CONNECTICUT 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 X 6,237,812 8,185,670 1,150,617 578,733 General revenue X 5,418,893 7,828,143 783,088 578,733 Intergovernmental revenue X 2,366,800 1,615,311 421,421 562,414 From Federal Government X 69,665 13,415 329,376 9,344 From State government X 2,283,126 1,582,220 66,679 192,539 From local governments X 14,009 19,676 25,366 360,531 General revenue from own sources X 3,052,093 6,212,832 361,667 16,319 Taxes X 2,560,154 5,544,819 138,613 X Property X 2,484,207 5,446,822 134,983 X Sales and gross receipts X 1,075 889 X X General sales X X X X X Selective sales X 1,075 889 X X Motor fuel X X X X X Alcoholic beverage X X X X X Tobacco products X X X X X Public utilities X 1,075 875 X X Other selective sales X X 14 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 X 74,872 97,108 3,630 X Charges and miscellaneous general revenue X 491,939 668,013 223,054 16,319 Current charges X 333,639 417,512 163,784 12,694 Education X 33,779 86,978 X 12,694 Institutions of higher education X X X X X School lunch sales (gross) X 32,644 82,917 X 9,755 Hospitals X X X X X Highways X 917 1,021 23 X Air transportation (airports) X 955 40 965 X Parking facilities X 42,099 5,643 X X Sea and inland port facilities X 252 510 1 X Natural resources X 14 70 X X Parks and recreation X 24,332 52,493 1,179 X Housing and community development X 638 398 98,610 X Sewerage X 143,073 108,017 35,655 X Solid waste management X 14,132 42,902 3,209 X Other charges X 73,448 119,440 24,142 X Miscellaneous general revenue X 158,300 250,501 59,270 3,625 Interest earnings X 67,424 120,999 22,632 1,559 Special assessments X 8,206 20,513 11,784 X Sale of property X 11,334 3,726 3,920 X Other general revenue X 71,336 105,263 20,934 2,066 Utility revenue X 227,164 101,291 367,430 X Water supply X 64,609 31,813 135,080 X Electric power X 145,327 69,470 217,952 X Gas supply X 17,228 X X X Transit X X 8 14,398 X Liquor store revenue X X X X X Insurance trust revenue X 591,755 256,236 99 X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 591,755 256,236 99 X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure X 5,801,714 7,820,328 1,177,615 502,054 Intergovernmental expenditure X 67,660 294,720 17,519 7,426 Direct expenditure X 5,734,054 7,525,608 1,160,096 494,628 Current operations X 4,667,305 6,380,849 924,157 428,987 Capital outlay X 643,624 884,077 195,081 51,283 Construction X 596,530 641,671 164,837 43,989 Other capital outlay X 47,094 242,406 30,244 7,294 Assistance and subsidies X 6 36 X X Interest on debt X 150,060 149,327 40,812 14,358 Insurance benefits and repayments X 273,059 111,319 46 X Exhibit: Salaries and wages X 2,315,553 3,193,373 194,616 278,984 Direct expenditure by function X 5,734,054 7,525,608 1,160,096 494,628 Direct general expenditure X 5,239,225 7,327,580 674,927 494,628 Capital outlay X 640,530 881,949 117,555 51,283 Other direct general expenditure X 4,598,695 6,445,631 557,372 443,345 Education services: Education X 2,995,380 4,479,004 X 480,270 Capital outlay X 435,562 438,002 X 51,283 Higher education X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Elementary & secondary X 2,995,380 4,479,004 X 480,270 Capital outlay X 435,562 438,002 X 51,283 Other education X X X X X Libraries X 42,918 98,499 X X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare X 28,681 62,702 X X Cash assistance payments X 6 36 X X Vendor payments X 2 412 X X Other public welfare X 28,673 62,254 X X Hospitals X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Health X 63,801 46,945 X X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways X 155,337 322,523 1,987 X Capital outlay X 29,791 43,978 491 X Air transportation (airports) X 1,601 115 1,780 X Parking facilities X 18,349 8,311 X X Sea and inland port facilities X 370 2,389 18 X Public safety: Police protection X 340,815 358,764 6,696 X Fire protection X 229,122 181,758 62,830 X Correction X X 16 X X Capital outlay X X X X X Protective inspection and regulation X 8,658 14,663 X X Environment and housing: Natural resources X 953 5,091 28 X Capital outlay X 464 495 X X Parks and recreation X 64,264 148,400 7,251 X Capital outlay X 5,168 13,516 567 X Housing and community development X 93,478 15,768 412,389 X Sewerage X 128,998 135,376 122,190 X Capital outlay X 17,812 27,661 53,621 X Solid waste management X 86,824 124,500 4,036 X Capital outlay X 1,222 582 40 X Governmental administration: Financial administration X 72,916 146,384 X X Judicial and legal X 17,236 25,810 X X General public buildings X 27,911 72,570 X X Other governmental administration X 73,589 149,506 X X Interest on general debt X 137,787 147,674 16,362 14,358 General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities X 395 1,443 X X Other and unallocable X 649,842 779,369 39,360 X Utility expenditure X 221,770 86,709 485,123 X Capital outlay X 3,094 2,128 77,526 X Water supply X 70,073 26,575 177,458 X Electric power X 135,607 59,939 230,433 X Gas supply X 15,654 1 X X Transit X 436 194 77,232 X Liquor store expenditure X X X X X Insurance trust expenditure X 273,059 111,319 46 X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 273,059 111,319 46 X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding X 3,645,453 4,009,165 1,017,150 220,127 Short-term X 190,596 219,951 57,895 X Long-term X 3,454,857 3,789,214 959,255 220,127 Public debt for private purposes X 16,188 2,251 6,790 X Long-term debt issued X 328,612 483,300 248,658 39,572 Long-term debt retired X 428,377 416,713 172,261 49,888 Cash and security holdings X 5,800,043 3,791,493 564,330 46,826 Insurance trust funds X 4,363,784 1,636,395 370 X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X 4,363,784 1,636,395 370 X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds X 1,436,259 2,155,098 563,960 46,826 By purpose: Offsets to debt X 70,934 69,136 60,400 1,373 Bond funds X 332,414 429,560 68,403 4,081 Other X 1,032,911 1,656,402 435,157 41,372 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.