The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Nebraska State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          NEBRASKA
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 1,648 1,648 1,648
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 39,618 39,618 39,618
       
Revenue¹ 10,707,656 5,537,331 6,243,699
       
General revenue¹ 7,917,167 4,740,329 4,250,212
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 1,306,815 1,164,360 1,215,829
From Federal Government 1,306,815 1,141,336 165,479
From State government (¹) (X) 1,050,350
From local governments¹ (X) 23,024 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 6,610,352 3,575,969 3,034,383
Taxes   4,492,416 2,548,174 1,944,242
Property 1,594,202 4,923 1,589,279
Sales and gross receipts 1,489,377 1,281,350 208,027
General 1,024,706 865,708 158,998
Selective 464,671 415,642 49,029
Motor fuel 278,581 277,127 1,454
Alcoholic beverage 16,217 16,155 62
Tobacco products 48,243 48,148 95
Public utilities 42,163 2,575 39,588
Other 79,467 71,637 7,830
Individual income 937,302 937,297 5
Corporate income 137,338 137,338 0
Motor vehicle license 88,812 74,352 14,460
Other taxes 245,385 112,914 132,471
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 2,117,936 1,027,795 1,090,141
Current charges 1,422,879 664,708 758,171
Education 475,233 336,787 138,446
Institutions of higher education 375,957 334,242 41,715
School lunch sales (gross) 38,381 - 38,381
Hospitals 502,907 259,058 243,849
Highways 6,024 3,215 2,809
Airports 31,859 773 31,086
Parking facilities 5,252 (X) 5,252
Water transport and terminals 793 - 793
       
Natural resources 26,447 15,707 10,740
Parks and recreation 30,310 5,496 24,814
Housing and community development 26,135 644 25,491
Sewerage 95,425 - 95,425
Solid waste management 51,975 - 51,975
Other charges 170,519 43,028 127,491
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 695,057 363,087 331,970
Interest earnings 356,155 179,987 176,168
Special assessments 30,410 - 30,410
Sale of property 6,514 1,753 4,761
Other general revenue 301,978 181,347 120,631
Other than general revenue 2,790,489 797,002 1,993,487
       
Utility revenue 1,857,653 - 1,857,653
Water supply 128,566 - 128,566
Electric power 1,555,504 - 1,555,504
Gas supply 168,288 - 168,288
Transit   5,295 - 5,295
       
Liquor store revenue - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue 932,836 797,002 135,834
Unemployment compensation 92,457 92,457 -
Employee retirement 840,257 704,423 135,834
Other insurance trust revenue 122 122 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 9,554,897 4,801,745 5,962,598
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ 9,349 1,210,235 8,560
Direct expenditure 9,545,548 3,591,510 5,954,038
Current operation 7,420,343 2,656,228 4,764,115
Capital outlay 1,388,023 506,517 881,506
Construction 1,040,459 420,520 619,939
Other 347,564 85,997 261,567
       
Assistance and subsidies 85,098 84,320 778
Interest on debt 347,545 90,200 257,345
Insurance benefits and repayments 304,539 254,245 50,294
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 3,138,359 1,006,978 2,131,381
       
Direct expenditure by function 9,545,548 3,591,510 5,954,038
Direct general expenditure 7,426,055 3,337,265 4,088,790
Capital outlay 1,102,232 506,517 595,715
Other direct general expenditure 6,323,823 2,830,748 3,493,075
       
Education services:      
Education 2,855,342 831,371 2,023,971
Higher education 887,491 743,046 144,445
Elementary and secondary education 1,879,526 - 1,879,526
Other education 88,325 88,325 (X)
Libraries 30,330 2,336 27,994
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 1,059,771 1,021,079 38,692
Cash assistance payments 52,393 51,615 778
Vendor payments 700,431 698,868 1,563
Other public welfare 306,947 270,596 36,351
Hospitals 598,644 328,258 270,386
Health 114,052 82,330 31,722
Social insurance administration 24,998 24,998 -
Veterans' services 1,585 1,585 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 755,160 450,296 304,864
Air transportation (airports) 52,934 3,202 49,732
Parking facilities 5,364 (X) 5,364
Water transport and terminals 4,276 - 4,276
Transit subsidies 459 - 459
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 194,494 36,764 157,730
Fire protection 114,066 - 114,066
Correction 151,592 105,630 45,962
Protective inspection and regulation 40,745 32,936 7,809
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 180,830 118,053 62,777
Parks and recreation 111,130 23,098 88,032
Housing and community development 99,637 1,640 97,997
Sewerage 100,710 233 100,477
Solid waste management 62,137 - 62,137
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 148,695 72,366 76,329
Judicial and legal 82,720 34,209 48,511
General public buildings 23,444 4,111 19,333
Other government administration 76,134 17,465 58,669
Interest on general debt 186,988 90,200 96,788
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 349,818 55,105 294,713
     
Utilities 1,814,954 - 1,814,954
Capital outlay 285,791 - 285,791
Water supply 143,724 - 143,724
Electric power 1,493,515 - 1,493,515
Gas supply 157,837 - 157,837
Transit 19,878 - 19,878
     
Liquor store expenditure - - -
     
Insurance trust 304,539 254,245 50,294
Unemployment compensation 63,816 63,816 -
Employee retirement 240,723 190,429 50,294
Other insurance trust - - (X)
     
Debt outstanding 6,227,817 1,494,425 4,733,392
     
Long-term 6,178,044 1,494,288 4,683,756
Full faith and credit 1,260,599 - 1,260,599
Nonguaranteed 4,917,445 1,494,288 3,423,157
Short-term 49,773 137 49,636
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 697,993 124,850 573,143
Utilities 2,966,655 - 2,966,655
Other 2,513,396 1,369,438 1,143,958
     
Long-term debt issued 416,984 186,027 230,957
Long-term debt retired 608,291 93,008 515,283
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year -179,464 92,648 -272,112
     
Cash and security holdings 10,934,734 6,895,508 4,039,226
     
Insurance trust funds 5,165,308 4,071,750 1,093,558
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 196,869 196,869 -
Employee retirement 4,966,574 3,873,016 1,093,558
Workers' compensation 1,865 1,865 (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 101,575 39,296 62,279
Securities 4,864,999 3,833,720 1,031,279
Federal 1,734,513 1,442,514 291,999
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 3,130,486 2,391,206 739,280
     
Other than insurance trust funds 5,769,426 2,823,758 2,945,668
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 1,854,178 1,352,262 501,916
Bond funds 242,263 30,530 211,733
    Other   3,672,985 1,440,966 2,232,019
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: March 09 2001