The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Colorado State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1998-99   
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
  Colorado
  State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
  amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
           
 Population (FY 1999, in thousands) 4,056 (X) 4,056 4,056 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1998, in millions)  118,514 (X) 118,514 118,514 (X)
           
 Revenue1 25,412,517 0.39 14,158,140 14,325,475 0.72
           
  General revenue1 21,136,614 0.45 11,746,973 12,460,739 0.79
           
Intergovernmental revenue1 3,323,827 0.43 2,959,108 3,435,817 1.15
     From Federal Government 3,323,827 0.43 2,941,008 382,819 3.70
     From State government 0 0.00 0 3,052,998 1.21
     From local governments1 0 0.00 18,100 0 0.00
           
General revenue from own sources   17,812,787 0.53 8,787,865 9,024,922 1.05
    Taxes   12,116,877 0.66 6,568,185 5,548,692 1.44
          Property 3,413,607 2.23 0 3,413,607 2.23
          Sales and gross receipts   4,382,803 0.48 2,521,031 1,861,772 1.12
               General sales   3,381,211 0.58 1,703,608 1,677,603 1.17
               Selective sales 1,001,592 0.24 817,423 184,169 1.29
                    Motor fuel 515,768 0.00 515,768 0 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 26,323 0.00 26,193 130 0.00
                    Tobacco products 69,752 0.26 68,013 1,739 10.46
                    Public utilities   108,134 1.80 7,746 100,388 1.94
                    Other selective sales   281,615 0.63 199,703 81,912 2.15
          Individual income   3,354,873 0.00 3,354,873 0 0.00
          Corporate income   301,043 0.00 301,043 0 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   197,416 0.27 165,363 32,053 1.66
          Other taxes   467,135 3.81 225,875 241,260 7.37
           
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   5,695,910 0.65 2,219,680 3,476,230 1.06
          Current charges   3,639,784 0.85 1,278,954 2,360,830 1.31
               Education   1,356,750 0.00 1,097,579 259,171 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   1,116,439 0.00 1,081,790 34,649 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 75,387 0.00 0 75,387 0.00
               Hospitals   446,229 4.97 36,976 409,253 5.42
               Highways   13,494 1.78 1,450 12,044 2.00
               Air transportation (airports)   506,269 0.11 0 506,269 0.11
               Parking facilities   17,641 1.61 0 17,641 1.61
               Sea and inland port facilities   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
               Natural resources   24,732 4.49 15,970 8,762 12.68
               Parks and recreation   189,612 4.79 2,382 187,230 4.85
               Housing and community development   84,041 4.57 16,700 67,341 5.70
               Sewerage   412,888 4.95 0 412,888 4.95
               Solid waste management   56,416 6.31 3,379 53,037 6.71
               Other charges   531,712 1.46 104,518 427,194 1.81
           
          Miscellaneous general revenue   2,056,126 0.97 940,726 1,115,400 1.79
               Interest earnings   1,052,464 1.43 430,655 621,809 2.43
               Special assessments   42,199 4.87 0 42,199 4.87
               Sale of property   32,545 7.26 2,034 30,511 7.75
               Other general revenue   928,918 1.44 508,037 420,881 3.18
           
Utility revenue 1,372,958 1.30 0 1,372,958 1.30
     Water supply   685,317 2.32 0 685,317 2.32
     Electric power   524,903 0.95 0 524,903 0.95
     Gas supply   106,060 1.18 0 106,060 1.18
     Transit   56,678 0.29 0 56,678 0.29
           
Liquor store revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Insurance trust revenue   2,902,945 0.00 2,411,167 491,778 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   231,746 0.00 231,746 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   2,392,615 0.00 1,900,837 491,778 0.00
     Workers' compensation   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   278,584 0.00 278,584 0 0.00
           
 Expenditure1 23,503,104 0.54 13,148,371 13,870,842 0.91
           
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 4,064 0.00 3,519,783 390 25.50
     Direct expenditure   23,499,040 0.54 9,628,588 13,870,452 0.91
          Current operations   16,946,755 0.34 6,705,938 10,240,817 0.57
          Capital outlay   3,457,404 2.07 1,128,822 2,328,582 3.08
               Construction   2,415,589 2.84 804,003 1,611,586 4.25
               Other capital outlay   1,041,815 2.07 324,819 716,996 3.01
           
          Assistance and subsidies   192,157 1.09 95,983 96,174 2.18
          Interest on debt   1,267,366 3.93 255,147 1,012,219 4.92
          Insurance benefits and repayments 1,635,358 0.00 1,442,698 192,660 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   7,674,360 0.32 2,376,322 5,298,038 0.46
           
Direct expenditure by function          
Direct expenditure 23,499,040 0.54 9,628,588 13,870,452 0.91
     Direct general expenditure   20,067,885 0.48 8,179,104 11,888,781 0.81
          Capital outlay   2,949,180 1.23 1,128,668 1,820,512 1.99
          Other direct general expenditure    17,118,705 0.50 7,050,436 10,068,269 0.86
           
