The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Connecticut 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.)
  Connecticut
  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) 3,282 (X) 3,282 3,282 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1998, in millions)  122,564 (X) 122,564 122,564 (X)
           
 Revenue1 23,796,056 0.09 16,437,468 10,171,325 0.30
           
  General revenue1 21,504,700 0.09 14,920,047 9,397,390 0.33
           
Intergovernmental revenue1 3,450,896 0.33 3,146,893 3,116,740 0.54
     From Federal Government 3,450,896 0.33 3,141,429 309,467 3.72
     From State government 0 0.00 0 2,807,273 0.86
     From local governments1 0 0.00 5,464 0 0.00
           
General revenue from own sources   18,053,804 0.12 11,773,154 6,280,650 0.34
    Taxes   14,888,650 0.08 9,623,591 5,265,059 0.22
          Property 5,174,841 0.20 0 5,174,841 0.20
          Sales and gross receipts   4,822,243 0.00 4,821,493 750 0.00
               General sales   3,218,062 0.00 3,218,062 0 0.00
               Selective sales 1,604,181 0.00 1,603,431 750 0.00
                    Motor fuel 544,667 0.00 544,667 0 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 44,143 0.00 44,143 0 0.00
                    Tobacco products 130,537 0.00 130,537 0 0.00
                    Public utilities   167,704 0.00 167,704 0 0.00
                    Other selective sales   717,130 0.00 716,380 750 0.00
          Individual income   3,609,991 0.01 3,609,595 396 99.90
          Corporate income   474,512 0.00 474,512 0 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   225,328 0.00 224,864 464 0.00
          Other taxes   581,735 0.88 493,127 88,608 5.79
           
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   3,165,154 0.60 2,149,563 1,015,591 1.87
          Current charges   1,553,236 1.12 1,003,159 550,077 3.16
               Education   519,418 0.58 450,457 68,961 4.36
                    Institutions  of higher education   448,041 0.00 448,041 0 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 51,392 3.91 0 51,392 3.91
               Hospitals   297,202 0.00 297,202 0 0.00
               Highways   1,152 5.85 991 161 41.84
               Air transportation (airports)   21,968 0.27 20,316 1,652 3.53
               Parking facilities   19,519 0.09 0 19,519 0.09
               Sea and inland port facilities   648 0.00 165 483 0.00
               Natural resources   1,700 0.00 1,698 2 0.00
               Parks and recreation   52,787 2.30 3,603 49,184 2.47
               Housing and community development   68,464 22.31 7,135 61,329 24.90
               Sewerage   168,607 4.33 0 168,607 4.33
               Solid waste management   193,304 0.70 148,179 45,125 3.00
               Other charges   208,467 1.75 73,413 135,054 2.71
           
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,611,918 0.38 1,146,404 465,514 1.31
               Interest earnings   705,811 0.52 500,691 205,120 1.78
               Special assessments   32,640 4.96 0 32,640 4.96
               Sale of property   15,927 1.40 6,515 9,412 2.36
               Other general revenue   857,540 0.62 639,198 218,342 2.42
           
Utility revenue 470,456 0.17 22,849 447,607 0.18
     Water supply   192,383 0.42 0 192,383 0.42
     Electric power   230,868 0.00 0 230,868 0.00
     Gas supply   12,513 0.00 0 12,513 0.00
     Transit   34,692 0.00 22,849 11,843 0.00
           
Liquor store revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Insurance trust revenue   1,820,900 0.00 1,494,572 326,328 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   514,957 0.00 514,957 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   1,217,496 0.00 891,168 326,328 0.00
     Workers' compensation   88,447 0.00 88,447 0 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Expenditure1 22,261,916 0.20 15,213,482 9,863,462 0.45
           
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 0 0.00 2,810,990 4,038 29.47
     Direct expenditure   22,261,916 0.20 12,402,492 9,859,424 0.45
          Current operations   16,609,870 0.20 8,281,691 8,328,179 0.39
          Capital outlay   1,878,633 1.80 871,208 1,007,425 3.36
               Construction   1,383,324 2.26 713,775 669,549 4.67
               Other capital outlay   495,309 3.16 157,433 337,876 4.63
           
          Assistance and subsidies   548,987 0.02 545,336 3,651 2.76
          Interest on debt   1,324,963 0.40 1,028,447 296,516 1.79
          Insurance benefits and repayments 1,899,463 0.00 1,675,810 223,653 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   7,233,713 0.59 2,753,974 4,479,739 0.95
           
Direct expenditure by function          
Direct expenditure 22,261,916 0.20 12,402,492 9,859,424 0.45
     Direct general expenditure   19,688,155 0.22 10,528,664 9,159,491 0.47
          Capital outlay   1,707,677 1.84 782,754 924,923 3.40
          Other direct general expenditure    17,980,478 0.18 9,745,910 8,234,568 0.39
           
