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 Georgia
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
     
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 8,186 (X) (X)
       
                    Revenue1 46,166,078 24,846,501 29,981,862
       
               General revenue1 44,359,631 26,114,056 26,907,860
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 9,357,310 8,610,629 9,408,966
     From federal government 9,357,310 8,540,902 816,408
     From state government X X 8,592,558
     From local government1 X 69,727 X
       
General revenue from own sources   35,002,321 17,503,427 17,498,894
    Taxes   24,058,380 13,772,147 10,286,233
          Property 6,640,041 54,089 6,585,952
          Sales and gross receipts   9,395,052 6,017,563 3,377,489
               General sales   7,493,304 4,833,521 2,659,783
               Selective sales 1,901,748 1,184,042 717,706
                    Motor fuel 649,746 649,746 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 256,857 144,022 112,835
                    Tobacco products 94,099 94,099 -
                    Public utilities   207,875 - 207,875
                    Other selective sales   693,171 296,175 396,996
          Individual income   6,487,638 6,487,638 -
          Corporate income   568,080 568,080 -
          License taxes 494,502 494,227 275
            Motor vehicle license   268,703 268,428 275
          Other taxes   473,067 150,550 322,517
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   10,943,941 3,731,280 7,212,661
          Current charges   6,963,408 1,895,393 5,068,015
               Education   1,468,471 1,238,705 229,766
                    Institutions of higher education   1,245,515 1,238,705 6,810
                    School lunch sales (gross) 182,117 - 182,117
               Hospitals   2,978,151 348,596 2,629,555
               Highways   22,486 22,486 -
               Air transportation (airports)   516,381 855 515,526
               Parking facilities   3,929 - 3,929
               Sea and inland port facilities   104,668 104,668 -
               Natural resources   26,356 25,917 439
               Parks and recreation   174,000 82,446 91,554
               Housing and community development   90,594 2,343 88,251
               Sewerage   650,480 - 650,480
               Solid waste management   425,656 27,984 397,672
               Other charges   502,236 41,393 460,843
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   3,980,533 1,835,887 2,144,646
               Interest earnings   1,465,562 448,829 1,016,733
               Special assessments   20,584 - 20,584
               Sale of property   31,036 - 31,036
               Other general revenue   2,463,351 1,387,058 1,076,293
       
               Other than general revenue 1,806,447 -1,267,555 3,074,002
       
Utility revenue 3,109,063 - 3,109,063
     Water supply   1,103,774 - 1,103,774
     Electric power   1,318,838 - 1,318,838
     Gas supply   566,434 - 566,434
     Transit   120,017 - 120,017
       
Liquor store revenue   - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue   -1,302,616 -1,267,555 -35,061
     Unemployment compensation   358,900 358,900 -
     Employee retirement   -1,723,886 -1,688,825 -35,061
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   62,370 62,370 -
       
                Expenditure1 53,610,112 31,352,991 30,960,277
       
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 8,644,827 58,329
     Direct expenditure   53,610,112 22,708,164 30,901,948
          Current operations   39,320,444 15,598,161 23,722,283
          Capital outlay   8,650,412 2,974,074 5,676,338
               Construction   6,702,699 2,387,083 4,315,616
               Other capital outlay   1,947,713 586,991 1,360,722
          Assistance and subsidies   816,236 816,236 -
          Interest on debt   1,707,573 433,247 1,274,326
          Insurance benefits and repayments 3,115,447 2,886,446 229,001
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   16,211,196 3,951,121 12,260,075
       
Direct expenditure by function 53,610,112 22,708,164 30,901,948
     Direct general expenditure   46,250,898 19,821,110 26,429,788
          Capital outlay   7,384,577 2,974,072 4,410,505
          Other direct general expenditure    38,866,321 16,847,038 22,019,283
       
