The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State: 2005-06
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
Description Arkansas
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
1 2 3 4 5
         
 Revenue1 20,797,991 0.52 16,481,194 8,125,330 1.33
       
General revenue1 17,202,700 0.46 13,701,181 7,310,052 1.10
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 4,528,988 0.50 4,288,097 4,049,424 0.59
     From Federal Government 4,528,988 0.50 4,267,300 261,688 8.59
     From State government1 (1) 0.00 - 3,787,736 0.20
     From local governments1 (1) 0.00 20,797 (1) 0.00
       
General revenue from own sources   12,673,712 0.61 9,413,084 3,260,628 2.36
    Taxes   8,747,018 0.33 7,015,781 1,731,237 1.65
          Property 1,320,137 0.95 574,980 745,157 1.68
          Sales and gross receipts   4,642,273 0.56 3,690,394 951,879 2.71
               General sales   3,598,486 0.70 2,772,131 826,355 3.07
               Selective sales 1,043,787 0.32 918,263 125,524 2.62
                    Motor fuel 456,404 0.00 456,377 27 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 48,330 0.00 45,541 2,789 0.00
                    Tobacco products 148,879 0.00 148,879 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   99,468 3.31 - 99,468 3.31
                    Other selective sales   290,706 0.00 267,466 23,240 0.00
          Individual income   2,012,835 0.00 2,012,835 - 0.00
          Corporate income   368,529 0.00 368,523 6 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   130,203 0.00 130,196 7 0.00
          Other taxes   273,041 0.36 238,853 34,188 2.89
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   3,926,694 1.83 2,397,303 1,529,391 4.69
          Current charges   2,679,130 2.43 1,696,823 982,307 6.63
               Education   985,591 0.00 837,827 147,764 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   834,620 0.00 834,620 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 54,448 0.00 - 54,448 0.00
               Hospitals   893,774 0.00 675,772 218,002 0.00
               Highways   47,264 0.21 46,950 314 31.96
               Air transportation (airports)   43,334 1.82 - 43,334 1.82
               Parking facilities   2,670 0.00 - 2,670 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   2,135 0.00 - 2,135 0.00
               Natural resources   17,359 5.83 16,014 1,345 75.24
               Parks and recreation   41,593 1.54 25,910 15,683 4.08
               Housing and community development   26,608 1.07 155 26,453 1.07
               Sewerage   204,522 3.06 - 204,522 3.06
               Solid waste management   122,006 4.89 - 122,006 4.89
               Other charges   292,274 22.26 94,195 198,079 32.85
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,247,564 2.47 700,480 547,084 5.64
               Interest earnings   485,190 0.82 234,681 250,509 1.59
               Special assessments   29,290 47.80 - 29,290 47.80
               Sale of property   25,040 59.49 197 24,843 59.97
               Other general revenue   708,044 1.07 465,602 242,442 3.11
       
Utility revenue 790,790 9.34 - 790,790 9.34
     Water supply   386,688 19.11 - 386,688 19.11
     Electric power   397,293 0.14 - 397,293 0.14
     Gas supply   3,964 20.45 - 3,964 20.45
     Transit   2,845 0.00 - 2,845 0.00
       
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Insurance trust revenue   2,804,501 0.04 2,780,013 24,488 4.44
     Unemployment compensation   275,810 0.00 275,810 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   2,504,271 0.04 2,479,783 24,488 4.44
     Workers' compensation   24,420 0.00 24,420 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Expenditure1 18,502,793 0.72 14,370,337 7,992,528 1.66
       
By character and object:      
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 13,487 0.00 3,866,226 7,333 0.00
     Direct expenditure   18,489,306 0.72 10,504,111 7,985,195 1.67
          Current operations   14,801,018 0.71 8,162,157 6,638,861 1.58
          Capital outlay   1,873,380 2.34 880,641 992,739 4.42
               Construction   1,292,161 2.82 765,171 526,990 6.91
               Other capital outlay   581,219 1.54 115,470 465,749 1.92
          Assistance and subsidies   236,686 0.00 236,559 127 0.00
          Interest on debt   479,041 2.51 157,187 321,854 3.74
          Insurance benefits and repayments 1,099,181 0.05 1,067,567 31,614 1.66
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   5,046,191 0.32 1,663,787 3,382,404 0.47
       
Direct expenditure by function 18,489,306 0.72 10,504,111 7,985,195 1.67
     Direct general expenditure   16,585,028 0.59 9,436,544 7,148,484 1.38
          Capital outlay   1,683,621 0.90 880,641 802,980 1.89
          Other direct general expenditure    14,901,407 0.65 8,555,903 6,345,504 1.53
       
