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Table 106.40. Direct general expenditures of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level of education and state: 2013-14 and 2014-15
[In millions of current dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State Direct general expenditures,
2013-14
Direct general expenditures, 2014-15
Total1 For education
Total
for education
Elementary and secondary education Colleges and universities Other educa-tion2
Total1 For education Total for
elementary and
secondary
Current expen-diture Capital outlay Total for
colleges and
universities
Current expen-diture Capital outlay
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States . $2,710,523 (9,757.9) $905,562 (9,599.0) $2,838,366 (10,502.0) $937,027 (10,213.6) $610,857 (10,201.3) $557,523 $53,334 $273,932 (109.6) $243,111 $30,820 $52,238
Alabama 36,536 (712.5) 13,145 (705.9) 37,029 (736.9) 13,328 (729.1) 7,509 (729.1) 6,990 519 4,863 (#) 4,231 632 956
Alaska 14,448 (23.1) 3,576 (14.3) 14,729 (23.6) 3,665 (16.9) 2,654 (17.0) 2,366 288 865 (#) 692 174 145
Arizona 43,383 (60.7) 15,084 (#) 44,999 (72.0) 15,364 (#) 7,733 (#) 7,235 498 5,468 (#) 4,795 672 2,164
Arkansas 22,262 (33.4) 8,136 (#) 23,380 (37.4) 8,189 (#) 5,021 (#) 4,510 512 2,562 (#) 2,201 361 606
California 371,326 (6,980.9) 108,655 (6,921.3) 409,989 (7,502.8) 115,758 (7,420.1) 72,362 (7,417.1) 65,988 6,374 37,209 (#) 33,830 3,379 6,186
                                   
Colorado 43,525 (187.2) 14,563 (#) 47,231 (198.4) 15,178 (#) 9,078 (#) 8,154 923 5,366 (#) 4,558 808 734
Connecticut 35,994 (255.6) 12,574 (137.1) 37,485 (254.9) 13,081 (128.2) 9,210 (128.9) 8,667 543 3,122 (#) 2,658 464 748
Delaware 9,553 (1.0) 3,547 (#) 9,681 (1.0) 3,614 (#) 1,882 (#) 1,779 103 1,283 (#) 1,129 154 449
District of                                  
Columbia 11,788 (#) 2,580 (#) 12,425 (#) 2,762 (#) 2,546 (#) 2,157 390 216 (#) 173 43
Florida 137,947 (4,497.1) 39,056 (4,479.7) 142,936 (4,502.5) 40,314 (4,482.9) 26,663 (4,484.7) 24,979 1,684 10,305 (#) 9,623 682 3,346
                                   
Georgia 65,769 (164.4) 25,460 (2.5) 67,696 (196.3) 26,149 (54.9) 18,248 (54.7) 16,367 1,881 5,852 (1.8) 5,133 719 2,049
Hawaii 13,682 (#) 3,389 (#) 13,524 (#) 3,233 (#) 1,991 (#) 1,803 188 1,082 (#) 952 131 159
Idaho 10,392 (19.7) 3,144 (#) 10,589 (18.0) 3,186 (#) 1,978 (#) 1,902 76 1,046 (#) 982 64 162
Illinois 108,927 (490.2) 37,261 (#) 114,650 (504.5) 37,950 (#) 26,330 (#) 24,273 2,057 9,668 (#) 8,877 791 1,952
Indiana 48,149 (125.2) 16,572 (#) 49,142 (137.6) 16,795 (#) 9,764 (#) 8,816 948 5,863 (#) 5,290 573 1,169
                                   
Iowa 28,858 (83.7) 10,432 (#) 30,203 (90.6) 10,833 (#) 6,401 (#) 5,558 843 3,945 (#) 3,373 573 487
Kansas 23,938 (83.8) 8,778 (#) 24,505 (88.2) 9,183 (#) 5,667 (#) 4,703 964 3,251 (#) 2,900 351 265
Kentucky 33,663 (895.4) 11,548 (893.8) 37,282 (1,021.5) 11,945 (1,021.3) 6,907 (1,021.6) 6,290 617 3,991 (#) 3,576 414 1,047
Louisiana 41,188 (41.2) 12,242 (#) 40,603 (877.0) 12,633 (874.2) 8,065 (875.0) 7,337 728 3,122 (#) 2,915 206 1,447
Maine 11,558 (108.6) 3,343 (106.3) 11,101 (122.1) 3,403 (120.1) 2,411 (120.1) 2,342 70 788 (#) 712 76 204
                                   
Maryland 55,234 (27.6) 19,400 (#) 57,622 (28.8) 19,521 (#) 12,743 (#) 11,692 1,051 5,949 (#) 5,296 652 830
Massachusetts 67,641 (182.6) 21,536 (152.9) 71,790 (208.2) 21,868 (177.1) 15,544 (177.2) 14,366 1,178 5,200 (#) 4,162 1,038 1,124
Michigan 76,178 (342.8) 28,560 (#) 79,944 (327.8) 28,886 (#) 16,731 (#) 15,763 967 10,982 (#) 9,622 1,360 1,173
Minnesota 50,911 (1,013.1) 16,513 (1,004.0) 52,705 (1,038.3) 17,027 (1,019.9) 11,450 (1,020.2) 10,121 1,329 4,692 (#) 4,383 309 885
Mississippi 24,171 (60.4) 7,602 (#) 25,237 (60.6) 7,934 (#) 4,569 (#) 4,162 408 2,845 (#) 2,505 340 520
                                   
