The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 2.  Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.  Revised October 2005)
Description Minnesota
County Municipal Township Special District School District
government government government government government
amount amount amount amount amount
1 2 3 4 5
       
       
                    Revenue1 5,217,311 6,538,149 206,698 1,947,116 7,603,879
         
               General revenue1 5,217,065 5,346,263 204,586 1,646,378 7,689,948
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 2,200,149 1,276,117 71,689 593,451 5,340,351
     From federal government 202,426 178,913 10,940 376,257 37,262
     From state government 1,936,988 1,025,204 56,798 184,123 5,092,397
     From local government1 60,735 72,000 3,951 33,071 210,692
         
General revenue from own sources   3,016,916 4,070,146 132,897 1,052,927 2,349,597
    Taxes   1,646,082 1,518,047 107,457 202,535 1,758,252
          Property 1,621,316 1,233,378 104,223 191,993 1,758,252
          Sales and gross receipts   1,688 148,751 - - -
               General sales   842 40,017 - - -
               Selective sales 846 108,734 - - -
                    Motor fuel - - - - -
                    Alcoholic beverage - - - - -
                    Tobacco products - - - - -
                    Public utilities   - 69,186 - - -
                    Other selective sales   846 39,548 - - -
          Individual income   - - - - -
          Corporate income   - - - - -
          License taxes 3,033 436 - - -
            Motor vehicle license   3,033 436 - - -
          Other taxes   20,045 135,482 3,234 10,542 -
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,370,834 2,552,099 25,440 850,392 591,345
          Current charges   959,325 1,472,403 4,236 650,636 248,499
               Education   - 260 - - 248,499
                    Institutions of higher education   - - - - -
                    School lunch sales (gross) - - - - 168,769
               Hospitals   406,671 313,092 - 146,082 -
               Highways   5,120 16,023 - - -
               Air transportation (airports)   46 15,458 - 170,125 -
               Parking facilities   3,023 67,871 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - 16,052 - - -
               Natural resources   - - - 8,017 -
               Parks and recreation   7,374 159,572 - 32,607 -
               Housing and community development   602 36,823 - 79,042 -
               Sewerage   1,247 450,119 - 161,757 -
               Solid waste management   104,944 78,219 - 3,249 -
               Other charges   430,298 318,914 4,236 49,757 -
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   411,509 1,079,696 21,204 199,756 342,846
               Interest earnings   162,371 499,795 7,175 137,044 115,592
               Special assessments   23,008 240,992 7,937 3,918 -
               Sale of property   26,789 41,096 - 14,325 -
               Other general revenue   199,341 297,813 6,092 44,469 227,254
         
               Other than general revenue 246 1,191,886 2,112 300,738 -86,069
         
Utility revenue 246 1,065,491 2,082 300,738 -
     Water supply   - 394,312 2,082 8,246 -
     Electric power   - 555,186 - 222,053 -
     Gas supply   - 111,440 - - -
     Transit   246 4,553 - 70,439 -
         
Liquor store revenue   - 212,884 - - -
         
Insurance trust revenue   - -86,489 30 - -86,069
     Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - -86,489 30 - -86,069
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
         
                Expenditure1 4,999,437 6,559,290 203,708 2,329,561 8,333,373
         
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 96,455 115,305 - 85,838 33,250
     Direct expenditure   4,902,982 6,443,985 203,708 2,243,723 8,300,123
          Current operations   4,079,795 4,222,257 155,153 1,111,241 6,504,083
          Capital outlay   579,752 1,486,932 45,639 883,492 1,265,839
               Construction   474,001 848,165 24,136 703,087 1,057,570
               Other capital outlay   105,751 638,767 21,503 180,405 208,269
          Assistance and subsidies   169,489 6 - - -
          Interest on debt   73,946 565,922 2,879 248,990 340,541
          Insurance benefits and repayments - 168,868 37 - 189,660
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   1,762,707 1,605,572 27,610 464,857 4,243,585
         
Direct expenditure by function 4,902,982 6,443,985 203,708 2,243,723 8,300,123
     Direct general expenditure   4,894,395 4,937,931 191,579 1,592,228 8,110,463
          Capital outlay   578,100 1,267,838 36,175 693,608 1,265,839
          Other direct general expenditure    4,316,295 3,670,093 155,404 898,620 6,844,624
         
