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 Maine
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
1 2 3 4 5
         
 Revenue1 11,699,933 0.22 8,639,110 4,334,033 0.69
         
General revenue1 10,539,635 0.24 7,573,532 4,239,313 0.71
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 2,692,317 0.08 2,580,118 1,385,409 0.94
     From Federal Government 2,692,317 0.08 2,572,822 119,495 1.84
     From State government1 (1) 0.00 - 1,265,914 1.04
     From local governments1 (1) 0.00 7,296 (1) 0.00
         
General revenue from own sources   7,847,318 0.33 4,993,414 2,853,904 0.90
    Taxes   5,805,560 0.36 3,598,579 2,206,981 0.94
          Property 2,210,504 0.90 41,190 2,169,314 0.91
          Sales and gross receipts   1,670,185 0.00 1,668,485 1,700 3.35
               General sales   1,041,216 0.00 1,041,216 - 0.00
               Selective sales 628,969 0.01 627,269 1,700 3.35
                    Motor fuel 229,066 0.00 229,066 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 14,090 0.00 14,090 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 154,825 0.00 154,825 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   27,028 0.21 25,328 1,700 3.35
                    Other selective sales   203,960 0.00 203,960 - 0.00
          Individual income   1,368,927 0.00 1,368,927 - 0.00
          Corporate income   188,016 0.00 188,016 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   94,772 3.62 83,222 11,550 29.71
          Other taxes   273,156 0.56 248,739 24,417 6.27
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   2,041,758 0.89 1,394,835 646,923 2.82
          Current charges   1,117,795 1.47 649,911 467,884 3.51
               Education   407,221 0.07 361,660 45,561 0.63
                    Institutions  of higher education   357,830 0.00 357,830 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 37,007 0.67 - 37,007 0.67
               Hospitals   74,001 0.00 4,483 69,518 0.00
               Highways   114,307 0.00 110,661 3,646 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   28,773 1.28 291 28,482 1.30
               Parking facilities   5,157 0.37 - 5,157 0.37
               Sea and inland port facilities   2,947 2.99 47 2,900 3.04
               Natural resources   15,848 0.00 15,848 - 0.00
               Parks and recreation   21,409 2.49 3,826 17,583 3.03
               Housing and community development   24,691 0.13 6,385 18,306 0.18
               Sewerage   140,185 11.77 - 140,185 11.77
               Solid waste management   52,404 2.49 18,686 33,718 3.87
               Other charges   230,852 1.51 128,024 102,828 3.39
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   923,963 0.70 744,924 179,039 3.61
               Interest earnings   277,262 1.59 211,634 65,628 6.71
               Special assessments   14,129 5.16 - 14,129 5.16
               Sale of property   7,591 12.06 2,024 5,567 16.44
               Other general revenue   624,981 0.38 531,266 93,715 2.51
         
Utility revenue 94,720 6.42 - 94,720 6.42
     Water supply   83,434 7.28 - 83,434 7.28
     Electric power   9,700 0.00 - 9,700 0.00
     Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Transit   1,586 0.00 - 1,586 0.00
         
Liquor store revenue   25 0.00 25 - 0.00
         
Insurance trust revenue   1,065,553 0.00 1,065,553 - 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   127,785 0.00 127,785 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   932,081 0.00 932,081 - 0.00
     Workers' compensation   5,687 0.00 5,687 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
 Expenditure1 10,713,474 0.30 7,854,687 4,055,109 0.80
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 22,597 0.00 1,217,377 1,542 0.00
     Direct expenditure   10,690,877 0.30 6,637,310 4,053,567 0.80
          Current operations   8,684,902 0.37 5,122,900 3,562,002 0.90
          Capital outlay   809,370 2.57 427,191 382,179 5.45
               Construction   551,136 1.02 341,368 209,768 2.68
               Other capital outlay   258,234 6.88 85,823 172,411 10.30
          Assistance and subsidies   235,426 0.02 235,316 110 40.56
          Interest on debt   338,007 0.58 228,731 109,276 1.80
          Insurance benefits and repayments 623,172 0.00 623,172 - 0.00
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   2,417,332 0.54 702,459 1,714,873 0.75
         
Direct expenditure by function 10,690,877 0.30 6,637,310 4,053,567 0.80
     Direct general expenditure   9,965,991 0.33 6,014,137 3,951,854 0.83
          Capital outlay   787,038 2.65 427,191 359,847 5.79
          Other direct general expenditure    9,178,953 0.36 5,586,946 3,592,007 0.92
         
