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 North Carolina
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 8,049 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 48,596,900 31,523,608 27,473,194
     
               General revenue1 44,164,826 29,972,482 24,592,246
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 10,240,822 10,201,721 10,439,003
     From federal government 10,240,822 9,466,152 774,670
     From state government X X 9,664,333
     From local government1 X 735,569 X
     
General revenue from own sources   33,924,004 19,770,761 14,153,243
    Taxes   22,576,419 15,537,366 7,039,053
          Property 5,421,740 - 5,421,740
          Sales and gross receipts   7,851,733 6,564,585 1,287,148
               General sales   4,909,217 3,740,715 1,168,502
               Selective sales 2,942,516 2,823,870 118,646
                    Motor fuel 1,209,386 1,209,386 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 210,467 202,528 7,939
                    Tobacco products 41,531 41,531 -
                    Public utilities   407,405 407,405 -
                    Other selective sales   1,073,727 963,020 110,707
          Individual income   7,265,242 7,265,242 -
          Corporate income   668,124 668,124 -
          License taxes 910,687 884,085 26,602
            Motor vehicle license   437,310 410,708 26,602
          Other taxes   458,893 155,330 303,563
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   11,347,585 4,233,395 7,114,190
          Current charges   8,543,473 2,721,578 5,821,895
               Education   2,074,790 1,573,587 501,203
                    Institutions of higher education   1,780,394 1,559,147 221,247
                    School lunch sales (gross) 229,933 - 229,933
               Hospitals   3,786,983 861,734 2,925,249
               Highways   6,339 6,339 -
               Air transportation (airports)   187,188 - 187,188
               Parking facilities   23,092 - 23,092
               Sea and inland port facilities   30,252 30,252 -
               Natural resources   42,735 42,062 673
               Parks and recreation   99,121 7,992 91,129
               Housing and community development   74,872 8,117 66,755
               Sewerage   962,189 - 962,189
               Solid waste management   355,829 345 355,484
               Other charges   900,083 191,150 708,933
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   2,804,112 1,511,817 1,292,295
               Interest earnings   1,340,553 752,054 588,499
               Special assessments   13,889 - 13,889
               Sale of property   37,095 1,792 35,303
               Other general revenue   1,412,575 757,971 654,604
     
               Other than general revenue 4,432,074 1,551,126 2,880,948
     
Utility revenue 2,505,224 - 2,505,224
     Water supply   447,153 - 447,153
     Electric power   1,928,275 - 1,928,275
     Gas supply   104,725 - 104,725
     Transit   25,071 - 25,071
     
Liquor store revenue   385,793 - 385,793
     
Insurance trust revenue   1,541,057 1,551,126 -10,069
     Unemployment compensation   515,630 515,630 -
     Employee retirement   1,025,427 1,035,496 -10,069
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 51,838,538 33,123,528 28,576,966
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 9,450,766 411,190
     Direct expenditure   51,838,538 23,672,762 28,165,776
          Current operations   39,414,631 16,562,481 22,852,150
          Capital outlay   6,103,371 2,393,822 3,709,549
               Construction   4,766,294 1,864,834 2,901,460
               Other capital outlay   1,337,077 528,988 808,089
          Assistance and subsidies   951,129 547,512 403,617
          Interest on debt   1,764,068 582,690 1,181,378
          Insurance benefits and repayments 3,605,339 3,586,257 19,082
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   16,716,299 5,292,930 11,423,369
     
Direct expenditure by function 51,838,538 23,672,762 28,165,776
     Direct general expenditure   44,539,961 20,086,505 24,453,456
          Capital outlay   5,173,617 2,393,822 2,779,795
          Other direct general expenditure    39,366,344 17,692,683 21,673,661
     
          Education services:      
               Education   15,261,615 4,602,025 10,659,590
                       Capital outlay   1,633,680 409,359 1,224,321
                   Higher education   5,147,632 4,054,474 1,093,158
                        Capital outlay   507,986 407,740 100,246
                   Elementary & secondary   9,600,354 33,922 9,566,432
                        Capital outlay   1,124,075 - 1,124,075
                   Other education   513,629 513,629 -
               Libraries   165,486 9,406 156,080
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   7,657,145 6,521,666 1,135,479
                    Cash assistance payments 674,209 270,592 403,617
                    Vendor payments   5,510,950 5,466,784 44,166
                    Other public welfare   1,471,986 784,290 687,696
               Hospitals   4,088,445 1,289,041 2,799,404
                    Capital outlay   113,131 11,116 102,015
               Health   1,998,981 631,738 1,367,243
               Social insurance administration    112,717 112,717 -
               Veterans' services   10,566 10,566 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   3,016,822 2,574,144 442,678
                    Capital outlay   1,926,152 1,763,285 162,867
               Air transportation (airports) 286,013 3,975 282,038
               Parking facilities   21,995 - 21,995
               Sea and inland port facilities   53,341 53,341 -
               Transit subsidies   9,188 - 9,188
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   1,504,076 328,841 1,175,235
               Fire protection   573,019 - 573,019
               Correction   1,171,635 913,713 257,922
                    Capital outlay   38,502 20,146 18,356
               Protective inspection and regulation   208,487 113,198 95,289
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   644,260 523,876 120,384
                    Capital outlay   90,321 46,343 43,978
               Parks and recreation   645,242 125,153 520,089
                    Capital outlay   214,372 18,689 195,683
               Housing and community development    760,343 91,121 669,222
               Sewerage   650,510 415 650,095
                    Capital outlay   27,170 - 27,170
               Solid waste management   622,941 71,496 551,445
                    Capital outlay   61,051 21 61,030
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   466,276 240,840 225,436
               Judicial and legal   553,464 448,595 104,869
               General public buildings 254,169 28,928 225,241
               Other governmental administration    469,778 62,265 407,513
          Interest on general debt   1,342,624 582,690 759,934
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   12,239 1,012 11,227
               Other and unallocable   1,978,584 745,743 1,232,841
     
     Utility expenditure 3,359,161 - 3,359,161
               Capital outlay   929,754 - 929,754
          Water supply   1,160,497 - 1,160,497
          Electric power   1,889,421 - 1,889,421
          Gas supply   102,645 - 102,645
          Transit   206,598 - 206,598
     
     Liquor store expenditure   334,077 - 334,077
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 3,605,339 3,586,257 19,082
          Unemployment compensation   1,275,163 1,275,163 -
          Employee retirement   2,330,176 2,311,094 19,082
          Workers' compensation   - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   33,460,541 11,128,287 22,332,254
     
Short-term    92,108 6,800 85,308
Long-term    33,368,433 11,121,487 22,246,946
     Full faith and credit   12,218,817 4,566,854 7,651,963
     Nonguaranteed   21,149,616 6,554,633 14,594,983
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   7,707,000 5,650,931 2,056,069
     Education   7,558,433 3,180,742 4,377,691
     Utilities   7,635,929 - 7,635,929
     Other   10,467,071 2,289,814 8,177,257
Long-term debt issued   4,144,006 1,929,744 2,214,262
Long-term debt retired   2,386,412 806,291 1,580,121
     
                Cash and security holdings   85,349,955 70,642,949 14,707,006
     
Insurance trust funds   56,833,117 56,543,875 289,242
     Unemployment compensation    449,571 449,571 -
     Employee retirement   56,383,546 56,094,304 289,242
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   28,516,838 14,099,074 14,417,764
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   8,129,050 5,716,538 2,412,512
          Bond funds   1,867,030 334,892 1,532,138
          Other   18,520,758 8,047,644 10,473,114
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