ARKANSAS TOTAL 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 1,162,803 2,683,116 X 485,781 4,304,700 General revenue 1,162,803 1,958,152 X 375,689 4,304,700 Intergovernmental revenue 184,711 415,412 X 183,400 3,709,865 From Federal Government 22,751 49,833 X 135,156 24,485 From State government 157,151 154,211 X 20,193 3,680,388 From local governments 4,809 211,368 X 28,051 4,992 General revenue from own sources 978,092 1,542,740 X 192,289 594,835 Taxes 675,758 737,458 X 53,592 317,364 Property 229,614 119,959 X 50,384 315,399 Sales and gross receipts 445,895 582,704 X X X General sales 435,234 446,619 X X X Selective sales 10,661 136,085 X X X Motor fuel X 21 X X X Alcoholic beverage X 2,861 X X X Tobacco products X X X X X Public utilities 10,646 106,988 X X X Other selective sales 15 26,215 X X X Individual income X X X X X Corporate income X X X X X Motor vehicle license X X X X X Other taxes 249 34,795 X 3,208 1,965 Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 302,334 805,282 X 138,697 277,471 Current charges 142,237 550,816 X 94,997 146,204 Education X X X X 146,204 Institutions of higher education X X X X X School lunch sales (gross) X X X X 54,732 Hospitals 61,974 125,748 X X X Highways X 172 X 1,360 X Air transportation (airports) 103 37,580 X 12,529 X Parking facilities X 2,278 X 275 X Sea and inland port facilities X 1,379 X 818 X Natural resources X 72 X 2,387 X Parks and recreation 1,042 19,039 X 4,404 X Housing and community development X X X 27,391 X Sewerage X 195,904 X 21,611 X Solid waste management 22,869 98,295 X 15,457 X Other charges 56,249 70,349 X 8,765 X Miscellaneous general revenue 160,097 254,466 X 43,700 131,267 Interest earnings 57,552 134,383 X 14,282 60,765 Special assessments X 7,985 X 17,131 X Sale of property 3,108 6,362 X 1,307 2,773 Other general revenue 99,437 105,736 X 10,980 67,729 Utility revenue X 680,486 X 110,092 X Water supply X 234,457 X 105,585 X Electric power X 440,816 X X X Gas supply X 4,474 X 787 X Transit X 739 X 3,720 X Liquor store revenue X X X X X Insurance trust revenue X 44,478 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 44,478 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure 1,133,113 2,628,083 X 469,337 4,524,497 Intergovernmental expenditure 246,768 10,306 X 3,889 35,238 Direct expenditure 886,345 2,617,777 X 465,448 4,489,259 Current operations 768,430 1,924,632 X 332,871 3,865,288 Capital outlay 66,063 526,532 X 111,989 517,241 Construction 46,688 383,954 X 82,578 226,033 Other capital outlay 19,375 142,578 X 29,411 291,208 Assistance and subsidies 8 X X X X Interest on debt 51,844 135,040 X 20,588 106,730 Insurance benefits and repayments X 31,573 X X X Exhibit: Salaries and wages 311,856 696,825 X 103,309 2,445,417 Direct expenditure by function 886,345 2,617,777 X 465,448 4,489,259 Direct general expenditure 872,909 1,928,489 X 286,981 4,489,259 Capital outlay 52,725 419,620 X 35,362 517,241 Other direct general expenditure 820,184 1,508,869 X 251,619 3,972,018 Education services: Education 13 435 X X 4,382,529 Capital outlay X 435 X X 517,241 Higher education X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Elementary & secondary 13 435 X X 4,382,529 Capital outlay X 435 X X 517,241 Other education X X X X X Libraries 23,756 17,140 X 23,513 X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare 13,617 637 X X X Cash assistance payments 8 X X X X Vendor payments 49 X X X X Other public welfare 13,560 637 X X X Hospitals 63,829 119,932 X X X Capital outlay 1,760 827 X X X Health 7,833 25,489 X X X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways 184,150 237,508 X 1,770 X Capital outlay 14,535 108,231 X 811 X Air transportation (airports) 516 70,802 X 11,884 X Parking facilities X 2,002 X 419 X Sea and inland port facilities X 2,047 X 4,870 X Public safety: Police protection 118,123 290,640 X X X Fire protection 7,585 181,220 X 16,337 X Correction 112,483 4,475 X X X Capital outlay 11,571 X X X X Protective inspection and regulation 2,883 11,281 X X X Environment and housing: Natural resources 751 1,031 X 18,384 X Capital outlay X 908 X 4,674 X Parks and recreation 4,498 149,392 X 7,688 X Capital outlay 139 62,051 X 412 X Housing and community development 1,295 15,210 X 139,370 X Sewerage X 273,207 X 18,865 X Capital outlay X 131,469 X 3,093 X Solid waste management 41,122 109,806 X 22,269 X Capital outlay 2,040 7,138 X 1,613 X Governmental administration: Financial administration 68,224 63,817 X X X Judicial and legal 48,434 30,478 X X X General public buildings 22,914 12,689 X X X Other governmental administration 48,561 61,484 X X X Interest on general debt 51,844 109,078 X 8,684 106,730 General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities X 18,196 X X X Other and unallocable 50,478 120,493 X 12,928 X Utility expenditure 13,436 657,715 X 178,467 X Capital outlay 13,338 106,912 X 76,627 X Water supply 1,116 260,503 X 153,513 X Electric power 12,320 387,748 X X X Gas supply X 4,149 X 346 X Transit X 5,315 X 24,608 X Liquor store expenditure X X X X X Insurance trust expenditure X 31,573 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 31,573 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding 1,037,506 3,563,302 X 480,227 2,615,005 Short-term X 1,609 X 766 564 Long-term 1,037,506 3,561,693 X 479,461 2,614,441 Public debt for private purposes 858,587 1,649,140 X 18 X Long-term debt issued 20,242 464,421 X 37,871 362,520 Long-term debt retired 73,260 306,999 X 24,979 198,886 Cash and security holdings 1,300,754 3,759,132 X 400,833 1,064,158 Insurance trust funds X 334,369 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 334,369 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds 1,300,754 3,424,763 X 400,833 1,064,158 By purpose: Offsets to debt 882,636 1,822,033 X 44,014 11,117 Bond funds 14,856 416,442 X 50,425 323,640 Other 403,262 1,186,288 X 306,394 729,401 Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (X) not applicable n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified" Note that the data released in this table do not meet all of the criteria outlined in the Census Bureau Standard: Quality Requirements for Releasing Data Products, and they should be used with caution. The unit response rates for this table fall below the Census Bureau's 60 percent standard. See http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/quality_issues_cog_finance.pdf for a detailed description of the specific quality issues and information about the impact on the data.