The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Alaska 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.)
  Alaska
  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) 620 (X) 620 620 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1998, in millions)  17,167 (X) 17,167 17,167 (X)
           
 Revenue1 9,224,580 0.28 7,312,896 2,779,295 1.87
           
  General revenue1 7,611,678 0.31 5,940,989 2,538,300 1.80
           
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,379,429 1.55 1,222,794 1,024,246 4.44
     From Federal Government 1,379,429 1.55 1,219,718 159,711 13.40
     From State government 0 0.00 0 864,535 4.31
     From local governments1 0 0.00 3,076 0 0.00
           
General revenue from own sources   6,232,249 0.29 4,718,195 1,514,054 1.17
    Taxes   1,761,609 0.76 905,135 856,474 1.57
          Property 727,813 0.32 48,704 679,109 0.34
          Sales and gross receipts   284,535 4.19 132,004 152,531 7.81
               General sales   126,238 9.19 0 126,238 9.19
               Selective sales 158,297 0.33 132,004 26,293 1.97
                    Motor fuel 38,011 0.00 38,011 0 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 13,083 0.00 12,159 924 0.00
                    Tobacco products 51,788 0.00 47,584 4,204 0.00
                    Public utilities   3,692 0.00 3,668 24 0.00
                    Other selective sales   51,723 1.00 30,582 21,141 2.46
          Individual income   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
          Corporate income   211,811 0.00 211,811 0 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   43,949 0.20 33,914 10,035 0.88
          Other taxes   493,501 0.04 478,702 14,799 1.44
           
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   4,470,640 0.14 3,813,060 657,580 0.97
          Current charges   717,667 0.76 313,990 403,677 1.36
               Education   130,700 0.16 96,458 34,242 0.62
                    Institutions  of higher education   97,616 0.00 96,363 1,253 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 9,729 0.81 0 9,729 0.81
               Hospitals   57,297 0.00 0 57,297 0.00
               Highways   43,730 0.00 43,668 62 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   58,718 0.04 52,052 6,666 0.38
               Parking facilities   4,725 0.00 0 4,725 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   25,738 1.60 0 25,738 1.60
               Natural resources   12,104 0.00 12,104 0 0.00
               Parks and recreation   6,696 0.00 0 6,696 0.00
               Housing and community development   17,584 6.43 6,795 10,789 10.47
               Sewerage   42,971 2.45 0 42,971 2.45
               Solid waste management   44,498 2.61 0 44,498 2.61
               Other charges   272,906 1.79 102,913 169,993 2.87
           
          Miscellaneous general revenue   3,752,973 0.10 3,499,070 253,903 1.44
               Interest earnings   1,855,175 0.05 1,697,089 158,086 0.62
               Special assessments   4,021 12.27 0 4,021 12.27
               Sale of property   19,123 12.91 4,741 14,382 17.17
               Other general revenue   1,874,654 0.11 1,797,240 77,414 2.56
           
Utility revenue 220,404 3.64 25,663 194,741 4.12
     Water supply   48,574 6.50 0 48,574 6.50
     Electric power   167,456 4.16 25,663 141,793 4.92
     Gas supply   442 0.00 0 442 0.00
     Transit   3,932 0.00 0 3,932 0.00
           
Liquor store revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Insurance trust revenue   1,392,498 0.00 1,346,244 46,254 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   128,035 0.00 128,035 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   1,261,571 0.00 1,215,317 46,254 0.00
     Workers' compensation   2,892 0.00 2,892 0 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Expenditure1 8,085,378 0.70 6,140,559 2,875,758 1.97
           
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 106,769 0.00 1,028,890 8,818 0.07
     Direct expenditure   7,978,609 0.71 5,111,669 2,866,940 1.98
          Current operations   5,583,830 0.82 3,597,095 1,986,735 2.30
          Capital outlay   1,221,312 1.75 565,699 655,613 3.26
               Construction   969,098 2.09 405,085 564,013 3.58
               Other capital outlay   252,214 1.69 160,614 91,600 4.65
           
          Assistance and subsidies   171,243 0.00 171,243 0 0.00
          Interest on debt   448,854 0.65 237,443 211,411 1.39
          Insurance benefits and repayments 553,370 0.00 540,189 13,181 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   1,929,456 0.96 852,214 1,077,242 1.72
           
Direct expenditure by function          
Direct expenditure 7,978,609 0.71 5,111,669 2,866,940 1.98
     Direct general expenditure   7,131,493 0.72 4,543,042 2,588,451 1.98
          Capital outlay   1,138,557 1.88 564,768 573,789 3.73
          Other direct general expenditure    5,992,936 0.67 3,978,274 2,014,662 1.98
           
