The U.S. Census Bureau
 
New Jersey State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1993-94
Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.
  NEW JERSEY
  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 1994, thousands) 7,904 (X) 7,904 7,904 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1993, in millions)  210,622 (X) 210,622 - (X)
         
 Revenue1 45,674,798 0.53 29,807,721 23,695,477 1.12
         
  General revenue1 39,278,319 0.61 24,028,565 23,078,154 1.15
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 5,241,177 0.30 5,246,012 7,823,565 1.59
     From Federal Government 5,241,177 0.30 4,981,495 259,682 6.05
     From State government (1) (X) - 7,563,883 1.63
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 264,517 (1) (X)
         
General revenue from own sources   34,037,142 0.71 18,782,553 15,254,589 1.58
    Taxes   25,421,650 0.95 13,494,043 11,927,607 2.02
          Property 11,723,715 0.00 11,332 11,712,383 0.00
          Sales and gross receipts   6,967,522 0.00 6,941,845 25,677 0.00
               General sales   3,778,427 0.00 3,778,427 - 0.00
               Selective sales 3,189,095 0.00 3,163,418 25,677 0.00
                    Motor fuel 446,284 0.00 446,284 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 76,320 0.00 76,316 4 0.00
                    Tobacco products 255,568 0.00 255,568 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   1,626,979 0.00 1,612,339 14,640 0.00
                    Other selective sales   783,944 0.00 772,911 11,033 0.00
          Individual income   4,499,709 0.00 4,475,079 24,630 0.00
          Corporate income   1,085,055 0.00 1,085,055 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   314,232 0.00 314,169 63 0.00
          Other taxes   831,417 0.00 666,563 164,854 0.00
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   8,615,492 0.68 5,288,510 3,326,982 1.76
          Current charges   4,467,803 0.95 2,325,795 2,142,008 1.99
               Education   1,125,047 0.00 754,004 371,043 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   973,754 0.00 748,587 225,167 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 115,889 0.00 1,561 114,328 0.00
               Hospitals   419,266 0.00 242,307 176,959 0.00
               Highways   656,741 0.00 542,793 113,948 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   4,489 0.00 - 4,489 0.00
               Parking facilities   37,788 0.00 - 37,788 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   12,384 0.00 12,087 297 0.00
               Natural resources   30,635 0.00 29,320 1,315 0.00
               Parks and recreation   280,586 0.00 204,814 75,772 0.00
               Housing and community development   78,130 0.00 16,230 61,900 0.00
               Sewerage   818,971 0.00 19,053 799,918 0.00
               Solid waste management   349,124 0.00 71,790 277,334 0.00
               Other charges   654,643 0.00 433,397 221,246 0.00
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   4,147,689 1.01 2,962,715 1,184,974 3.52
               Interest earnings   1,539,247 0.00 1,080,108 459,139 0.00
               Special assessments   27,694 0.00 18,559 9,135 0.00
               Sale of property   26,130 0.00 233 25,897 0.00
               Other general revenue   2,554,618 0.00 1,863,815 690,803 0.00
         
Utility revenue 1,017,656 2.65 408,019 609,637 4.42
     Water supply   532,278 0.00 20,463 511,815 0.00
     Electric power   82,258 0.00 - 82,258 0.00
     Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Transit   403,120 0.00 387,556 15,564 0.00
         
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
Insurance trust revenue   5,378,823 0.00 5,371,137 7,686 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   1,291,119 0.00 1,291,119 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   3,615,397 0.00 3,607,711 7,686 0.00
     Workers' compensation   144,756 0.00 144,756 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   327,551 0.00 327,551 - 0.00
         
 Expenditure1 43,928,197 0.45 29,605,770 22,907,211 0.87
         
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 55,627 0.00 8,269,624 370,787 0.63
     Direct expenditure   43,872,570 0.45 21,336,146 22,536,424 0.88
          Current operations   33,102,689 0.47 13,579,873 19,522,816 0.79
          Capital outlay   3,551,102 2.37 2,145,616 1,405,486 6.00
               Construction   2,673,416 0.00 1,793,368 880,048 0.00
               Other capital outlay   877,686 0.00 352,248 525,438 0.00
         
          Assistance and subsidies   879,027 0.00 245,836 633,191 0.00
          Interest on debt   2,266,771 0.00 1,305,764 961,007 0.00
          Insurance benefits and repayments 4,072,981 0.00 4,059,057 13,924 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   15,335,995 0.00 4,365,222 10,970,773 0.00
         
Direct expenditure by function 43,872,570 0.45 21,336,146 22,536,424 0.88
     Direct general expenditure   38,137,392 0.50 16,162,785 21,974,607 0.87
          Capital outlay   3,168,930 2.05 1,837,467 1,331,463 4.88
          Other direct general expenditure    34,968,462 0.47 14,325,318 20,643,144 0.80
         
