The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Mississippi 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)      
          MISSISSIPPI
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 2,710 2,710 2,710
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 48,898 48,898 48,898
       
Revenue¹ 13,235,439 9,400,400 6,236,043
       
General revenue¹ 11,234,589 7,895,021 5,740,572
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 2,978,331 2,904,204 2,475,131
From Federal Government 2,978,331 2,787,879 190,452
From State government (¹) (X) 2,284,679
From local governments¹ (X) 116,325 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 8,256,258 4,990,817 3,265,441
Taxes   5,361,806 4,016,549 1,345,257
Property 1,257,163 22,816 1,234,347
Sales and gross receipts 2,727,194 2,665,109 62,085
General 1,916,536 1,916,461 75
Selective 810,658 748,648 62,010
Motor fuel 364,933 356,414 8,519
Alcoholic beverage 38,918 38,918 -
Tobacco products 56,733 56,733 -
Public utilities 30,391 - 30,391
Other 319,683 296,583 23,100
Individual income 791,029 791,009 20
Corporate income 225,924 225,924 0
Motor vehicle license 118,142 116,986 1,156
Other taxes 242,354 194,705 47,649
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 2,894,452 974,268 1,920,184
Current charges 2,210,290 742,604 1,467,686
Education 532,557 362,118 170,439
Institutions of higher education 448,485 356,395 92,090
School lunch sales (gross) 38,733 - 38,733
Hospitals 1,221,089 234,103 986,986
Highways 14,383 13,320 1,063
Airports 12,806 - 12,806
Parking facilities 867 (X) 867
Water transport and terminals 27,964 14,912 13,052
       
Natural resources 17,312 14,675 2,637
Parks and recreation 13,081 6,358 6,723
Housing and community development 35,472 - 35,472
Sewerage 108,781 - 108,781
Solid waste management 62,030 - 62,030
Other charges 163,948 97,118 66,830
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 684,162 231,664 452,498
Interest earnings 375,560 152,307 223,253
Special assessments 4,803 - 4,803
Sale of property 22,939 600 22,339
Other general revenue 280,860 78,757 202,103
Other than general revenue 2,000,850 1,505,379 495,471
       
Utility revenue 493,289 - 493,289
Water supply 149,097 - 149,097
Electric power 264,206 - 264,206
Gas supply 78,387 - 78,387
Transit   1,599 - 1,599
       
Liquor store revenue 142,333 142,333 -
       
Insurance trust revenue 1,365,228 1,363,046 2,182
Unemployment compensation 174,436 174,436 -
Employee retirement 1,190,792 1,188,610 2,182
Other insurance trust revenue - - (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 12,599,522 9,005,740 6,281,388
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ - 2,685,689 1,917
Direct expenditure 12,599,522 6,320,051 6,279,471
Current operation 9,527,846 4,236,392 5,291,454
Capital outlay 1,616,709 925,187 691,522
Construction 942,702 541,174 401,528
Other 674,007 384,013 289,994
       
Assistance and subsidies 129,972 129,454 518
Interest on debt 445,962 151,531 294,431
Insurance benefits and repayments 879,033 877,487 1,546
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 3,923,268 1,294,145 2,629,123
       
Direct expenditure by function 12,599,522 6,320,051 6,279,471
Direct general expenditure 11,109,261 5,328,276 5,780,985
Capital outlay 1,568,997 925,187 643,810
Other direct general expenditure 9,540,264 4,403,089 5,137,175
       
Education services:      
Education 3,711,573 1,108,704 2,602,869
Higher education 1,224,667 905,871 318,796
Elementary and secondary education 2,284,073 - 2,284,073
Other education 202,833 202,833 (X)
Libraries 52,363 4,102 48,261
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 1,778,555 1,752,200 26,355
Cash assistance payments 47,669 47,151 518
Vendor payments 1,461,328 1,460,371 957
Other public welfare 269,558 244,678 24,880
Hospitals 1,449,492 422,071 1,027,421
Health 266,061 209,102 56,959
Social insurance administration 49,400 49,400 -
Veterans' services 14,922 14,922 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 981,364 626,933 354,431
Air transportation (airports) 34,213 - 34,213
Parking facilities 1,480 (X) 1,480
Water transport and terminals 28,331 5,057 23,274
Transit subsidies 423 - 423
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 320,027 54,999 265,028
Fire protection 114,071 - 114,071
Correction 245,104 197,732 47,372
Protective inspection and regulation 60,597 53,535 7,062
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 182,279 158,190 24,089
Parks and recreation 100,544 42,087 58,457
Housing and community development 134,439 4,572 129,867
Sewerage 101,875 - 101,875
Solid waste management 91,634 - 91,634
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 170,169 62,703 107,466
Judicial and legal 117,785 48,085 69,700
General public buildings 172,730 126,323 46,407
Other government administration 122,802 28,090 94,712
Interest on general debt 420,653 151,531 269,122
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 386,375 207,938 178,437
     
Utilities 496,940 - 496,940
Capital outlay 47,712 - 47,712
Water supply 158,810 - 158,810
Electric power 255,157 - 255,157
Gas supply 75,788 - 75,788
Transit 7,185 - 7,185
     
Liquor store expenditure 114,288 114,288 -
     
Insurance trust 879,033 877,487 1,546
Unemployment compensation 315,640 315,640 -
Employee retirement 563,393 561,847 1,546
Other insurance trust - - (X)
     
Debt outstanding 6,994,114 2,454,627 4,539,487
     
Long-term 6,987,779 2,454,627 4,533,152
Full faith and credit 3,225,887 1,410,753 1,815,134
Nonguaranteed 3,761,892 1,043,874 2,718,018
Short-term 6,335 - 6,335
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 887,321 87,940 799,381
Utilities 368,765 - 368,765
Other 5,731,693 2,366,687 3,365,006
     
Long-term debt issued 812,531 445,468 367,063
Long-term debt retired 653,671 222,856 430,815
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 159,593 222,612 -63,019
     
Cash and security holdings 18,766,878 14,574,295 4,192,583
     
Insurance trust funds 11,109,460 11,108,824 636
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 554,639 554,639 -
Employee retirement 10,554,821 10,554,185 636
Workers' compensation - - (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 1,135,713 1,135,077 636
Securities 9,419,108 9,419,108 -
Federal 3,418,917 3,418,917 -
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 6,000,191 6,000,191 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds 7,657,418 3,465,471 4,191,947
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 3,175,912 989,117 2,186,795
Bond funds 667,768 361,066 306,702
    Other   3,813,738 2,115,288 1,698,450
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