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 North Dakota
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 642 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 4,226,558 3,016,825 1,766,959
     
               General revenue1 3,994,092 2,868,404 1,682,914
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,156,195 1,043,094 670,327
     From federal government 1,156,195 1,022,350 133,845
     From state government X X 536,482
     From local government1 X 20,744 X
     
General revenue from own sources   2,837,897 1,825,310 1,012,587
    Taxes   1,728,755 1,117,299 611,456
          Property 532,340 1,375 530,965
          Sales and gross receipts   688,643 619,974 68,669
               General sales   394,508 335,613 58,895
               Selective sales 294,135 284,361 9,774
                    Motor fuel 110,848 110,848 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 5,494 5,494 -
                    Tobacco products 21,573 21,573 -
                    Public utilities   38,113 32,808 5,305
                    Other selective sales   118,107 113,638 4,469
          Individual income   199,590 199,590 -
          Corporate income   49,990 49,990 -
          License taxes 102,794 102,792 2
            Motor vehicle license   52,236 52,234 2
          Other taxes   155,398 143,578 11,820
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,109,142 708,011 401,131
          Current charges   706,120 506,341 199,779
               Education   284,762 242,587 42,175
                    Institutions of higher education   242,209 242,209 -
                    School lunch sales (gross) 18,375 - 18,375
               Hospitals   5,463 5,178 285
               Highways   2,366 505 1,861
               Air transportation (airports)   11,130 - 11,130
               Parking facilities   2,123 - 2,123
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - -
               Natural resources   17,102 11,324 5,778
               Parks and recreation   30,353 1,629 28,724
               Housing and community development   8,091 1,584 6,507
               Sewerage   29,926 - 29,926
               Solid waste management   33,923 - 33,923
               Other charges   280,881 243,534 37,347
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   403,022 201,670 201,352
               Interest earnings   149,513 86,298 63,215
               Special assessments   46,305 - 46,305
               Sale of property   3,120 409 2,711
               Other general revenue   204,084 114,963 89,121
     
               Other than general revenue 232,466 148,421 84,045
     
Utility revenue 76,338 - 76,338
     Water supply   64,004 - 64,004
     Electric power   10,875 - 10,875
     Gas supply   282 - 282
     Transit   1,177 - 1,177
     
Liquor store revenue   - - -
     
Insurance trust revenue   156,128 148,421 7,707
     Unemployment compensation   45,904 45,904 -
     Employee retirement   -16,482 -24,189 7,707
     Workers' compensation   126,706 126,706 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 4,190,494 3,020,393 1,765,565
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 585,521 9,943
     Direct expenditure   4,190,494 2,434,872 1,755,622
          Current operations   3,185,284 1,819,601 1,365,683
          Capital outlay   599,496 287,461 312,035
               Construction   508,811 262,116 246,695
               Other capital outlay   90,685 25,345 65,340
          Assistance and subsidies   34,589 33,501 1,088
          Interest on debt   156,205 86,602 69,603
          Insurance benefits and repayments 214,920 207,707 7,213
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   1,221,779 518,629 703,150
     
Direct expenditure by function 4,190,494 2,434,872 1,755,622
     Direct general expenditure   3,886,155 2,227,165 1,658,990
          Capital outlay   578,666 287,461 291,205
          Other direct general expenditure    3,307,489 1,939,704 1,367,785
     
          Education services:      
               Education   1,311,273 562,587 748,686
                       Capital outlay   89,667 33,251 56,416
                   Higher education   510,270 510,270 -
                        Capital outlay   33,136 33,136 -
                   Elementary & secondary   748,686 - 748,686
                        Capital outlay   56,416 - 56,416
                   Other education   52,317 52,317 -
               Libraries   10,701 1,546 9,155
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   663,785 625,824 37,961
                    Cash assistance payments 14,393 13,305 1,088
                    Vendor payments   422,100 419,670 2,430
                    Other public welfare   227,292 192,849 34,443
               Hospitals   44,424 44,311 113
                    Capital outlay   711 711 -
               Health   59,264 35,338 23,926
               Social insurance administration    5,122 5,122 -
               Veterans' services   630 630 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   460,570 310,772 149,798
                    Capital outlay   254,085 220,664 33,421
               Air transportation (airports) 53,429 1,194 52,235
               Parking facilities   2,483 - 2,483
               Sea and inland port facilities   60 - 60
               Transit subsidies   - - -
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   77,068 13,805 63,263
               Fire protection   26,278 - 26,278
               Correction   59,857 36,792 23,065
                    Capital outlay   12,184 709 11,475
               Protective inspection and regulation   29,419 25,171 4,248
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   140,052 100,674 39,378
                    Capital outlay   17,879 10,320 7,559
               Parks and recreation   94,934 13,180 81,754
                    Capital outlay   27,500 3,628 23,872
               Housing and community development    53,484 5,105 48,379
               Sewerage   30,969 - 30,969
                    Capital outlay   15,121 - 15,121
               Solid waste management   33,550 - 33,550
                    Capital outlay   3,018 - 3,018
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   85,278 53,675 31,603
               Judicial and legal   50,136 35,625 14,511
               General public buildings 17,790 2,734 15,056
               Other governmental administration    26,625 11,012 15,613
          Interest on general debt   150,226 86,602 63,624
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   146,266 146,266 -
               Other and unallocable   252,482 109,200 143,282
     
     Utility expenditure 89,419 - 89,419
               Capital outlay   20,830 - 20,830
          Water supply   75,139 - 75,139
          Electric power   8,617 - 8,617
          Gas supply   255 - 255
          Transit   5,408 - 5,408
     
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 214,920 207,707 7,213
          Unemployment compensation   40,945 40,945 -
          Employee retirement   123,490 116,277 7,213
          Workers' compensation   50,485 50,485 -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   2,904,992 1,673,109 1,231,883
     
Short-term    21,202 8,398 12,804
Long-term    2,883,790 1,664,711 1,219,079
     Full faith and credit   506,170 - 506,170
     Nonguaranteed   2,377,620 1,664,711 712,909
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   1,230,918 900,848 330,070
     Education   234,777 77,824 156,953
     Utilities   109,647 - 109,647
     Other   1,308,448 686,039 622,409
Long-term debt issued   498,697 286,042 212,655
Long-term debt retired   402,678 281,010 121,668
     
                Cash and security holdings   8,357,174 6,888,504 1,468,670
     
Insurance trust funds   3,259,544 3,110,068 149,476
     Unemployment compensation    36,531 36,531 -
     Employee retirement   2,315,734 2,166,258 149,476
     Workers' compensation   907,279 907,279 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   5,097,630 3,778,436 1,319,194
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   1,889,219 1,472,282 416,937
          Bond funds   149,698 26,198 123,500
          Other   3,058,713 2,279,956 778,757
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