          Education services:        
               Education   2,998,985 0.61 882,859 2,116,126 0.86
                    Capital outlay   213,000 0.29 101,134 111,866 0.54
                 Higher education   715,163 0.00 715,163 - 0.00
                    Capital outlay   91,284 0.00 91,284 - 0.00
                 Elementary & secondary   2,129,772 0.85 13,646 2,116,126 0.86
                    Capital outlay   112,069 0.54 203 111,866 0.54
                 Other education   154,050 0.00 154,050 - 0.00
               Libraries   32,372 1.48 4,513 27,859 1.72
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   2,496,584 0.02 2,460,938 35,646 1.23
                    Cash assistance payments 179,654 0.02 179,544 110 40.56
                    Vendor payments   1,859,934 0.01 1,854,705 5,229 4.99
                    Other public welfare   456,996 0.09 426,689 30,307 1.38
               Hospitals   120,645 0.00 53,755 66,890 0.00
                    Capital outlay   1,744 0.00 294 1,450 0.00
               Health   495,633 0.35 472,620 23,013 7.46
               Employment security administration    18,103 0.00 18,103 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   309 0.00 309 - 0.00
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   798,176 2.59 538,697 259,479 7.98
                    Capital outlay   331,603 5.83 272,156 59,447 32.51
               Air transportation (airports) 46,355 1.17 1,671 44,684 1.21
               Parking facilities   2,623 0.00 - 2,623 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   11,953 7.26 1,786 10,167 8.53
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   221,288 0.85 63,618 157,670 1.19
               Fire protection   119,744 2.81 - 119,744 2.81
               Correction   182,639 0.93 126,673 55,966 3.03
                    Capital outlay   2,485 4.96 1,012 1,473 8.37
               Protective inspection and regulation   56,898 1.55 49,368 7,530 11.73
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   176,339 0.18 173,036 3,303 9.40
                    Capital outlay   13,416 0.00 13,398 18 0.00
               Parks and recreation   67,438 0.97 11,600 55,838 1.17
                    Capital outlay   4,846 2.06 925 3,921 2.55
               Housing and community development    223,430 0.47 118,787 104,643 1.01
               Sewerage   137,210 13.35 1,877 135,333 13.53
                    Capital outlay   23,053 14.97 10 23,043 14.98
               Solid waste management   117,556 2.89 9,679 107,877 3.14
                    Capital outlay   3,082 29.49 24 3,058 29.72
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   185,212 3.90 115,945 69,267 10.43
               Judicial and legal   100,372 0.39 87,182 13,190 3.00
               General public buildings 63,901 2.77 28,321 35,580 4.98
               Other governmental administration    121,226 5.61 35,827 85,399 7.96
          Interest on general debt   328,249 0.55 228,731 99,518 1.83
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   44,595 0.55 42,926 1,669 14.82
               Other and unallocable   798,156 2.52 485,316 312,840 6.43
         
     Utility expenditure 101,713 5.07 - 101,713 5.07
               Capital outlay   22,332 0.47 - 22,332 0.47
          Water supply   84,816 6.07 - 84,816 6.07
          Electric power   9,295 0.00 - 9,295 0.00
          Gas supply   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Transit   7,602 0.00 - 7,602 0.00
         
     Liquor store expenditure   1 0.00 1 - 0.00
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 623,172 0.00 623,172 - 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   101,236 0.00 101,236 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   521,936 0.00 521,936 - 0.00
          Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
 Debt outstanding   7,473,265 0.66 5,000,296 2,472,969 1.99
         
Short-term    9,467 37.11 - 9,467 37.11
Long-term    7,463,798 0.66 5,000,296 2,463,502 2.01
     Public debt for private purposes   3,005,431 0.03 2,888,806 116,625 0.74
Long-term debt issued   1,313,502 1.70 1,109,491 204,011 10.93
Long-term debt retired   978,624 1.07 735,776 242,848 4.30
         
 Cash and security holdings   17,508,315 0.51 15,829,563 1,678,752 5.29
         
Insurance trust funds   9,980,320 0.00 9,980,320 - 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    448,783 0.00 448,783 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   9,525,416 0.00 9,525,416 - 0.00
     Workers' compensation   6,121 0.00 6,121 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
Other than insurance trust funds   7,527,995 1.18 5,849,243 1,678,752 5.29
     By purpose:        
          Offsets to debt   4,231,578 0.35 4,039,190 192,388 7.66
          Bond funds   357,836 21.92 127,444 230,392 34.05
          Other   2,938,581 1.16 1,682,609 1,255,972 2.71
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