The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 2.  Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.  Revised October 2005)
Description Arkansas
County Municipal Township Special District School District
government government government government government
amount amount amount amount amount
1 2 3 4 5
       
       
                    Revenue1 920,974 2,119,825 - 370,904 3,079,576
         
               General revenue1 920,974 1,588,809 - 309,407 3,079,576
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 207,878 395,909 - 165,091 2,619,699
     From federal government 53,850 37,994 - 125,433 18,026
     From state government 144,846 177,091 X 24,550 2,597,989
     From local government1 9,182 180,824 X 15,108 3,684
         
General revenue from own sources   713,096 1,192,900 - 144,316 459,877
    Taxes   460,330 503,314 - 44,042 227,119
          Property 163,895 86,443 - 43,640 223,036
          Sales and gross receipts   296,119 394,794 - - 534
               General sales   295,831 297,653 - - 534
               Selective sales 288 97,141 - - -
                    Motor fuel - - - - -
                    Alcoholic beverage 100 1,841 - - -
                    Tobacco products - - - - -
                    Public utilities   85 86,833 - - -
                    Other selective sales   103 8,467 - - -
          Individual income   - - - - 2,631
          Corporate income   - - - - -
          License taxes 20 3 - - -
            Motor vehicle license   20 3 - - -
          Other taxes   296 22,074 - 402 918
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   252,766 689,586 - 100,274 232,758
          Current charges   116,927 453,236 - 74,564 137,864
               Education   - - - - 137,864
                    Institutions of higher education   - - - - -
                    School lunch sales (gross) - - - - 51,360
               Hospitals   52,206 134,246 - - -
               Highways   - 398 - 6 -
               Air transportation (airports)   148 27,899 - 9,184 -
               Parking facilities   22 1,780 - 382 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - 1,550 - 74 -
               Natural resources   - - - 2,997 -
               Parks and recreation   944 12,465 - 2,404 -
               Housing and community development   - - - 24,918 -
               Sewerage   - 151,434 - 19,115 -
               Solid waste management   15,916 73,453 - 7,841 -
               Other charges   47,691 50,011 - 7,643 -
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   135,839 236,350 - 25,710 94,894
               Interest earnings   78,210 158,514 - 12,492 37,643
               Special assessments   221 804 - 7,426 -
               Sale of property   301 1,456 - 46 -
               Other general revenue   57,107 75,576 - 5,746 57,251
         
               Other than general revenue - 531,016 - 61,497 -
         
Utility revenue - 533,172 - 61,497 -
     Water supply   - 194,158 - 57,644 -
     Electric power   - 335,194 - - -
     Gas supply   - 3,124 - 578 -
     Transit   - 696 - 3,275 -
         
Liquor store revenue   - - - - -
         
Insurance trust revenue   - -2,156 - - -
     Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - -2,156 - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
         
                Expenditure1 931,261 2,011,323 - 351,535 3,017,761
         
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 177,703 9,588 - 3,438 744
     Direct expenditure   753,558 2,001,735 - 348,097 3,017,017
          Current operations   607,019 1,520,859 - 251,568 2,716,109
          Capital outlay   79,243 294,777 - 73,622 234,862
               Construction   21,309 206,749 - 49,331 55,939
               Other capital outlay   57,934 88,028 - 24,291 178,923
          Assistance and subsidies   1 - - - -
          Interest on debt   67,295 164,489 - 22,907 66,046
          Insurance benefits and repayments - 21,610 - - -
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   240,394 511,007 - 73,583 1,775,964
         
Direct expenditure by function 753,558 2,001,735 - 348,097 3,017,017
     Direct general expenditure   753,558 1,468,661 - 265,807 3,017,017
          Capital outlay   79,243 222,742 - 44,324 234,862
          Other direct general expenditure    674,315 1,245,919 - 221,483 2,782,155
         
          Education services:          
               Education   32 4 - - 2,950,971
                       Capital outlay   - - - - 234,862
                   Higher education   - - - - -
                        Capital outlay   - - - - -
                   Elementary & secondary   32 4 - - 2,950,971
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 234,862
                   Other education   - - - - -
               Libraries   21,125 13,129 - 17,647 -
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   13,790 1,239 - - -
                    Cash assistance payments 1 - - - -
                    Vendor payments   49 85 - - -
                    Other public welfare   13,740 1,154 - - -
               Hospitals   53,964 117,611 - - -
                    Capital outlay   643 680 - - -
               Health   6,855 14,915 - - -
               Social insurance administration    - - - - -
               Veterans' services   - - - - -
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   197,516 163,547 - 3,635 -
                    Capital outlay   43,756 37,078 - 88 -
               Air transportation (airports) 3,052 29,717 - 12,679 -
               Parking facilities   3 2,243 - 379 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - 1,302 - 338 -
               Transit subsidies   - 127 - - -
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   96,839 234,622 - - -
               Fire protection   4,626 128,145 - 15,076 -
               Correction   82,736 2,453 - - -
                    Capital outlay   9,181 - - - -
               Protective inspection and regulation   552 9,013 - - -
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   1,930 - - 17,087 -
                    Capital outlay   65 - - 3,858 -
               Parks and recreation   5,431 78,211 - 4,601 -
                    Capital outlay   253 15,686 - 489 -
               Housing and community development    1,761 17,292 - 135,851 -
               Sewerage   90 155,199 - 21,474 -
                    Capital outlay   2 43,345 - 7,560 -
               Solid waste management   30,041 87,506 - 16,760 -
                    Capital outlay   3,205 9,281 - 2,522 -
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   42,068 52,415 - - -
               Judicial and legal   41,920 20,610 - - -
               General public buildings 17,028 22,186 - - -
               Other governmental administration    37,325 32,667 - - -
          Interest on general debt   67,295 130,122 - 14,420 66,046
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - - - -
               Other and unallocable   27,579 154,386 - 5,860 -
         
     Utility expenditure - 511,464 - 82,290 -
               Capital outlay   - 72,035 - 29,298 -
          Water supply   - 221,517 - 68,646 -
          Electric power   - 284,228 - 4 -
          Gas supply   - 2,995 - 275 -
          Transit   - 2,724 - 13,365 -
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - - - - -
         
     Insurance trust expenditure - 21,610 - - -
          Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
          Employee retirement   - 21,610 - - -
          Workers' compensation   - - - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - - - -
         
               Debt outstanding   940,373 2,876,433 - 388,597 1,546,256
         
Short-term    60 3,720 - 2,496 16,958
Long-term    940,313 2,872,713 - 386,101 1,529,298
     Full faith and credit   15,426 236,981 - 91,582 1,529,298
     Nonguaranteed   924,887 2,635,732 - 294,519 -
         
Long-term debt by purpose:          
     Public debt for private purposes   891,922 1,574,787 - - -
     Education   - - - - 1,529,298
     Utilities   - 608,167 - 149,898 -
     Other   48,391 689,759 - 236,203 -
Long-term debt issued   49,000 275,356 - 36,589 357,415
Long-term debt retired   86,738 221,296 - 35,195 255,786
         
                Cash and security holdings   1,212,403 3,082,312 - 298,833 997,243
         
Insurance trust funds   - 297,509 - - -
     Unemployment compensation    - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - 297,509 - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - - - -
         
Other than insurance trust funds   1,212,403 2,784,803 - 298,833 997,243
     By purpose:          
          Offsets to debt   893,819 1,634,262 - 42,615 6,923
          Bond funds   4,824 132,432 - 33,043 381,280
          Other   313,760 1,018,109 - 223,175 609,040
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005