STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1998


                                                    Amount          Percent            Per
United States                               (in thousands)     Distribution         capita

Population (thousands)                             269,775                                
Total Revenue                                1,095,861,887           100.00       4,062.13
  General revenue                              864,863,438            78.92       3,205.86
    Intergovernmental revenue                  240,788,817            21.97         892.55
    Taxes                                      474,392,344            43.29       1,758.47
      General sales                            155,970,891            14.23         578.15
      Selective sales                           71,371,662             6.51         264.56
      License taxes                             29,667,576             2.71         109.97
      Individual income tax                    160,746,478            14.67         595.85
      Corporate income tax                      31,093,725             2.84         115.26
      Other taxes                               25,542,012             2.33          94.68
    Current charges                             76,219,071             6.96         282.53
    Miscellaneous general revenue               73,463,206             6.70         272.31
  Utility revenue                                4,204,677             0.38          15.59
  Liquor stores revenue                          3,482,573             0.32          12.91
  Insurance trust revenue                      223,311,199            20.38         827.77
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                              930,036,567           100.00       3,447.45
  Intergovernmental expenditure                278,853,409            29.98       1,033.65
  Direct expenditure                           651,183,158            70.02       2,413.80
    Current operation                          446,439,710            48.00       1,654.86
    Capital outlay                              64,441,178             6.93         238.87
    Insurance benefits and repayments           91,198,047             9.81         338.05
    Assistance and subsidies                    21,514,628             2.31          79.75
    Interest on debt                            27,589,595             2.97         102.27
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                    139,969,688            15.05         518.84
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                              930,036,567           100.00       3,447.45
  General expenditure                          827,653,545            88.99       3,067.94
    Intergovernmental expenditure              278,853,409            29.98       1,033.65
    Direct expenditure                         548,800,136            59.01       2,034.29
  General expenditure, by function:                                                       
    Education                                  294,813,967            31.70       1,092.81
    Public welfare                             207,926,206            22.36         770.74
    Hospitals                                   28,928,103             3.11         107.23
    Health                                      35,066,884             3.77         129.99
    Highways                                    63,619,723             6.84         235.82
    Police protection                            8,038,265             0.86          29.80
    Correction                                  30,600,550             3.29         113.43
    Natural resources                           13,540,517             1.46          50.19
    Parks and recreation                         4,472,668             0.48          16.58
    Governmental administration                 30,576,839             3.29         113.34
    Interest on general debt                    26,775,657             2.88          99.25
    Other and unallocable                       83,294,166             8.96         308.75
  Utility expenditure                            8,365,190             0.90          31.01
  Liquor stores expenditure                      2,819,785             0.30          10.45
  Insurance trust expenditure                   91,198,047             9.81         338.05
                                                                                          
  Debt at end of fiscal year                   483,117,137           100.00       1,790.81
                                                                                          
  Cash and security holdings                 2,061,507,939           100.00       7,641.57