          Education services:      
               Education   6,383,001 0.00 2,252,202 4,130,799 0.00
                    Capital outlay   696,722 0.00 247,174 449,548 0.00
                 Higher education   1,905,583 0.00 1,905,583 - 0.00
                    Capital outlay   247,048 0.00 247,048 - 0.00
                 Elementary & secondary   4,130,799 0.00 - 4,130,799 0.00
                    Capital outlay   449,548 0.00 - 449,548 0.00
                 Other education   346,619 0.00 346,619 - 0.00
               Libraries   64,993 0.56 4,666 60,327 0.60
       
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   3,443,502 0.03 3,425,852 17,650 5.92
                    Cash assistance payments 20,635 0.00 20,508 127 0.00
                    Vendor payments   2,826,041 0.00 2,822,248 3,793 0.00
                    Other public welfare   596,826 0.17 583,096 13,730 7.60
               Hospitals   868,447 0.00 666,283 202,164 0.00
                    Capital outlay   47,123 0.00 40,410 6,713 0.00
               Health   382,779 0.37 343,732 39,047 3.62
               Employment security administration    60,319 0.00 60,319 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   6,591 0.00 6,591 - 0.00
       
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,132,217 1.87 792,448 339,769 6.22
                    Capital outlay   616,080 1.32 545,030 71,050 11.42
               Air transportation (airports) 89,070 2.04 801 88,269 2.06
               Parking facilities   2,326 0.00 - 2,326 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   2,256 0.00 - 2,256 0.00
       
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   505,272 1.57 102,735 402,537 1.98
               Fire protection   181,650 3.29 - 181,650 3.29
               Correction   521,496 0.25 394,550 126,946 1.03
                    Capital outlay   48,305 0.00 27,516 20,789 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   81,481 0.33 70,451 11,030 2.44
       
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   230,497 0.54 210,454 20,043 6.20
                    Capital outlay   6,837 0.36 6,159 678 3.62
               Parks and recreation   189,649 4.62 87,974 101,675 8.61
                    Capital outlay   29,122 19.43 6,217 22,905 24.71
               Housing and community development    182,428 2.14 16,064 166,364 2.34
               Sewerage   230,957 1.95 - 230,957 1.95
                    Capital outlay   79,967 3.62 - 79,967 3.62
               Solid waste management   196,633 4.42 24,422 172,211 5.05
                    Capital outlay   9,991 3.65 - 9,991 3.65
       
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   464,233 3.29 342,319 121,914 12.54
               Judicial and legal   217,702 0.87 139,563 78,139 2.43
               General public buildings 47,245 3.61 11,345 35,900 4.75
               Other governmental administration    144,380 2.31 48,569 95,811 3.48
          Interest on general debt   433,405 1.19 157,187 276,218 1.87
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   18,001 2.54 - 18,001 2.54
               Other and unallocable   504,498 17.26 278,017 226,481 38.46
       
     Utility expenditure 805,097 11.55 - 805,097 11.55
               Capital outlay   189,759 21.72 - 189,759 21.72
          Water supply   434,201 20.75 - 434,201 20.75
          Electric power   338,460 5.85 - 338,460 5.85
          Gas supply   11,954 100.00 - 11,954 100.00
          Transit   20,482 0.00 - 20,482 0.00
       
     Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 1,099,181 0.05 1,067,567 31,614 1.66
          Unemployment compensation   216,181 0.00 216,181 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   868,316 0.06 836,702 31,614 1.66
          Workers' compensation   14,684 0.00 14,684 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Debt outstanding   11,814,963 2.09 4,534,205 7,280,758 3.39
       
Short-term    28,549 3.68 24,276 4,273 24.57
Long-term    11,786,414 2.09 4,509,929 7,276,485 3.38
     Public debt for private purposes   4,416,552 0.57 2,034,103 2,382,449 1.06
Long-term debt issued   1,462,415 2.80 682,049 780,366 5.24
Long-term debt retired   1,031,031 3.72 461,905 569,126 6.73
       
 Cash and security holdings   30,213,008 0.38 23,867,146 6,345,862 1.82
       
Insurance trust funds   17,448,496 0.07 17,149,325 299,171 4.26
     Unemployment compensation    185,761 0.00 185,761 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   17,110,729 0.07 16,811,558 299,171 4.26
     Workers' compensation   152,006 0.00 152,006 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Other than insurance trust funds   12,764,512 0.90 6,717,821 6,046,691 1.90
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   5,201,729 0.74 2,484,236 2,717,493 1.41
          Bond funds   1,286,291 3.68 537,562 748,729 6.31
          Other   6,276,492 1.02 3,696,023 2,580,469 2.47
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: July 01 2008
Last Revised: July 01 2008