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 Alabama
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
     
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 4,447 (X) (X)
       
                    Revenue1 24,112,550 14,942,192 13,901,133
       
               General revenue1 23,113,713 15,986,065 11,858,423
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 6,263,380 6,275,399 4,718,756
     From federal government 6,263,380 5,794,984 468,396
     From state government X X 4,250,360
     From local government1 X 480,415 X
       
General revenue from own sources   16,850,333 9,710,666 7,139,667
    Taxes   9,718,827 6,509,765 3,209,062
          Property 1,473,554 195,132 1,278,422
          Sales and gross receipts   4,799,669 3,383,068 1,416,601
               General sales   2,968,306 1,748,235 1,220,071
               Selective sales 1,831,363 1,634,833 196,530
                    Motor fuel 557,223 511,927 45,296
                    Alcoholic beverage 161,387 129,876 31,511
                    Tobacco products 79,062 63,782 15,280
                    Public utilities   580,109 540,541 39,568
                    Other selective sales   453,582 388,707 64,875
          Individual income   2,126,559 2,030,694 95,865
          Corporate income   322,636 322,636 -
          License taxes 418,644 394,973 23,671
            Motor vehicle license   206,970 183,299 23,671
          Other taxes   577,765 183,262 394,503
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   7,131,506 3,200,901 3,930,605
          Current charges   5,364,868 2,286,220 3,078,648
               Education   1,456,965 1,169,923 287,042
                    Institutions of higher education   1,153,953 1,153,953 -
                    School lunch sales (gross) 114,103 - 114,103
               Hospitals   2,891,959 919,059 1,972,900
               Highways   2,337 1,971 366
               Air transportation (airports)   68,208 - 68,208
               Parking facilities   9,963 - 9,963
               Sea and inland port facilities   60,089 59,832 257
               Natural resources   10,435 10,239 196
               Parks and recreation   108,514 24,726 83,788
               Housing and community development   59,105 4,378 54,727
               Sewerage   257,178 - 257,178
               Solid waste management   135,558 - 135,558
               Other charges   304,557 96,092 208,465
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,766,638 914,681 851,957
               Interest earnings   678,208 240,625 437,583
               Special assessments   3,398 - 3,398
               Sale of property   14,030 2,442 11,588
               Other general revenue   1,071,002 671,614 399,388
       
               Other than general revenue 998,837 -1,043,873 2,042,710
       
Utility revenue 1,977,783 - 1,977,783
     Water supply   498,279 - 498,279
     Electric power   1,039,259 - 1,039,259
     Gas supply   427,637 - 427,637
     Transit   12,608 - 12,608
       
Liquor store revenue   160,622 160,622 -
       
Insurance trust revenue   -1,139,568 -1,204,495 64,927
     Unemployment compensation   246,670 246,670 -
     Employee retirement   -1,386,238 -1,451,165 64,927
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
       
                Expenditure1 28,530,974 17,996,418 14,642,380
       
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 4,095,562 12,262
     Direct expenditure   28,530,974 13,900,856 14,630,118
          Current operations   21,446,072 9,609,567 11,836,505
          Capital outlay   3,475,028 1,445,150 2,029,878
               Construction   2,829,498 1,214,328 1,615,170
               Other capital outlay   645,530 230,822 414,708
          Assistance and subsidies   929,215 929,215 -
          Interest on debt   914,442 241,867 672,575
          Insurance benefits and repayments 1,766,217 1,675,057 91,160
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   8,647,763 3,115,437 5,532,326
       
Direct expenditure by function 28,530,974 13,900,856 14,630,118
     Direct general expenditure   24,604,802 12,064,764 12,540,038
          Capital outlay   3,263,396 1,445,074 1,818,322
          Other direct general expenditure    21,341,406 10,619,690 10,721,716
       
          Education services:      
               Education   8,320,322 3,231,288 5,089,034
                       Capital outlay   894,461 365,680 528,781
                   Higher education   2,720,196 2,720,196 -
                        Capital outlay   358,389 358,389 -
                   Elementary & secondary   5,089,034 - 5,089,034
                        Capital outlay   528,781 - 528,781
                   Other education   511,092 511,092 -
               Libraries   68,139 6,433 61,706
       
          Social services and income maintenance:      
               Public welfare   4,161,953 4,110,058 51,895
                    Cash assistance payments 736,914 736,914 -
                    Vendor payments   3,074,063 3,069,830 4,233
                    Other public welfare   350,976 303,314 47,662
               Hospitals   3,099,637 1,118,262 1,981,375
                    Capital outlay   236,690 66,494 170,196
               Health   982,547 702,946 279,601
               Social insurance administration    82,713 82,713 -
               Veterans' services   18,709 18,709 -
       
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,668,359 1,063,724 604,635
                    Capital outlay   1,052,849 923,494 129,355
               Air transportation (airports) 110,365 252 110,113
               Parking facilities   13,227 - 13,227
               Sea and inland port facilities   58,584 57,787 797
               Transit subsidies   3,292 - 3,292
       
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   710,441 100,402 610,039
               Fire protection   278,566 - 278,566
               Correction   460,235 325,256 134,979
                    Capital outlay   12,576 4,400 8,176
               Protective inspection and regulation   87,598 60,667 26,931
       
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   234,341 228,305 6,036
                    Capital outlay   30,991 30,300 691
               Parks and recreation   340,479 23,155 317,324
                    Capital outlay   46,717 9,274 37,443
               Housing and community development    404,362 4,832 399,530
               Sewerage   611,983 - 611,983
                    Capital outlay   446,209 - 446,209
               Solid waste management   233,843 4,068 229,775
                    Capital outlay   11,034 1 11,033
       
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   378,855 162,702 216,153
               Judicial and legal   316,457 213,566 102,891
               General public buildings 74,052 3,940 70,112
               Other governmental administration    185,162 35,001 150,161
          Interest on general debt   819,413 241,867 577,546
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   881,168 268,831 612,337
       
     Utility expenditure 1,998,920 - 1,998,920
               Capital outlay   211,556 - 211,556
          Water supply   519,667 - 519,667
          Electric power   1,014,056 - 1,014,056
          Gas supply   427,148 - 427,148
          Transit   38,049 - 38,049
       
     Liquor store expenditure   161,035 161,035 -
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 1,766,217 1,675,057 91,160
          Unemployment compensation   337,384 337,384 -
          Employee retirement   1,428,833 1,337,673 91,160
          Workers' compensation   - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
       
               Debt outstanding   19,056,995 6,405,164 12,651,831
       
Short-term    75,288 25,435 49,853
Long-term    18,981,707 6,379,729 12,601,978
     Full faith and credit   7,085,526 2,021,168 5,064,358
     Nonguaranteed   11,896,181 4,358,561 7,537,620
       
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   3,891,167 1,936,982 1,954,185
     Education   5,248,884 2,934,722 2,314,162
     Utilities   1,780,090 - 1,780,090
     Other   8,061,566 1,508,025 6,553,541
Long-term debt issued   2,961,794 1,211,379 1,750,415
Long-term debt retired   1,519,021 408,737 1,110,284
       
                Cash and security holdings   35,490,166 25,872,581 9,617,585
       
Insurance trust funds   21,238,325 19,540,021 1,698,304
     Unemployment compensation    391,084 391,084 -
     Employee retirement   20,847,241 19,148,937 1,698,304
     Workers' compensation   - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
       
Other than insurance trust funds   14,251,841 6,332,560 7,919,281
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   4,504,125 2,076,774 2,427,351
          Bond funds   2,407,604 851,807 1,555,797
          Other   7,340,112 3,403,979 3,936,133
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

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