MISSISSIPPI 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 3,182,631 3,067,939 X 502,036 4,853,015 General revenue 3,182,448 2,380,810 X 380,682 4,853,015 Intergovernmental revenue 732,817 845,663 X 221,709 3,291,041 From Federal Government 145,651 263,001 X 179,778 128,263 From State government 572,808 554,964 X 15,927 3,130,656 From local governments 14,358 27,698 X 26,004 32,122 General revenue from own sources 2,449,631 1,535,147 X 158,973 1,561,974 Taxes 836,065 457,990 X 25,006 1,018,097 Property 776,432 360,669 X 22,844 998,838 Sales and gross receipts 17,710 73,166 X X X General sales X X X X X Selective sales 17,710 73,166 X X X Motor fuel 7,342 X X X X Alcoholic beverage X X X X X Tobacco products X X X X X Public utilities X 48,738 X X X Other selective sales 10,368 24,428 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 41,923 24,155 X 2,162 19,259 Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 1,613,566 1,077,157 X 133,967 543,877 Current charges 1,361,792 887,984 X 96,712 370,151 Education 339 X X X 370,151 Institutions of higher education X X X X 210,932 School lunch sales (gross) 103 X X X 54,228 Hospitals 1,218,177 601,583 X X X Highways 1,330 X X X X Air transportation (airports) X 22,886 X 11,930 X Parking facilities X 227 X X X Sea and inland port facilities 14,328 1,335 X 1,130 X Natural resources X 1 X 910 X Parks and recreation 1,237 10,464 X 9 X Housing and community development X 91 X 25,097 X Sewerage 1,850 152,466 X 29,024 X Solid waste management 30,753 70,530 X 20,590 X Other charges 93,778 28,401 X 8,022 X Miscellaneous general revenue 251,774 189,173 X 37,255 173,726 Interest earnings 83,548 40,450 X 22,688 71,851 Special assessments 2,156 4,562 X 2,276 X Sale of property 55,973 8,813 X 410 1,661 Other general revenue 110,097 135,348 X 11,881 100,214 Utility revenue 183 687,129 X 121,354 X Water supply 183 203,805 X 14,499 X Electric power X 325,427 X 42,495 X Gas supply X 157,358 X 63,950 X Transit X 539 X 410 X Liquor store revenue X X X X X Insurance trust revenue X X X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X X X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure 3,105,497 2,970,373 X 486,605 4,758,744 Intergovernmental expenditure 91,806 18,861 X 4,124 X Direct expenditure 3,013,691 2,951,512 X 482,481 4,758,744 Current operations 2,625,212 2,410,428 X 371,620 4,234,314 Capital outlay 297,735 461,383 X 81,944 449,182 Construction 204,664 354,794 X 75,777 290,211 Other capital outlay 93,071 106,589 X 6,167 158,971 Assistance and subsidies 6 99 X X X Interest on debt 90,738 79,602 X 28,917 75,248 Insurance benefits and repayments X X X X X Exhibit: Salaries and wages 961,965 810,005 X 69,982 2,489,471 Direct expenditure by function 3,013,691 2,951,512 X 482,481 4,758,744 Direct general expenditure 3,012,167 2,227,609 X 331,867 4,758,744 Capital outlay 297,192 358,480 X 63,667 449,182 Other direct general expenditure 2,714,975 1,869,129 X 268,200 4,309,562 Education services: Education 11,079 11 X X 4,683,496 Capital outlay 760 X X X 449,182 Higher education X X X X 606,341 Capital outlay X X X X 70,361 Elementary & secondary 11,079 11 X X 4,077,155 Capital outlay 760 X X X 378,821 Other education X X X X X Libraries 8,359 10,375 X 29,957 X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare 17,215 4,339 X X X Cash assistance payments 6 99 X X X Vendor payments 89 32 X X X Other public welfare 17,120 4,208 X X X Hospitals 1,174,500 588,383 X X X Capital outlay 79,362 52,728 X X X Health 80,618 8,180 X 1,930 X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways 393,587 190,469 X 2,472 X Capital outlay 81,360 63,945 X 76 X Air transportation (airports) 4,807 41,886 X 37,683 X Parking facilities X 1,164 X X X Sea and inland port facilities 31,672 2,356 X 2,499 X Public safety: Police protection 187,796 288,267 X X X Fire protection 37,554 168,709 X 8,081 X Correction 126,669 3,127 X X X Capital outlay 11,945 326 X X X Protective inspection and regulation 1,470 8,568 X X X Environment and housing: Natural resources 11,079 1,656 X 15,175 X Capital outlay 4 912 X 1,609 X Parks and recreation 32,721 80,370 X 1,074 X Capital outlay 490 10,406 X 849 X Housing and community development 2,330 17,397 X 171,757 X Sewerage 7,966 190,641 X 25,995 X Capital outlay 6,741 89,123 X 11,558 X Solid waste management 51,141 120,021 X 13,814 X Capital outlay 1,868 1,653 X 4,594 X Governmental administration: Financial administration 100,065 69,931 X X X Judicial and legal 102,092 24,908 X X X General public buildings 51,617 19,380 X X X Other governmental administration 98,661 79,012 X X X Interest on general debt 90,684 56,073 X 10,328 75,248 General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities X 3,376 X 581 X Other and unallocable 388,485 249,010 X 10,521 X Utility expenditure 1,524 723,903 X 150,614 X Capital outlay 543 102,903 X 18,277 X Water supply 1,524 251,650 X 14,748 X Electric power X 312,752 X 59,071 X Gas supply X 151,151 X 73,443 X Transit X 8,350 X 3,352 X Liquor store expenditure X X X X X Insurance trust expenditure X X X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X X X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding 2,069,670 2,138,221 X 1,121,028 1,655,255 Short-term 49,106 2,410 X 6,547 7,256 Long-term 2,020,564 2,135,811 X 1,114,481 1,647,999 Public debt for private purposes 759,664 100,605 X 1,491 X Long-term debt issued 291,531 273,072 X 427,324 271,803 Long-term debt retired 267,692 178,902 X 46,777 258,886 Cash and security holdings 1,986,633 1,280,300 X 702,065 1,593,138 Insurance trust funds X X X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement X X X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds 1,986,633 1,280,300 X 702,065 1,593,138 By purpose: Offsets to debt 806,649 182,733 X 153,251 148,451 Bond funds 116,951 179,276 X 346,002 388,361 Other 1,063,033 918,291 X 202,812 1,056,326 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/estimates/quality_issues_cog_finance.pdf for a detailed description of the specific quality issues and information about the impact on the data.