The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State: 2005-06
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
Description Georgia
State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
government government government government government
amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
1 2 3 4 5
         
 Revenue1 65,306,752 0.24 37,594,200 37,828,951 0.43
         
General revenue1 55,807,130 0.25 32,352,787 33,570,742 0.44
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 11,404,872 0.22 10,609,465 10,911,806 0.32
     From Federal Government 11,404,872 0.22 10,335,726 1,069,146 2.38
     From State government1 (1) 0.00 - 9,842,660 0.24
     From local governments1 (1) 0.00 273,739 (1) 0.00
         
General revenue from own sources   44,402,258 0.31 21,743,322 22,658,936 0.61
    Taxes   31,025,457 0.34 17,033,651 13,991,806 0.76
          Property 8,946,070 1.11 75,676 8,870,394 1.11
          Sales and gross receipts   12,031,213 0.31 7,444,781 4,586,432 0.82
               General sales   9,491,915 0.38 5,802,913 3,689,002 0.99
               Selective sales 2,539,298 0.36 1,641,868 897,430 1.02
                    Motor fuel 899,222 0.00 899,222 - 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 278,171 1.09 156,124 122,047 2.47
                    Tobacco products 243,540 0.00 243,540 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   247,505 2.16 - 247,505 2.16
                    Other selective sales   870,860 0.47 342,982 527,878 0.78
          Individual income   8,040,366 0.00 8,040,366 - 0.00
          Corporate income   890,732 0.00 890,732 - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   281,462 0.00 281,117 345 0.00
          Other taxes   835,614 0.89 300,979 534,635 1.39
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   13,376,801 0.62 4,709,671 8,667,130 0.96
          Current charges   8,995,199 0.78 2,790,463 6,204,736 1.13
               Education   2,261,472 0.00 1,733,608 527,864 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   1,735,073 0.00 1,726,951 8,122 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 214,256 0.00 - 214,256 0.00
               Hospitals   3,290,683 1.79 384,594 2,906,089 2.03
               Highways   40,704 0.00 40,704 - 0.00
               Air transportation (airports)   537,364 1.87 802 536,562 1.87
               Parking facilities   4,959 8.40 - 4,959 8.40
               Sea and inland port facilities   180,831 0.00 180,831 - 0.00
               Natural resources   25,288 0.73 25,148 140 132.67
               Parks and recreation   256,677 7.90 161,477 95,200 21.31
               Housing and community development   89,387 5.82 1,436 87,951 5.92
               Sewerage   825,428 2.14 - 825,428 2.14
               Solid waste management   530,349 3.42 - 530,349 3.42
               Other charges   952,057 2.22 261,863 690,194 3.06
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   4,381,602 0.96 1,919,208 2,462,394 1.71
               Interest earnings   1,376,831 1.71 227,882 1,148,949 2.05
               Special assessments   46,131 3.21 - 46,131 3.21
               Sale of property   102,493 4.92 5,654 96,839 5.21
               Other general revenue   2,856,147 1.16 1,685,672 1,170,475 2.84
         
Utility revenue 3,965,847 1.39 114 3,965,733 1.39
     Water supply   1,371,862 1.98 - 1,371,862 1.98
     Electric power   1,544,226 1.21 - 1,544,226 1.21
     Gas supply   935,065 4.46 - 935,065 4.46
     Transit   114,694 0.00 114 114,580 0.00
         
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
Insurance trust revenue   5,533,775 0.06 5,241,299 292,476 1.18
     Unemployment compensation   711,989 0.00 711,989 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   4,700,690 0.07 4,408,214 292,476 1.18
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   121,096 0.00 121,096 - 0.00
         
 Expenditure1 63,053,021 0.38 34,944,785 37,932,736 0.64
         
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 39,981 0.00 9,753,253 111,228 51.06
     Direct expenditure   63,013,040 0.38 25,191,532 37,821,508 0.63
          Current operations   48,150,197 0.40 18,414,106 29,736,091 0.64
          Capital outlay   8,347,689 1.32 1,859,637 6,488,052 1.70
               Construction   6,391,662 1.05 1,676,199 4,715,463 1.42
               Other capital outlay   1,956,027 3.60 183,438 1,772,589 3.98
          Assistance and subsidies   867,311 0.00 867,311 - 0.00
          Interest on debt   1,791,751 1.10 448,336 1,343,415 1.47
          Insurance benefits and repayments 3,856,092 0.03 3,602,142 253,950 0.42
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   18,661,494 0.22 3,672,374 14,989,120 0.27
         
Direct expenditure by function 63,013,040 0.38 25,191,532 37,821,508 0.63
     Direct general expenditure   54,209,946 0.32 21,546,871 32,663,075 0.52
          Capital outlay   7,237,890 1.45 1,857,445 5,380,445 1.95
          Other direct general expenditure    46,972,056 0.22 19,689,426 27,282,630 0.38
         