          Education services:          
               Education   1,742,598 2.57 663,880 1,078,718 4.14
                     Capital outlay   232,095 2.94 86,350 145,745 4.68
                   Higher education   341,156 0.00 326,733 14,423 0.00
                         Capital outlay   12,806 0.00 12,806 0 0.00
                   Elementary & secondary education   1,348,354 3.32 284,059 1,064,295 4.20
                         Capital outlay   218,083 3.13 72,338 145,745 4.68
                   Other education   53,088 0.00 53,088 0 0.00
               Libraries   23,173 3.20 4,230 18,943 3.92
           
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   689,193 0.01 683,241 5,952 1.16
                    Cash assistance payments 166,763 0.00 166,763 0 0.00
                    Vendor payments   398,670 0.00 398,670 0 0.00
                    Other public welfare   123,760 0.06 117,808 5,952 1.16
               Hospitals   85,125 0.00 21,896 63,229 0.00
                    Capital outlay   7,056 0.00 403 6,653 0.00
               Health   165,287 1.03 103,839 61,448 2.76
               Social insurance administration    24,692 0.00 24,692 0 0.00
               Veterans' services   35,673 0.00 35,673 0 0.00
           
          Transportation:          
               Highways   748,166 0.29 553,416 194,750 1.11
                    Capital outlay   356,657 0.07 231,955 124,702 0.21
               Air transportation (airports) 145,928 0.24 129,861 16,067 2.18
               Parking facilities   3,055 0.00 0 3,055 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   26,196 7.46 0 26,196 7.46
               Transit subsidies   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   177,696 2.39 52,196 125,500 3.38
               Fire protection   63,126 2.48 0 63,126 2.48
               Correction   154,514 0.00 153,161 1,353 0.00
                    Capital outlay   3,351 0.00 3,334 17 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   27,708 0.00 22,298 5,410 0.00
           
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   257,337 0.00 253,808 3,529 0.00
                    Capital outlay   76,522 0.00 76,442 80 0.00
               Parks and recreation   73,820 1.48 9,557 64,263 1.70
                    Capital outlay   28,063 1.54 1,607 26,456 1.64
               Housing and community development    139,295 14.87 48,271 91,024 22.76
               Sewerage   71,835 3.41 0 71,835 3.41
                    Capital outlay   36,795 0.84 0 36,795 0.84
               Solid waste management   52,390 11.41 0 52,390 11.41
                    Capital outlay   9,367 57.43 0 9,367 57.43
           
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   202,671 2.18 128,102 74,569 5.94
               Judicial and legal   122,304 0.13 111,132 11,172 1.45
               General public buildings 56,062 5.14 39,372 16,690 17.25
               Other governmental administration    101,859 1.88 35,168 66,691 2.86
          Interest on general debt   395,156 0.75 217,867 177,289 1.66
           
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   100,444 0.00 100,444 0 0.00
               Other and unallocable   1,446,190 0.99 1,150,938 295,252 4.85
           
     Utility expenditure 293,746 2.21 28,438 265,308 2.45
               Capital outlay   82,755 0.12 931 81,824 0.13
          Water supply   88,213 1.95 0 88,213 1.95
          Electric power   174,663 3.27 28,438 146,225 3.90
          Gas supply   3,844 0.00 0 3,844 0.00
          Transit   27,026 0.00 0 27,026 0.00
           
     Liquor store expenditure   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
     Insurance trust expenditure 553,370 0.00 540,189 13,181 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   117,331 0.00 117,331 0 0.00
          Employee retirement   433,573 0.00 420,392 13,181 0.00
          Workers' compensation   2,466 0.00 2,466 0 0.00
          Other insurance trust   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Debt outstanding   7,434,343 0.56 3,910,581 3,523,762 1.19
           
Short-term    1,761 0.00 0 1,761 0.00
Long-term    7,432,582 0.56 3,910,581 3,522,001 1.19
     Full faith and credit   2,409,100 0.16 552,461 1,856,639 0.21
     Nonguaranteed   5,023,482 0.84 3,358,120 1,665,362 2.54
           
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   3,528,517 0.00 2,766,774 761,743 0.00
     Education   631,064 0.00 36,261 594,803 0.00
     Utilities   874,667 0.77 333,543 541,124 1.25
     Other   2,398,334 1.76 774,003 1,624,331 2.59
Long-term debt issued   771,429 0.00 454,218 317,211 0.00
Long-term debt retired   716,603 0.34 343,345 373,258 0.64
           
 Cash and security holdings   46,031,229 0.05 43,253,920 2,777,309 0.83
           
Insurance trust funds   9,949,474 0.00 9,505,492 443,982 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    186,533 0.00 186,533 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   9,760,941 0.00 9,316,959 443,982 0.00
     Workers' compensation   2,000 0.00 2,000 0 0.00
     Miscellaneous   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Other than insurance trust funds            
     By purpose 36,081,755 0.06 33,748,428 2,333,327 0.99
          Offsets to debt   3,549,875 0.01 2,777,749 772,126 0.04
          Bond funds   416,882 0.01 9,660 407,222 0.01
          Other   32,114,998 0.07 30,961,019 1,153,979 2.00
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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