15,908 1.99 15,428 480 65.86
               Parks and recreation   80,083 6.64 30,211 49,872 10.67
                    Capital outlay   16,478 30.41 4,141 12,337 40.61
               Housing and community development    108,468 3.16 3,787 104,681 3.28
               Sewerage   82,308 2.18 - 82,308 2.18
                    Capital outlay   16,529 2.14 - 16,529 2.14
               Solid waste management   74,850 5.18 - 74,850 5.18
                    Capital outlay   5,115 19.49 - 5,115 19.49
       
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   144,374 2.85 56,920 87,454 4.71
               Judicial and legal   91,031 1.57 39,828 51,203 2.78
               General public buildings 87,063 2.06 56,978 30,085 5.96
               Other governmental administration    117,655 6.83 26,044 91,611 8.77
          Interest on general debt   337,543 1.36 115,636 221,907 2.06
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   356,422 4.04 181,649 174,773 8.23
       
     Utility expenditure 412,685 4.13 - 412,685 4.13
               Capital outlay   27,939 7.37 - 27,939 7.37
          Water supply   139,593 2.95 - 139,593 2.95
          Electric power   212,745 4.24 - 212,745 4.24
          Gas supply   55,237 23.91 - 55,237 23.91
          Transit   5,110 0.00 - 5,110 0.00
       
     Liquor store expenditure   105,435 0.00 105,435 - 0.00
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 601,851 0.00 600,559 1,292 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   187,985 0.00 187,985 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   413,866 0.00 412,574 1,292 0.00
          Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Debt outstanding   5,618,568 2.79 1,924,051 3,694,517 4.24
       
Short-term    4,771 8.26 - 4,771 8.26
Long-term    5,613,797 2.79 1,924,051 3,689,746 4.24
     Full faith and credit   2,616,414 5.74 1,042,193 1,574,221 9.53
     Nonguaranteed   2,997,383 1.85 881,858 2,115,525 2.62
       
Long-term debt by purpose        
     Public debt for private purposes   2,206,730 1.37 826,145 1,380,585 2.19
     Education   956,353 15.78 75,818 880,535 17.14
     Utilities   369,568 7.32 - 369,568 7.32
     Other   2,081,146 1.95 1,022,088 1,059,058 3.83
Long-term debt issued   986,106 3.81 467,147 518,959 7.25
Long-term debt retired   831,468 1.67 256,794 574,674 2.41
       
 Cash and security holdings   15,895,114 0.44 12,547,784 3,347,330 2.10
       
Insurance trust funds   9,446,728 0.00 9,446,092 636 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    530,585 0.00 530,585 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   8,916,143 0.00 8,915,507 636 0.00
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Other than insurance trust funds   6,448,386 1.09 3,101,692 3,346,694 2.10
     By purpose        
          Offsets to debt   2,393,959 0.77 842,538 1,551,421 1.19
          Bond funds   707,893 5.34 371,304 336,589 11.22
          Other   3,346,534 1.45 1,887,850 1,458,684 3.33
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 July 1, 1994.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (August 1995) BEA.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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