          Education services:      
               Education   17,365,657 5,010,529 12,355,128
                       Capital outlay   2,250,801 583,724 1,667,077
                   Higher education   3,890,955 3,858,275 32,680
                        Capital outlay   512,206 503,335 8,871
                   Elementary & secondary   12,322,448 - 12,322,448
                        Capital outlay   1,658,206 - 1,658,206
                   Other education   1,152,254 1,152,254 -
               Libraries   115,278 - 115,278
       
          Social services and income maintenance:      
               Public welfare   7,459,345 7,312,846 146,499
                    Cash assistance payments 206,311 206,311 -
                    Vendor payments   6,284,176 6,284,176 -
                    Other public welfare   968,858 822,359 146,499
               Hospitals   3,498,875 634,079 2,864,796
                    Capital outlay   197,430 4,265 193,165
               Health   1,333,214 459,848 873,366
               Social insurance administration    141,365 141,365 -
               Veterans' services   10,392 10,392 -
       
          Transportation:      
               Highways   2,938,867 1,990,219 948,648
                    Capital outlay   2,256,148 1,847,582 408,566
               Air transportation (airports) 223,774 4,420 219,354
               Parking facilities   6,673 - 6,673
               Sea and inland port facilities   120,503 120,503 -
               Transit subsidies   - - -
       
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   1,555,442 255,475 1,299,967
               Fire protection   635,566 - 635,566
               Correction   1,764,894 1,233,182 531,712
                    Capital outlay   128,054 40,973 87,081
               Protective inspection and regulation   187,374 87,132 100,242
       
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   516,270 494,406 21,864
                    Capital outlay   82,274 76,892 5,382
               Parks and recreation   746,364 162,325 584,039
                    Capital outlay   295,351 19,917 275,434
               Housing and community development    740,049 32,368 707,681
               Sewerage   1,080,824 - 1,080,824
                    Capital outlay   608,473 - 608,473
               Solid waste management   492,640 31,578 461,062
                    Capital outlay   79,340 30,992 48,348
       
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   676,900 363,917 312,983
               Judicial and legal   682,487 164,016 518,471
               General public buildings 373,632 75,819 297,813
               Other governmental administration    667,431 56,640 610,791
          Interest on general debt   1,131,698 433,247 698,451
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   1,785,384 746,804 1,038,580
       
     Utility expenditure 4,243,767 608 4,243,159
               Capital outlay   1,265,835 2 1,265,833
          Water supply   1,894,253 - 1,894,253
          Electric power   1,212,826 - 1,212,826
          Gas supply   492,261 - 492,261
          Transit   644,427 608 643,819
       
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 3,115,447 2,886,446 229,001
          Unemployment compensation   832,422 832,422 -
          Employee retirement   2,204,343 1,975,342 229,001
          Workers' compensation   - - -
          Other insurance trust   78,682 78,682 -
       
               Debt outstanding   34,300,600 8,242,834 26,057,766
       
Short-term    639,762 - 639,762
Long-term    33,660,838 8,242,834 25,418,004
     Full faith and credit   16,122,952 6,123,870 9,999,082
     Nonguaranteed   17,537,886 2,118,964 15,418,922
       
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   4,417,634 1,848,447 2,569,187
     Education   3,811,407 - 3,811,407
     Utilities   12,526,277 - 12,526,277
     Other   12,905,520 6,394,387 6,511,133
Long-term debt issued   4,718,374 1,357,085 3,361,289
Long-term debt retired   2,403,719 634,302 1,769,417
       
                Cash and security holdings   87,124,333 61,649,036 25,475,297
       
Insurance trust funds   56,619,424 52,066,350 4,553,074
     Unemployment compensation    1,518,266 1,518,266 -
     Employee retirement   55,084,187 50,531,113 4,553,074
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Miscellaneous   16,971 16,971 -
       
Other than insurance trust funds   30,504,909 9,582,686 20,922,223
     By purpose      
          Offsets to debt   5,559,679 1,929,381 3,630,298
          Bond funds   5,831,630 1,873,182 3,958,448
          Other   19,113,600 5,780,123 13,333,477
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