          Education services:          
               Education   13,525,013 1.30 2,768,928 10,756,085 1.63
                    Capital outlay   820,701 5.87 276,385 544,316 8.85
                         Higher education   2,521,284 0.00 1,969,293 551,991 0.31
                              Capital outlay   293,084 0.33 262,982 30,102 3.17
                         Elementary & secondary education   10,640,092 1.65 435,998 10,204,094 1.72
                              Capital outlay   526,636 9.50 12,422 514,214 9.73
                         Other education   363,637 0.00 363,637 - 0.00
               Libraries   201,971 2.87 8,982 192,989 3.00
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   5,752,769 0.00 4,585,940 1,166,829 0.33
                    Cash assistance payments 633,192 0.23 - 633,192 0.23
                    Vendor payments   4,143,858 0.00 4,094,766 49,092 3.06
                    Other public welfare   975,719 0.32 491,174 484,545 0.64
               Hospitals   1,173,484 0.00 899,200 274,284 0.00
                    Capital outlay   33,667 0.00 26,680 6,987 0.00
               Health   724,924 0.74 473,315 251,609 2.13
               Social insurance administration    94,355 0.00 94,355 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   3,501 0.00 3,501 - 0.00
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   2,444,406 0.85 1,754,055 690,351 3.01
                    Capital outlay   1,495,882 0.67 1,308,608 187,274 5.33
               Air transportation (airports) 9,492 3.74 - 9,492 3.74
               Parking facilities   23,720 4.78 - 23,720 4.78
               Sea and inland port facilities   22,166 0.00 22,166 - 0.00
               Transit subsidies   1,782 14.36 - 1,782 14.36
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   1,624,864 1.85 213,798 1,411,066 2.13
               Fire protection   518,588 3.27 - 518,588 3.27
               Correction   986,229 0.00 631,055 355,174 0.16
                    Capital outlay   44,233 0.00 37,332 6,901 0.37
               Protective inspection and regulation   293,643 1.20 226,587 67,056 5.26
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   174,748 0.00 164,025 10,723 0.00
                    Capital outlay   30,480 4.16 27,646 2,834 44.69
               Parks and recreation   551,902 2.69 275,543 276,359 5.36
                    Capital outlay   95,163 7.61 41,392 53,771 13.47
               Housing and community development    424,785 1.66 144,186 280,599 2.51
               Sewerage   917,875 4.43 13,125 904,750 4.49
                    Capital outlay   158,546 21.50 280 158,266 21.54
               Solid waste management   842,484 2.23 98,075 744,409 2.53
                    Capital outlay   56,691 20.06 2,370 54,321 20.93
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   644,827 4.58 316,124 328,703 8.98
               Judicial and legal   715,109 1.00 248,931 466,178 1.54
               General public buildings 249,968 2.31 22,983 226,985 2.55
               Other governmental administration    326,480 1.93 102,177 224,303 2.81
          Interest on general debt   2,201,180 0.64 1,296,825 904,355 1.56
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   3,687,127 1.29 1,798,909 1,888,218 2.51
         
     Utility expenditure 1,662,197 2.25 1,114,304 547,893 6.82
               Capital outlay   382,172 7.46 308,149 74,023 38.53
          Water supply   500,026 7.47 19,971 480,055 7.79
          Electric power   37,136 0.00 - 37,136 0.00
          Gas supply   338 0.00 - 338 0.00
          Transit   1,124,697 0.00 1,094,333 30,364 0.32
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 4,072,981 0.00 4,059,057 13,924 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   1,683,094 0.00 1,683,094 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   2,001,154 0.00 1,987,230 13,924 0.00
          Workers' compensation   96,973 0.00 96,973 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   291,760 0.00 291,760 - 0.00
         
 Debt outstanding   39,349,513 0.70 22,894,179 16,455,334 1.68
         
Short-term    1,266,585 6.36 9,041 1,257,544 6.40
Long-term    38,082,928 0.67 22,885,138 15,197,790 1.69
     Full faith and credit   12,630,224 2.34 3,591,316 9,038,908 3.27
     Nonguaranteed   25,452,704 2.82 19,293,822 6,158,882 11.66
         
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   11,286,952 0.00 10,113,545 1,173,407 0.00
     Education   3,723,072 0.00 1,477,032 2,246,040 0.00
     Utilities   868,254 0.00 233,935 634,319 0.00
     Other   22,204,650 0.00 11,060,626 11,144,024 0.00
Long-term debt issued   5,479,741 4.04 2,688,492 2,791,249 7.93
Long-term debt retired   4,098,617 4.72 1,802,806 2,295,811 8.42
         
 Cash and security holdings   60,083,573 0.40 48,967,630 11,115,943 2.15
         
Insurance trust funds   30,868,875 0.00 30,798,973 69,902 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    1,771,647 0.00 1,771,647 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   28,877,387 0.00 28,807,485 69,902 0.00
     Workers' compensation   90,774 0.00 90,774 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   129,067 0.00 129,067 - 0.00
         
Other than insurance trust funds   29,214,698 0.82 18,168,657 11,046,041 2.16
     By purpose          
          Offsets to debt   13,241,143 0.00 10,775,176 2,465,967 0.00
          Bond funds   4,348,477 0.00 1,881,064 2,467,413 0.00
          Other   11,625,078 0.00 5,512,417 6,112,661 0.00
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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