ALABAMA Table 2. Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2006 - 07 (Dollar amounts are in thousands. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Source: 2007 Census of Government Finance. For information on nonsampling error and definitions, see http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/2007_Local_Finance_Methodology.pdf ) Description County Municipal Township Special District School District government government government government government amount amount amount amount amount Revenue 2,732,346 5,748,954 X 4,839,553 7,067,527 General revenue 2,292,050 3,741,046 X 4,147,357 7,067,527 Intergovernmental revenue 528,172 396,893 X 1,025,210 5,388,903 From Federal Government 41,721 95,165 X 714,268 20,199 From State government 453,311 228,448 X 246,151 4,739,822 From local governments 33,140 73,280 X 64,791 628,882 General revenue from own sources 1,763,878 3,344,153 X 3,122,147 1,678,624 Taxes 1,125,817 2,488,074 X 45,573 929,240 Property 520,604 370,191 X 36,717 894,496 Sales and gross receipts 469,434 1,561,828 X 904 X General sales 384,788 1,360,873 X 904 X Selective sales 84,646 200,955 X X X Motor fuel 34,936 41,889 X X X Alcoholic beverage 11,735 25,341 X X X Tobacco products 13,013 17,996 X X X Public utilities 971 42,535 X X X Other selective sales 23,991 73,194 X X X Individual income 557 34,204 X X X Corporate income 32 2 X X X Motor vehicle license 14,852 9,750 X X X Other taxes 120,338 512,099 X 7,952 34,744 Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 638,061 856,079 X 3,076,574 749,384 Current charges 389,861 440,450 X 2,862,662 324,102 Education X 2,245 X X 324,102 Institutions of higher education X X X X X School lunch sales (gross) X X X X 134,687 Hospitals 34,283 1,024 X 2,635,240 X Highways 5,332 1,521 X 5 X Air transportation (airports) 362 1,983 X 79,211 X Parking facilities 561 8,863 X X X Sea and inland port facilities X X X 296 X Natural resources X 40 X 301 X Parks and recreation 3,171 44,991 X 42,829 X Housing and community development 333 58 X 48,098 X Sewerage 149,506 209,675 X 10,093 X Solid waste management 60,684 104,581 X 7,859 X Other charges 135,629 65,469 X 38,730 X Miscellaneous general revenue 248,200 415,629 X 213,912 425,282 Interest earnings 134,366 159,206 X 93,592 127,834 Special assessments 1,352 31,989 X 718 X Sale of property 28,212 36,150 X 7,495 28,428 Other general revenue 84,270 188,284 X 112,107 269,020 Utility revenue 32,211 1,866,501 X 692,196 X Water supply 31,476 402,100 X 163,265 X Electric power X 1,186,722 X 199,678 X Gas supply X 275,904 X 324,926 X Transit 735 1,775 X 4,327 X Liquor store revenue X X X X X Insurance trust revenue 408,085 141,407 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 408,085 141,407 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure 2,324,968 5,400,695 X 4,034,815 7,196,459 Intergovernmental expenditure 23,454 98,100 X 20,967 6,675 Direct expenditure 2,301,514 5,302,595 X 4,013,848 7,189,784 Current operations 1,570,783 4,324,644 X 3,498,593 6,373,753 Capital outlay 444,280 627,460 X 398,930 687,816 Construction 295,236 449,400 X 198,342 551,362 Other capital outlay 149,044 178,060 X 200,588 136,454 Assistance and subsidies 1 129 X X X Interest on debt 258,861 261,614 X 116,325 128,215 Insurance benefits and repayments 27,589 88,748 X X X Exhibit: Salaries and wages 539,381 1,414,010 X 1,373,382 3,613,653 Direct expenditure by function 2,301,514 5,302,595 X 4,013,848 7,189,784 Direct general expenditure 2,243,478 3,371,129 X 3,310,055 7,189,784 Capital outlay 440,011 437,917 X 347,968 687,816 Other direct general expenditure 1,803,467 2,933,212 X 2,962,087 6,501,968 Education services: Education 5,901 58,159 X X 7,061,569 Capital outlay 2,141 23 X X 687,816 Higher education X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Elementary & secondary 5,901 58,159 X X 7,061,569 Capital outlay 2,141 23 X X 687,816 Other education X X X X X Libraries 8,910 82,696 X X X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare 25,208 8,150 X 8,669 X Cash assistance payments 1 129 X X X Vendor payments 4,289 83 X X X Other public welfare 20,918 7,938 X 8,669 X Hospitals 84,227 705 X 2,368,363 X Capital outlay X X X 178,247 X Health 32,519 13,249 X 221,295 X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways 486,983 330,673 X X X Capital outlay 115,137 88,538 X X X Air transportation (airports) 2,090 15,980 X 122,719 X Parking facilities 218 18,834 X X X Sea and inland port facilities X 4 X 367 X Public safety: Police protection 248,346 584,218 X X X Fire protection 6,986 482,079 X 1,573 X Correction 258,544 18,814 X 4,592 X Capital outlay 95,313 44 X 102 X Protective inspection and regulation 8,573 28,110 X X X Environment and housing: Natural resources 1,967 7,805 X 9,268 X Capital outlay 27 1,341 X 410 X Parks and recreation 35,501 297,924 X 60,441 X Capital outlay 538 47,476 X 6,948 X Housing and community development 14,070 31,759 X 397,394 X Sewerage 142,493 155,372 X 9,008 X Capital outlay 92,036 51,698 X 178 X Solid waste management 63,869 178,524 X 7,287 X Capital outlay 2,337 10,912 X 776 X Governmental administration: Financial administration 144,436 107,828 X X X Judicial and legal 74,297 49,869 X X X General public buildings 40,807 78,374 X X X Other governmental administration 97,388 196,132 X X X Interest on general debt 256,027 196,302 X 87,403 128,215 General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities X 6,649 X 5,286 X Other and unallocable 204,118 422,920 X 6,390 X Utility expenditure 30,447 1,842,718 X 703,793 X Capital outlay 4,269 189,543 X 50,962 X Water supply 27,166 478,480 X 158,705 X Electric power X 1,075,295 X 200,843 X Gas supply X 259,522 X 313,859 X Transit 3,281 29,421 X 30,386 X Liquor store expenditure X X X X X Insurance trust expenditure 27,589 88,748 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 27,589 88,748 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding 4,321,725 6,396,082 X 2,869,257 3,942,469 Short-term 3,615 11,157 X 54,879 X Long-term 4,318,110 6,384,925 X 2,814,378 3,942,469 Public debt for private purposes 60,927 1,491,520 X 230,772 X Long-term debt issued 112,233 973,245 X 348,509 1,267,295 Long-term debt retired 92,359 689,690 X 243,512 190,989 Cash and security holdings 3,473,122 5,701,756 X 2,516,340 2,700,551 Insurance trust funds 994,671 1,392,170 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 994,671 1,392,170 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds 2,478,451 4,309,586 X 2,516,340 2,700,551 By purpose: Offsets to debt 188,353 1,855,414 X 521,472 140,465 Bond funds 200,472 615,960 X 176,823 1,553,011 Other 2,089,626 1,838,212 X 1,818,045 1,007,075 Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (X) not applicable n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified"