STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1997


                                                    Amount          Percent            Per
Wyoming                                     (in thousands)     Distribution         capita

Population (thousands)                                 480                                
Total Revenue                                    2,559,063           100.00       5,331.38
  General revenue                                2,095,423            81.88       4,365.46
    Intergovernmental revenue                      851,332            33.27       1,773.61
    Taxes                                          662,350            25.88       1,379.90
      General sales                                214,815             8.39         447.53
      Selective sales                               66,991             2.62         139.56
      License taxes                                 78,055             3.05         162.61
      Individual income tax                              0             0.00           0.00
      Corporate income tax                               0             0.00           0.00
      Other taxes                                  302,489            11.82         630.19
    Current charges                                102,738             4.01         214.04
    Miscellaneous general revenue                  479,003            18.72         997.92
  Utility revenue                                        0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores revenue                             36,271             1.42          75.56
  Insurance trust revenue                          427,369            16.70         890.35
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                                2,126,805           100.00       4,430.84
  Intergovernmental expenditure                    702,317            33.02       1,463.16
  Direct expenditure                             1,424,488            66.98       2,967.68
    Current operation                              836,648            39.34       1,743.02
    Capital outlay                                 278,358            13.09         579.91
    Insurance benefits and repayments              218,816            10.29         455.87
    Assistance and subsidies                        33,695             1.58          70.20
    Interest on debt                                56,971             2.68         118.69
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                        324,058            15.24         675.12
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                                2,126,805           100.00       4,430.84
  General expenditure                            1,877,294            88.27       3,911.03
    Intergovernmental expenditure                  702,317            33.02       1,463.16
    Direct expenditure                           1,174,977            55.25       2,447.87
  General expenditure, by function:                                                       
    Education                                      637,411            29.97       1,327.94
    Public welfare                                 259,445            12.20         540.51
    Hospitals                                       28,416             1.34          59.20
    Health                                          73,897             3.47         153.95
    Highways                                       289,311            13.60         602.73
    Police protection                               13,759             0.65          28.66
    Correction                                      37,367             1.76          77.85
    Natural resources                              123,361             5.80         257.00
    Parks and recreation                            18,121             0.85          37.75
    Governmental administration                     88,275             4.15         183.91
    Interest on general debt                        56,971             2.68         118.69
    Other and unallocable                          250,960            11.80         522.83
  Utility expenditure                                    0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores expenditure                         30,695             1.44          63.95
  Insurance trust expenditure                      218,816            10.29         455.87
                                                                                          
  Debt at end of fiscal year                       871,948           100.00       1,816.56
                                                                                          
  Cash and security holdings                     6,955,103           100.00      14,489.80