The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description Tennessee
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 5,689 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 33,483,212 17,951,931 20,001,089
     
               General revenue1 27,483,649 17,619,979 14,333,478
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 7,604,069 7,316,497 4,757,380
     From federal government 7,604,069 7,077,747 526,322
     From state government X X 4,231,058
     From local government1 X 238,750 X
     
General revenue from own sources   19,879,580 10,303,482 9,576,098
    Taxes   12,973,768 7,797,681 5,176,087
          Property 3,453,047 - 3,453,047
          Sales and gross receipts   7,460,508 6,045,888 1,414,620
               General sales   5,841,589 4,674,896 1,166,693
               Selective sales 1,618,919 1,370,992 247,927
                    Motor fuel 814,468 814,468 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 177,433 80,107 97,326
                    Tobacco products 83,631 83,573 58
                    Public utilities   55,119 5,183 49,936
                    Other selective sales   488,268 387,661 100,607
          Individual income   146,293 146,293 -
          Corporate income   502,977 502,977 -
          License taxes 941,434 836,013 105,421
            Motor vehicle license   341,980 236,559 105,421
          Other taxes   469,509 266,510 202,999
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   6,905,812 2,505,801 4,400,011
          Current charges   5,140,555 1,713,427 3,427,128
               Education   1,451,122 1,183,754 267,368
                    Institutions of higher education   1,172,175 1,172,175 -
                    School lunch sales (gross) 131,113 - 131,113
               Hospitals   1,959,335 170,309 1,789,026
               Highways   3,542 3,458 84
               Air transportation (airports)   190,785 - 190,785
               Parking facilities   4,463 - 4,463
               Sea and inland port facilities   1,223 - 1,223
               Natural resources   8,988 8,207 781
               Parks and recreation   123,158 28,019 95,139
               Housing and community development   67,070 2,986 64,084
               Sewerage   417,468 - 417,468
               Solid waste management   131,767 - 131,767
               Other charges   781,634 316,694 464,940
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,765,257 792,374 972,883
               Interest earnings   661,546 211,009 450,537
               Special assessments   17,105 - 17,105
               Sale of property   17,182 3,245 13,937
               Other general revenue   1,069,424 578,120 491,304
     
               Other than general revenue 5,999,563 331,952 5,667,611
     
Utility revenue 5,669,881 - 5,669,881
     Water supply   701,672 - 701,672
     Electric power   4,008,972 - 4,008,972
     Gas supply   933,239 - 933,239
     Transit   25,998 - 25,998
     
Liquor store revenue   - - -
     
Insurance trust revenue   329,682 331,952 -2,270
     Unemployment compensation   431,852 431,852 -
     Employee retirement   -102,170 -99,900 -2,270
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 36,638,052 20,029,048 21,127,555
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 4,477,936 40,615
     Direct expenditure   36,638,052 15,551,112 21,086,940
          Current operations   29,398,119 11,921,915 17,476,204
          Capital outlay   3,775,980 1,406,644 2,369,336
               Construction   2,949,576 1,150,057 1,799,519
               Other capital outlay   826,404 256,587 569,817
          Assistance and subsidies   490,588 489,504 1,084
          Interest on debt   1,095,903 198,272 897,631
          Insurance benefits and repayments 1,877,462 1,534,777 342,685
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   9,443,059 2,783,821 6,659,238
     
Direct expenditure by function 36,638,052 15,551,112 21,086,940
     Direct general expenditure   28,952,456 14,011,419 14,941,037
          Capital outlay   3,311,026 1,406,355 1,904,671
          Other direct general expenditure    25,641,430 12,605,064 13,036,366
     
          Education services:      
               Education   9,467,645 3,315,146 6,152,499
                       Capital outlay   1,032,958 327,937 705,021
                   Higher education   2,957,768 2,957,768 -
                        Capital outlay   324,570 324,570 -
                   Elementary & secondary   6,152,499 - 6,152,499
                        Capital outlay   705,021 - 705,021
                   Other education   357,378 357,378 -
               Libraries   96,166 6,259 89,907
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   6,458,267 6,319,314 138,953
                    Cash assistance payments 338,999 337,915 1,084
                    Vendor payments   5,067,567 5,029,170 38,397
                    Other public welfare   1,051,701 952,229 99,472
               Hospitals   2,261,897 436,774 1,825,123
                    Capital outlay   112,555 190 112,365
               Health   1,038,348 799,779 238,569
               Social insurance administration    78,714 78,714 -
               Veterans' services   2,638 2,638 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,773,129 1,206,007 567,122
                    Capital outlay   1,111,647 999,635 112,012
               Air transportation (airports) 233,609 - 233,609
               Parking facilities   1,299 - 1,299
               Sea and inland port facilities   379 - 379
               Transit subsidies   - - -
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   976,543 125,377 851,166
               Fire protection   423,484 - 423,484
               Correction   689,549 390,332 299,217
                    Capital outlay   10,614 5,797 4,817
               Protective inspection and regulation   108,172 72,884 35,288
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   246,537 227,347 19,190
                    Capital outlay   15,584 14,514 1,070
               Parks and recreation   441,600 102,693 338,907
                    Capital outlay   56,968 9,446 47,522
               Housing and community development    496,139 16,346 479,793
               Sewerage   366,022 - 366,022
                    Capital outlay   93,568 - 93,568
               Solid waste management   317,249 18,485 298,764
                    Capital outlay   15,953 893 15,060
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   390,127 155,126 235,001
               Judicial and legal   421,145 182,264 238,881
               General public buildings 183,695 39,761 143,934
               Other governmental administration    251,653 55,423 196,230
          Interest on general debt   921,754 198,272 723,482
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   1,306,696 262,478 1,044,218
     
     Utility expenditure 5,808,134 4,916 5,803,218
               Capital outlay   464,954 289 464,665
          Water supply   834,177 4,916 829,261
          Electric power   3,926,993 - 3,926,993
          Gas supply   938,794 - 938,794
          Transit   108,170 - 108,170
     
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 1,877,462 1,534,777 342,685
          Unemployment compensation   692,381 692,381 -
          Employee retirement   1,185,081 842,396 342,685
          Workers' compensation   - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   21,128,046 3,627,931 17,500,115
     
Short-term    445,449 123,553 321,896
Long-term    20,682,597 3,504,378 17,178,219
     Full faith and credit   10,113,206 1,150,048 8,963,158
     Nonguaranteed   10,569,391 2,354,330 8,215,061
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   4,448,517 1,828,621 2,619,896
     Education   3,927,654 487,329 3,440,325
     Utilities   3,268,642 - 3,268,642
     Other   9,037,784 1,188,428 7,849,356
Long-term debt issued   3,619,266 654,140 2,965,126
Long-term debt retired   2,493,885 398,009 2,095,876
     
                Cash and security holdings   42,630,509 27,346,750 15,283,759
     
Insurance trust funds   28,886,948 23,308,634 5,578,314
     Unemployment compensation    707,444 707,444 -
     Employee retirement   28,179,504 22,601,190 5,578,314
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   13,743,561 4,038,116 9,705,445
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   5,721,659 2,172,912 3,548,747
          Bond funds   1,325,238 203,408 1,121,830
          Other   6,696,664 1,661,796 5,034,868
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005