Missouri 42,768 (765.6) 14,610 (759.7) 43,792 (849.6) 15,046 (845.6) 10,150 (846.5) 9,281 869 4,057 (#) 3,678 378 839
Montana 8,522 (11.1) 2,737 (#) 8,731 (9.6) 2,809 (#) 1,769 (#) 1,608 161 862 (#) 803 59 179
Nebraska 15,689 (56.5) 6,255 (21.3) 16,630 (69.8) 6,652 (30.6) 4,177 (30.5) 3,729 448 2,167 (#) 1,877 289 309
Nevada 18,496 (157.2) 5,546 (#) 20,159 (157.2) 5,888 (#) 4,010 (#) 3,804 206 1,475 (#) 1,287 188 403
New Hampshire 10,081 (10.1) 3,784 (#) 10,455 (9.4) 3,931 (#) 2,855 (#) 2,730 125 902 (#) 806 96 174
                                   
New Jersey 87,898 (975.7) 34,038 (963.3) 90,358 (966.8) 34,798 (946.5) 26,365 (949.1) 24,715 1,650 6,414 (#) 5,480 934 2,019
New Mexico 18,708 (22.4) 6,291 (#) 20,977 (31.5) 6,739 (#) 3,772 (#) 3,185 587 2,570 (#) 2,172 398 397
New York 248,705 (273.6) 76,648 (76.6) 257,360 (283.1) 79,582 (79.6) 63,749 (#) 59,210 4,539 13,634 (76.4) 11,924 1,710 2,199
North Carolina 72,170 (245.4) 23,510 (204.5) 74,589 (298.4) 24,803 (265.4) 13,440 (258.1) 12,704 736 9,663 (64.7) 8,864 799 1,699
North Dakota 8,218 (60.0) 2,639 (#) 9,064 (43.5) 2,941 (#) 1,724 (#) 1,421 303 1,103 (#) 895 208 114
                                   
Ohio 95,829 (1,332.0) 32,952 (1,304.9) 95,270 (1,419.5) 33,726 (1,386.1) 22,462 (1,388.2) 20,711 1,752 9,453 (#) 7,820 1,632 1,811
Oklahoma 28,565 (614.2) 10,118 (614.2) 28,659 (610.4) 10,144 (607.6) 5,943 (608.0) 5,273 670 3,600 (#) 3,183 418 600
Oregon 35,032 (94.6) 10,988 (#) 37,637 (109.1) 11,465 (#) 6,651 (#) 6,173 478 4,293 (#) 3,513 780 521
Pennsylvania 111,086 (2,488.3) 37,933 (2,473.2) 113,370 (2,788.9) 38,915 (2,778.6) 27,155 (2,777.9) 25,474 1,680 9,572 (#) 8,751 822 2,189
Rhode Island 9,711 (5.8) 3,230 (#) 10,080 (8.1) 3,275 (#) 2,342 (#) 2,278 64 647 (#) 637 11 286
                                   
South Carolina 37,030 (77.8) 13,178 (#) 39,061 (85.9) 13,742 (#) 8,355 (#) 7,427 928 4,059 (#) 3,616 443 1,329
South Dakota 6,372 (12.7) 2,115 (#) 6,550 (12.4) 2,245 (#) 1,419 (#) 1,197 222 696 (#) 604 92 130
Tennessee 43,265 (263.9) 14,053 (234.7) 43,996 (255.2) 14,164 (223.8) 9,221 (223.1) 8,704 517 3,921 (#) 3,516 405 1,022
Texas 196,514 (3,301.4) 76,758 (3,162.4) 206,337 (3,610.9) 80,471 (3,460.3) 50,242 (3,456.6) 43,371 6,871 27,854 (#) 24,908 2,946 2,375
Utah 21,002 (52.5) 8,374 (#) 21,855 (122.4) 8,694 (104.3) 4,427 (104.5) 3,811 616 3,851 (#) 3,498 353 416
                                   
Vermont 6,736 (114.5) 2,511 (113.7) 6,928 (115.0) 2,546 (114.1) 1,596 (113.9) 1,537 59 762 (#) 735 27 189
Virginia 67,109 (241.6) 24,430 (215.0) 68,832 (261.6) 25,085 (233.3) 16,329 (230.2) 14,786 1,543 7,792 (28.8) 6,672 1,120 964
Washington 61,950 (1,065.5) 20,641 (1,052.7) 66,491 (1,103.8) 21,699 (1,084.9) 13,275 (1,084.6) 11,673 1,603 6,571 (#) 5,779 793 1,852
West Virginia 14,754 (13.3) 5,423 (#) 15,182 (15.2) 5,267 (#) 3,150 (#) 2,917 233 1,661 (#) 1,499 162 456
Wisconsin 49,520 (1,000.3) 17,485 (989.6) 51,135 (1,048.3) 17,721 (1,036.7) 10,899 (1,035.4) 9,970 928 6,020 (#) 5,355 665 802
Wyoming 7,773 (26.4) 2,619 (#) 8,393 (26.9) 2,876 (#) 1,923 (#) 1,514 409 794 (#) 671 122 159
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1 Includes state and local government expenditures for education and public libraries, social services and income maintenance, transportation, public safety, environment and housing, governmental administration, interest on general debt, and other direct general expenditures.
2 Includes assistance and subsidies to individuals, private elementary and secondary schools, and private colleges and universities, as well as miscellaneous education expenditures. Does not include expenditures for public libraries.
NOTE: Current expenditure data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of slightly varying definitions used in the Governmental Finances and Common Core of Data surveys. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Governmental Finances. Retrieved December 7, 2017, from https://www.census.gov/govs/local/. (This table was prepared January 2018.)

2017 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest