STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES 1996


                                                 Amount          Percent         Per
North Dakota                             (in thousands)     Distribution      capita

Population (thousands)                              644
Total Revenue                                 2,568,635            100.0    3,988.56
  General revenue                             2,144,456             83.5    3,329.90
    Intergovernmental revenue                   660,161             25.7    1,025.09
    Taxes                                       985,327             38.4    1,530.01
      General sales                             282,131             11.0      438.09
      Selective sales                           277,620             10.8      431.09
      License taxes                              77,715              3.0      120.68
      Individual income                         151,592              5.9      235.39
      Corporation net income                     74,299              2.9      115.37
      Other taxes                               121,970              4.7      189.39
    Current charges                             360,666             14.0      560.04
    Miscellaneous general revenue               138,302              5.4      214.75
  Utility revenue                                     0               .0         .00
  Liquor stores revenue                               0               .0         .00
  Insurance trust revenue                       424,179             16.5      658.66

Total Expenditure                             2,063,612            100.0    3,204.37
  Intergovernmental expenditure                 411,331             19.9      638.71
  Direct expenditure                          1,652,281             80.1    2,565.65
    Current operation                         1,192,918             57.8    1,852.36
    Capital outlay                              159,819              7.7      248.17
    Insurance benefits and repayments           203,206              9.8      315.54
    Assistance and subsidies                     41,641              2.0       64.66
    Interest on debt                             54,697              2.7       84.93
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                     406,978             19.7      631.95

Total expenditure                             2,063,612            100.0    3,204.37
  General expenditure                         1,860,406             90.2    2,888.83
    Intergovernmental expenditure               411,331             19.9      638.71
    Direct expenditure                        1,449,075             70.2    2,250.12
  General expenditure, by function:
    Education                                   704,871             34.2    1,094.52
    Public welfare                              361,336             17.5      561.08
    Hospitals                                    43,076              2.1       66.89
    Health                                       40,496              2.0       62.88
    Highways                                    209,406             10.1      325.16
    Police protection                             6,380               .3        9.91
    Correction                                   17,060               .8       26.49
    Natural resources                            76,937              3.7      119.47
    Parks and recreation                          6,687               .3       10.38
    Governmental administration                  61,451              3.0       95.42
    Interest on general debt                     54,697              2.7       84.93
    Other and unallocable                       278,009             13.5      431.69
  Utility expenditure                                 0               .0         .00
  Liquor stores expenditure                           0               .0         .00
  Insurance trust expenditure                   203,206              9.8      315.54

  Debt at end of fiscal year                    819,003            100.0    1,271.74

  Cash and Security Holdings                  4,172,732            100.0    6,479.40