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Table 27. | Amount and percentage distribution of direct general expenditures of state and local governments, by function: Selected years, 1970–71 through 2005–06 |
Function | 1970–71 | 1980–81 | 1990–91 | 1994–95 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
Amount (in millions of current dollars) | ||||||||||||||
Total direct general expenditures | $150,674 | $407,449 | $908,108 | $1,146,188 | $1,398,533 | $1,502,768 | $1,621,757 | $1,732,478 | $1,817,513 | $1,903,194 | $2,009,644 | $2,121,946 | ||
Education and libraries | 60,174 | 147,649 | 313,744 | 383,557 | 490,100 | 528,767 | 571,374 | 602,954 | 630,246 | 664,561 | 699,247 | 738,464 | ||
Social services and income maintenance | 30,376 | 92,555 | 214,919 | 303,208 | 338,964 | 365,226 | 396,086 | 433,685 | 467,625 | 501,116 | 537,983 | 557,496 | ||
Public welfare | 18,226 | 54,121 | 130,402 | 193,110 | 215,190 | 233,350 | 257,380 | 281,176 | 306,463 | 335,257 | 362,007 | 370,325 | ||
Hospitals and health | 11,205 | 36,101 | 81,110 | 105,946 | 119,361 | 127,342 | 134,010 | 147,065 | 154,878 | 159,676 | 170,244 | 181,565 | ||
Employment security administration1 | 945 | 2,276 | 3,250 | 3,946 | 4,130 | 4,178 | 4,359 | 5,082 | 5,267 | 4,679 | 4,383 | 4,614 | ||
Veterans' services | † | 57 | 157 | 206 | 283 | 357 | 337 | 361 | 1,017 | 1,504 | 1,349 | 992 | ||
Transportation | 19,819 | 39,231 | 75,410 | 88,938 | 110,163 | 118,974 | 130,422 | 136,824 | 142,255 | 141,959 | 147,629 | 2 | 159,462 | 2 |
Public safety | 9,416 | 31,233 | 79,932 | 101,157 | 128,743 | 137,809 | 146,544 | 156,702 | 162,279 | 166,056 | 177,524 | 189,555 | ||
Police and fire protection | 7,531 | 21,283 | 46,568 | 58,064 | 74,629 | 79,900 | 84,554 | 90,456 | 95,215 | 98,037 | 105,398 | 113,233 | ||
Correction | 1,885 | 7,393 | 27,356 | 35,857 | 45,598 | 48,805 | 52,370 | 54,615 | 55,471 | 56,521 | 59,253 | 62,667 | ||
Protective inspection and regulation | † | 2,557 | 6,008 | 7,236 | 8,516 | 9,104 | 9,620 | 11,631 | 11,593 | 11,498 | 12,873 | 13,655 | ||
Environment and housing | 11,832 | 35,223 | 76,167 | 93,221 | 109,930 | 117,123 | 124,203 | 134,033 | 141,571 | 146,895 | 153,451 | 164,130 | ||
Natural resources, parks, and recreation | 5,191 | 13,239 | 28,505 | 33,140 | 41,649 | 45,272 | 50,082 | 52,101 | 54,573 | 53,766 | 55,804 | 60,251 | ||
Housing and community development | 2,554 | 7,086 | 16,648 | 21,509 | 25,234 | 26,590 | 27,402 | 31,623 | 35,275 | 37,221 | 39,995 | 41,980 | ||
Sewerage and sanitation | 4,087 | 14,898 | 31,014 | 38,573 | 43,047 | 45,261 | 46,718 | 50,309 | 51,723 | 55,908 | 57,652 | 61,900 | ||
Governmental administration | 6,703 | 20,001 | 48,461 | 60,018 | 76,699 | 81,659 | 85,910 | 92,779 | 98,658 | 100,741 | 106,601 | 111,335 | ||
Financial administration | 2,271 | 7,230 | 16,995 | 22,380 | 27,593 | 29,300 | 30,007 | 32,660 | 34,911 | 36,163 | 36,549 | 37,441 | ||
General control3 | 4,432 | 12,771 | 31,466 | 37,638 | 49,106 | 52,360 | 55,903 | 60,119 | 63,747 | 64,579 | 70,052 | 73,894 | ||
Interest on general debt | 5,089 | 17,131 | 52,234 | 56,970 | 67,294 | 69,814 | 73,836 | 75,287 | 77,277 | 81,723 | 80,980 | 85,660 | ||
Other direct general expenditures, not elsewhere classified | 7,265 | 24,426 | 47,242 | 59,119 | 76,640 | 83,395 | 93,382 | 100,215 | 97,602 | 100,143 | 106,231 | 115,844 | ||
Percentage distribution | ||||||||||||||
Total direct general expenditures | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Education and libraries | 39.9 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 34.8 | 34.8 | ||
Social services and income maintenance | 20.2 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 26.3 | ||
Public welfare | 12.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.5 | ||
Hospitals and health | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||
Employment security administration1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
Veterans' services | † | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | # | ||
Transportation | 13.2 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 2 | 7.5 | 2 |
Public safety | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
Police and fire protection | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
Correction | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | ||
Protective inspection and regulation | † | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
Environment and housing | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | ||
Natural resources, parks, and recreation | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
Housing and community development | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
Sewerage and sanitation | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
Governmental administration | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
Financial administration | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
General control3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
Interest on general debt | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
Other direct general expenditures, not elsewhere classified | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
†Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. 1 Previously called social insurance administration. 2 No longer includes transit subsidies. 3 Includes judicial and legal expenditures and expenditures on general public buildings and other governmental administration. NOTE: Excludes monies paid by states to the federal government. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Governmental Finances. Retrieved July 8, 2008, from http://www.census.gov/govs/www/estimate06.html. (This table was prepared July 2008.) |