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 Montana
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 902 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 5,510,513 4,033,180 2,295,758
     
               General revenue1 5,122,091 3,721,242 2,219,274
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,590,402 1,426,854 981,973
     From federal government 1,590,402 1,418,565 171,837
     From state government X X 810,136
     From local government1 X 8,289 X
     
General revenue from own sources   3,531,689 2,294,388 1,237,301
    Taxes   2,135,182 1,442,731 692,451
          Property 852,399 181,501 670,898
          Sales and gross receipts   374,039 370,801 3,238
               General sales   - - -
               Selective sales 374,039 370,801 3,238
                    Motor fuel 191,440 191,440 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 18,388 18,388 -
                    Tobacco products 13,281 13,281 -
                    Public utilities   31,251 31,251 -
                    Other selective sales   119,679 116,441 3,238
          Individual income   517,568 517,568 -
          Corporate income   68,173 68,173 -
          License taxes 199,613 199,479 134
            Motor vehicle license   127,298 127,164 134
          Other taxes   123,390 105,209 18,181
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,396,507 851,657 544,850
          Current charges   747,832 387,387 360,445
               Education   324,796 267,076 57,720
                    Institutions of higher education   271,510 264,635 6,875
                    School lunch sales (gross) 14,890 - 14,890
               Hospitals   41,053 5,621 35,432
               Highways   26,882 23,180 3,702
               Air transportation (airports)   18,629 84 18,545
               Parking facilities   2,742 - 2,742
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - -
               Natural resources   34,504 30,511 3,993
               Parks and recreation   15,853 3,314 12,539
               Housing and community development   4,742 235 4,507
               Sewerage   50,204 - 50,204
               Solid waste management   51,782 650 51,132
               Other charges   176,645 56,716 119,929
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   648,675 464,270 184,405
               Interest earnings   314,747 236,405 78,342
               Special assessments   45,478 - 45,478
               Sale of property   4,468 1,841 2,627
               Other general revenue   283,982 226,024 57,958
     
               Other than general revenue 388,422 311,938 76,484
     
Utility revenue 76,484 - 76,484
     Water supply   73,389 - 73,389
     Electric power   66 - 66
     Gas supply   1,229 - 1,229
     Transit   1,800 - 1,800
     
Liquor store revenue   45,629 45,629 -
     
Insurance trust revenue   266,309 266,309 -
     Unemployment compensation   78,091 78,091 -
     Employee retirement   69,863 69,863 -
     Workers' compensation   118,355 118,355 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 5,616,294 4,265,076 2,261,591
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 1,197 910,845 725
     Direct expenditure   5,615,097 3,354,231 2,260,866
          Current operations   4,259,668 2,268,655 1,991,013
          Capital outlay   621,363 426,510 194,853
               Construction   467,996 394,729 73,267
               Other capital outlay   153,367 31,781 121,586
          Assistance and subsidies   74,021 74,015 6
          Interest on debt   217,657 142,663 74,994
          Insurance benefits and repayments 442,388 442,388 -
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   1,741,802 672,507 1,069,295
     
Direct expenditure by function 5,615,097 3,354,231 2,260,866
     Direct general expenditure   5,050,712 2,873,857 2,176,855
          Capital outlay   611,903 426,510 185,393
          Other direct general expenditure    4,438,809 2,447,347 1,991,462
     
          Education services:      
               Education   1,792,025 637,400 1,154,625
                       Capital outlay   111,680 39,388 72,292
                   Higher education   506,367 484,092 22,275
                        Capital outlay   41,194 39,137 2,057
                   Elementary & secondary   1,132,350 - 1,132,350
                        Capital outlay   70,235 - 70,235
                   Other education   153,308 153,308 -
               Libraries   18,612 3,305 15,307
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   670,968 643,020 27,948
                    Cash assistance payments 25,441 25,435 6
                    Vendor payments   422,633 422,615 18
                    Other public welfare   222,894 194,970 27,924
               Hospitals   87,915 50,060 37,855
                    Capital outlay   11,097 10,408 689
               Health   290,174 236,960 53,214
               Social insurance administration    13,507 13,507 -
               Veterans' services   784 784 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   542,499 436,063 106,436
                    Capital outlay   351,693 332,070 19,623
               Air transportation (airports) 33,259 1,112 32,147
               Parking facilities   3,492 - 3,492
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - -
               Transit subsidies   - - -
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   170,135 28,035 142,100
               Fire protection   42,164 - 42,164
               Correction   121,909 106,311 15,598
                    Capital outlay   1,896 1,865 31
               Protective inspection and regulation   22,080 18,218 3,862
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   216,461 180,741 35,720
                    Capital outlay   10,801 7,616 3,185
               Parks and recreation   43,064 5,618 37,446
                    Capital outlay   4,494 390 4,104
               Housing and community development    82,302 45,655 36,647
               Sewerage   50,796 - 50,796
                    Capital outlay   3,242 - 3,242
               Solid waste management   54,977 650 54,327
                    Capital outlay   6,323 - 6,323
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   176,440 140,636 35,804
               Judicial and legal   76,468 30,777 45,691
               General public buildings 24,007 9,836 14,171
               Other governmental administration    57,748 25,765 31,983
          Interest on general debt   210,138 142,663 67,475
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   2,046 2,046 -
               Other and unallocable   246,742 114,695 132,047
     
     Utility expenditure 84,011 - 84,011
               Capital outlay   9,460 - 9,460
          Water supply   68,306 - 68,306
          Electric power   12 - 12
          Gas supply   2,877 - 2,877
          Transit   12,816 - 12,816
     
     Liquor store expenditure   37,986 37,986 -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 442,388 442,388 -
          Unemployment compensation   78,831 78,831 -
          Employee retirement   294,226 294,226 -
          Workers' compensation   69,331 69,331 -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   3,962,884 2,751,900 1,210,984
     
Short-term    14,831 11,987 2,844
Long-term    3,948,053 2,739,913 1,208,140
     Full faith and credit   599,946 217,181 382,765
     Nonguaranteed   3,348,107 2,522,732 825,375
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   2,667,535 2,151,525 516,010
     Education   471,227 213,580 257,647
     Utilities   125,118 - 125,118
     Other   684,173 374,808 309,365
Long-term debt issued   370,416 261,036 109,380
Long-term debt retired   362,957 246,690 116,267
     
                Cash and security holdings   11,806,666 9,877,007 1,929,659
     
Insurance trust funds   5,781,372 5,781,372 -
     Unemployment compensation    192,300 192,300 -
     Employee retirement   5,074,399 5,074,399 -
     Workers' compensation   514,673 514,673 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   6,025,294 4,095,635 1,929,659
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   2,829,609 2,258,303 571,306
          Bond funds   151,363 23,515 127,848
          Other   3,044,322 1,813,817 1,230,505
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