          Education services:          
               Education   7,242,048 0.00 2,364,289 4,877,759 0.00
                     Capital outlay   841,552 0.00 205,504 636,048 0.00
                   Higher education   2,280,674 0.00 2,169,243 111,431 0.00
                         Capital outlay   210,088 0.00 202,217 7,871 0.00
                   Elementary & secondary education   4,768,959 0.00 2,631 4,766,328 0.00
                         Capital outlay   628,177 0.00 0 628,177 0.00
                   Other education   192,415 0.00 192,415 0 0.00
               Libraries   131,550 0.86 1,317 130,233 0.87
           
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   2,576,408 0.25 2,146,184 430,224 1.47
                    Cash assistance payments 96,174 2.18 0 96,174 2.18
                    Vendor payments   1,642,129 0.05 1,599,246 42,883 2.00
                    Other public welfare   838,105 0.63 546,938 291,167 1.80
               Hospitals   596,117 4.31 145,775 450,342 5.70
                    Capital outlay   55,044 5.81 6,410 48,634 6.58
               Health   402,127 0.71 258,822 143,305 1.99
               Social insurance administration    42,204 0.00 42,204 0 0.00
               Veterans' services   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
          Transportation:          
               Highways   1,764,863 0.80 888,442 876,421 1.61
                    Capital outlay   1,073,460 0.94 661,526 411,934 2.44
               Air transportation (airports) 228,866 1.98 696 228,170 1.99
               Parking facilities   11,859 2.14 0 11,859 2.14
               Sea and inland port facilities   64 0.00 0 64 0.00
               Transit subsidies   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   777,886 0.69 70,165 707,721 0.76
               Fire protection   303,192 3.60 0 303,192 3.60
               Correction   787,586 3.10 588,941 198,645 12.31
                    Capital outlay   167,735 2.06 156,393 11,342 30.45
               Protective inspection and regulation   106,239 0.84 74,866 31,373 2.85
           
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   212,918 6.33 170,875 42,043 32.05
                    Capital outlay   42,410 31.70 28,857 13,553 99.19
               Parks and recreation   608,480 1.49 50,511 557,969 1.62
                    Capital outlay   141,057 4.28 16,474 124,583 4.84
               Housing and community development    326,447 4.03 39,653 286,794 4.59
               Sewerage   347,989 8.91 0 347,989 8.91
                    Capital outlay   106,093 20.23 0 106,093 20.23
               Solid waste management   96,096 3.71 14,694 81,402 4.38
                    Capital outlay   7,734 7.99 1,300 6,434 9.61
           
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   371,400 1.33 144,226 227,174 2.18
               Judicial and legal   319,703 0.37 168,372 151,331 0.77
               General public buildings 123,585 0.75 5,416 118,169 0.79
               Other governmental administration    260,758 1.85 35,067 225,691 2.14
          Interest on general debt   1,100,641 4.52 250,613 850,028 5.85
           
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
               Other and unallocable   1,328,859 2.49 717,976 610,883 5.41
           
     Utility expenditure 1,795,797 3.82 6,786 1,789,011 3.83
               Capital outlay   508,224 11.34 154 508,070 11.34
          Water supply   776,367 8.65 6,786 769,581 8.73
          Electric power   580,451 1.39 0 580,451 1.39
          Gas supply   108,778 0.01 0 108,778 0.01
          Transit   330,201 0.20 0 330,201 0.20
           
     Liquor store expenditure   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
     Insurance trust expenditure 1,635,358 0.00 1,442,698 192,660 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   147,120 0.00 147,120 0 0.00
          Employee retirement   1,314,624 0.00 1,121,964 192,660 0.00
          Workers' compensation   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
          Other insurance trust   173,614 0.00 173,614 0 0.00
           
 Debt outstanding   22,059,022 4.24 4,058,764 18,000,258 5.19
           
Short-term    41,057 2.28 0 41,057 2.28
Long-term    22,017,965 4.24 4,058,764 17,959,201 5.20
     Full faith and credit   8,267,717 11.22 2,501 8,265,216 11.22
     Nonguaranteed   13,750,248 1.22 4,056,263 9,693,985 1.74
           
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   4,316,809 0.03 2,650,343 1,666,466 0.08
     Education   5,050,029 0.00 981,514 4,068,515 0.00
     Utilities   2,507,473 4.02 75,930 2,431,543 4.14
     Other   10,143,654 9.17 350,977 9,792,677 9.49
Long-term debt issued   3,377,250 3.27 838,562 2,538,688 4.34
Long-term debt retired   2,250,491 2.31 439,763 1,810,728 2.87
           
 Cash and security holdings   42,560,800 0.50 27,391,782 15,169,018 1.40
           
Insurance trust funds   23,474,315 0.00 19,628,549 3,845,766 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    684,987 0.00 684,987 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   21,941,900 0.00 18,096,134 3,845,766 0.00
     Workers' compensation   682,575 0.00 682,575 0 0.00
     Miscellaneous   164,853 0.00 164,853 0 0.00
           
Other than insurance trust funds            
     By purpose 19,086,485 1.11 7,763,233 11,323,252 1.87
          Offsets to debt   5,802,277 1.00 3,227,254 2,575,023 2.26
          Bond funds   2,639,441 1.32 659,889 1,979,552 1.76
          Other   10,644,767 1.68 3,876,090 6,768,677 2.65
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released December 31, 1999.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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