          Education services:        
               Education   21,292,049 0.00 5,864,906 15,427,143 0.00
                    Capital outlay   2,483,851 0.00 553,517 1,930,334 0.00
                 Higher education   4,531,106 0.00 4,508,536 22,570 0.00
                    Capital outlay   504,728 0.00 504,480 248 0.00
                 Elementary & secondary   15,405,290 0.00 717 15,404,573 0.00
                    Capital outlay   1,930,803 0.00 717 1,930,086 0.00
                 Other education   1,355,653 0.00 1,355,653 - 0.00
               Libraries   147,212 4.48 - 147,212 4.48
         
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   8,492,975 0.07 8,350,939 142,036 4.36
                    Cash assistance payments 169,114 0.00 169,114 - 0.00
                    Vendor payments   6,948,297 0.00 6,948,297 - 0.00
                    Other public welfare   1,375,564 0.45 1,233,528 142,036 4.36
               Hospitals   3,712,025 1.66 698,935 3,013,090 2.04
                    Capital outlay   196,793 1.01 1,351 195,442 1.01
               Health   1,847,548 0.82 804,388 1,043,160 1.45
               Employment security administration    101,056 0.00 101,056 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   32,570 0.00 32,570 - 0.00
         
          Transportation:        
               Highways   2,718,877 1.70 1,422,778 1,296,099 3.57
                    Capital outlay   1,638,164 2.49 988,918 649,246 6.28
               Air transportation (airports) 712,843 1.91 3,006 709,837 1.91
               Parking facilities   5,131 47.01 - 5,131 47.01
               Sea and inland port facilities   159,825 0.00 159,825 - 0.00
         
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   1,961,880 1.24 227,396 1,734,484 1.40
               Fire protection   874,111 2.96 - 874,111 2.96
               Correction   2,000,477 0.52 1,332,364 668,113 1.57
                    Capital outlay   88,703 4.16 46,754 41,949 8.79
               Protective inspection and regulation   203,008 2.25 57,081 145,927 3.13
         
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   463,978 0.64 443,127 20,851 14.16
                    Capital outlay   49,612 5.73 45,514 4,098 69.41
               Parks and recreation   884,814 5.01 177,170 707,644 6.26
                    Capital outlay   298,780 13.59 10,404 288,376 14.08
               Housing and community development    919,468 1.79 173,581 745,887 2.21
               Sewerage   1,159,517 2.18 4,818 1,154,699 2.19
                    Capital outlay   563,928 3.13 - 563,928 3.13
               Solid waste management   781,906 2.71 100,653 681,253 3.10
                    Capital outlay   146,597 10.98 67,104 79,493 20.25
         
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   764,201 0.83 373,880 390,321 1.63
               Judicial and legal   885,901 0.82 187,755 698,146 1.04
               General public buildings 295,869 5.13 20,566 275,303 5.52
               Other governmental administration    829,871 2.28 63,126 766,745 2.47
          Interest on general debt   1,133,969 1.57 448,336 685,633 2.60
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   6,947 100.00 - 6,947 100.00
               Other and unallocable   1,821,918 2.85 498,615 1,323,303 3.92
         
     Utility expenditure 4,947,002 3.53 42,519 4,904,483 3.56
               Capital outlay   1,109,799 2.02 2,192 1,107,607 2.03
          Water supply   2,057,710 2.84 - 2,057,710 2.84
          Electric power   1,370,932 6.87 - 1,370,932 6.87
          Gas supply   840,807 11.82 - 840,807 11.82
          Transit   677,553 0.00 42,519 635,034 0.00
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 - - 0.00
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 3,856,092 0.03 3,602,142 253,950 0.42
          Unemployment compensation   500,535 0.00 500,535 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   3,224,263 0.03 2,970,313 253,950 0.42
          Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   131,294 0.00 131,294 - 0.00
         
 Debt outstanding   42,086,356 0.88 10,493,212 31,593,144 1.17
         
Short-term    716,636 0.55 - 716,636 0.55
Long-term    41,369,720 0.89 10,493,212 30,876,508 1.20
     Public debt for private purposes   6,613,858 0.00 2,758,414 3,855,444 0.00
Long-term debt issued   6,322,043 1.54 2,403,575 3,918,468 2.49
Long-term debt retired   4,543,418 1.15 1,155,758 3,387,660 1.54
         
 Cash and security holdings   101,631,540 0.37 69,540,724 32,090,816 1.18
         
Insurance trust funds   68,349,768 0.04 63,012,600 5,337,168 0.51
     Unemployment compensation    1,328,166 0.00 1,328,166 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   67,020,338 0.04 61,683,170 5,337,168 0.51
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 - - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   1,264 0.00 1,264 - 0.00
         
Other than insurance trust funds   33,281,772 1.13 6,528,124 26,753,648 1.41
     By purpose:        
          Offsets to debt   8,189,761 3.19 2,821,794 5,367,967 4.87
          Bond funds   8,309,292 0.82 1,424,586 6,884,706 0.99
          Other   16,782,719 1.62 2,281,744 14,500,975 1.87
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (X)   not applicable
n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified"

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: July 01 2008
Last Revised: July 01 2008