          Education services:          
               Education   - 175 - - 7,769,922
                       Capital outlay   - - - - 1,265,839
                   Higher education   - - - - -
                        Capital outlay   - - - - -
                   Elementary & secondary   - 175 - - 7,769,922
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 1,265,839
                   Other education   - - - - -
               Libraries   77,060 69,556 - 22,066 -
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   1,331,529 70,571 - - -
                    Cash assistance payments 169,489 6 - - -
                    Vendor payments   28,498 - - - -
                    Other public welfare   1,133,542 70,565 - - -
               Hospitals   496,185 313,387 - 164,243 -
                    Capital outlay   13,430 20,761 - 6,767 -
               Health   366,060 51,744 - 32,693 -
               Social insurance administration    - - - - -
               Veterans' services   - - - - -
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   715,967 770,534 113,812 - -
                    Capital outlay   362,522 457,725 29,569 - -
               Air transportation (airports) 240 50,031 - 482,318 -
               Parking facilities   395 73,978 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   54 17,406 - - -
               Transit subsidies   - 411 - - -
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   306,852 533,850 - - -
               Fire protection   422 244,095 20,852 - -
               Correction   310,614 2,781 - - -
                    Capital outlay   17,932 - - - -
               Protective inspection and regulation   5,718 81,866 - - -
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   76,524 1,954 - 53,647 -
                    Capital outlay   1,466 485 - 11,914 -
               Parks and recreation   51,549 525,949 - 44,791 -
                    Capital outlay   9,793 148,191 - 4,170 -
               Housing and community development    50,146 266,961 - 388,730 -
               Sewerage   8,698 393,658 - 210,809 -
                    Capital outlay   7,724 128,454 - 93,560 -
               Solid waste management   143,165 93,352 - 4,634 -
                    Capital outlay   5,361 7,903 - 1,150 -
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   172,261 131,796 26 - -
               Judicial and legal   253,105 28,173 - - -
               General public buildings 139,651 87,362 - - -
               Other governmental administration    126,882 107,009 38,600 - -
          Interest on general debt   73,946 533,797 2,879 149,136 340,541
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - - - -
               Other and unallocable   187,372 487,535 15,410 39,161 -
         
     Utility expenditure 8,587 1,140,380 12,092 651,495 -
               Capital outlay   1,652 216,868 9,464 189,884 -
          Water supply   - 453,752 12,092 13,488 -
          Electric power   - 581,405 - 218,167 -
          Gas supply   - 79,025 - - -
          Transit   8,587 26,198 - 419,840 -
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - 196,806 - - -
         
     Insurance trust expenditure - 168,868 37 - 189,660
          Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
          Employee retirement   - 168,868 37 - 189,660
          Workers' compensation   - - - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - - - -
         
               Debt outstanding   1,773,728 11,161,911 75,772 5,126,025 7,464,400
         
Short-term    300,155 10,059 129 39,963 256,751
Long-term    1,473,573 11,151,852 75,643 5,086,062 7,207,649
     Full faith and credit   1,151,459 3,512,586 50,336 1,412,550 7,207,649
     Nonguaranteed   322,114 7,639,266 25,307 3,673,512 -
         
Long-term debt by purpose:          
     Public debt for private purposes   203,904 4,369,392 - 260,876 -
     Education   - - - - 7,207,649
     Utilities   - 727,628 - 1,772,352 -
     Other   1,269,669 6,054,832 75,643 3,052,834 -
Long-term debt issued   364,040 1,576,702 20,838 976,944 1,060,634
Long-term debt retired   129,901 1,161,866 11,543 257,475 362,094
         
                Cash and security holdings   2,832,238 12,142,152 199,422 2,293,292 5,117,560
         
Insurance trust funds   - 1,754,946 62 - 1,818,473
     Unemployment compensation    - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - 1,754,946 62 - 1,818,473
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - - - -
         
Other than insurance trust funds   2,832,238 10,387,206 199,360 2,293,292 3,299,087
     By purpose:          
          Offsets to debt   299,044 5,169,280 - 696,610 1,021,358
          Bond funds   151,985 1,038,645 - 770,859 735,207
          Other   2,381,209 4,179,281 199,360 825,823 1,542,522
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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