          Education services:          
               Education   6,200,950 0.54 1,388,026 4,812,924 0.69
                     Capital outlay   356,775 5.49 67,157 289,618 6.76
                   Higher education   1,112,559 0.00 1,112,559 0 0.00
                         Capital outlay   45,255 0.00 45,255 0 0.00
                   Elementary & secondary education   4,813,904 0.69 980 4,812,924 0.69
                         Capital outlay   289,618 6.76 0 289,618 6.76
                   Other education   274,487 0.00 274,487 0 0.00
               Libraries   119,731 5.44 14,980 104,751 6.22
           
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   2,930,225 0.02 2,829,740 100,485 0.62
                    Cash assistance payments 456,050 0.02 452,399 3,651 2.76
                    Vendor payments   2,035,476 0.00 2,022,674 12,802 0.01
                    Other public welfare   438,699 0.14 354,667 84,032 0.75
               Hospitals   1,146,666 0.00 1,134,791 11,875 0.00
                    Capital outlay   9,710 0.00 9,534 176 0.00
               Health   399,909 0.37 302,691 97,218 1.54
               Social insurance administration    81,695 0.00 81,695 0 0.00
               Veterans' services   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
          Transportation:          
               Highways   1,106,595 0.51 689,523 417,072 1.36
                    Capital outlay   585,009 0.58 497,818 87,191 3.88
               Air transportation (airports) 28,841 0.00 25,310 3,531 0.00
               Parking facilities   17,049 0.03 0 17,049 0.03
               Sea and inland port facilities   4,093 0.00 2,046 2,047 0.00
               Transit subsidies   20,127 0.00 20,075 52 0.00
           
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   659,432 0.28 128,226 531,206 0.35
               Fire protection   376,718 4.47 0 376,718 4.47
               Correction   523,219 0.00 523,219 0 0.00
                    Capital outlay   15,076 0.00 15,076 0 0.00
               Protective inspection and regulation   122,767 0.52 100,848 21,919 2.91
           
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   89,819 0.00 89,819 0 0.00
                    Capital outlay   10,273 0.00 10,273 0 0.00
               Parks and recreation   194,339 0.88 27,238 167,101 1.02
                    Capital outlay   38,214 3.74 19,888 18,326 7.79
               Housing and community development    433,314 2.45 54,901 378,413 2.80
               Sewerage   232,273 1.30 92 232,181 1.30
                    Capital outlay   39,612 4.74 3 39,609 4.74
               Solid waste management   315,990 0.76 154,123 161,867 1.48
                    Capital outlay   18,120 3.93 13,028 5,092 14.00
           
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   516,501 1.25 360,121 156,380 4.14
               Judicial and legal   386,674 0.09 338,538 48,136 0.75
               General public buildings 103,772 0.94 14,654 89,118 1.09
               Other governmental administration    267,632 0.71 69,084 198,548 0.96
          Interest on general debt   1,290,682 0.41 1,028,447 262,235 2.03
           
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
               Other and unallocable   2,119,142 0.98 1,150,477 968,665 2.14
           
     Utility expenditure 674,298 1.98 198,018 476,280 2.80
               Capital outlay   170,956 7.69 88,454 82,502 15.93
          Water supply   199,559 6.68 0 199,559 6.68
          Electric power   200,521 0.00 0 200,521 0.00
          Gas supply   14,697 0.00 0 14,697 0.00
          Transit   259,521 0.00 198,018 61,503 0.00
           
     Liquor store expenditure   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
     Insurance trust expenditure 1,899,463 0.00 1,675,810 223,653 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   343,921 0.00 343,921 0 0.00
          Employee retirement   1,420,548 0.00 1,196,895 223,653 0.00
          Workers' compensation   134,994 0.00 134,994 0 0.00
          Other insurance trust   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Debt outstanding   22,237,656 0.65 17,504,807 4,732,849 3.05
           
Short-term    205,493 14.40 0 205,493 14.40
Long-term    22,032,163 0.62 17,504,807 4,527,356 3.03
     Full faith and credit   14,411,456 0.76 11,016,564 3,394,892 3.22
     Nonguaranteed   7,620,707 0.93 6,488,243 1,132,464 6.22
           
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   6,177,524 0.91 6,010,689 166,835 33.72
     Education   2,566,492 3.49 1,204,229 1,362,263 6.57
     Utilities   605,785 2.28 0 605,785 2.28
     Other   12,682,362 0.52 10,289,889 2,392,473 2.77
Long-term debt issued   2,478,188 0.54 2,057,972 420,216 3.16
Long-term debt retired   2,523,614 0.52 1,993,100 530,514 2.49
           
 Cash and security holdings   34,712,628 0.17 27,616,218 7,096,410 0.85
           
Insurance trust funds   20,929,315 0.00 16,846,014 4,083,301 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    872,615 0.00 872,615 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   19,993,350 0.00 15,910,049 4,083,301 0.00
     Workers' compensation   63,350 0.00 63,350 0 0.00
     Miscellaneous   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Other than insurance trust funds            
     By purpose 13,783,313 0.44 10,770,204 3,013,109 2.00
          Offsets to debt   8,796,185 0.43 8,639,972 156,213 23.99
          Bond funds   574,231 4.65 137,835 436,396 6.11
          Other   4,412,897 1.36 1,992,397 2,420,500 2.47
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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