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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Delaware USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 724,842 265,408,707
Total Revenue 1,596,882 847,769,879
General Revenue 1,434,267 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 48,245 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 653,644 258,235,194
Total Taxes 412,470 284,397,653
Property Taxes 341,740 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 3,138 45,307,452
General Current Charges 212,768 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 66,990 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 40,150 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 162,615 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 1,553,846 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 0 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 862,181 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 14,402 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 9,013 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 0 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 73,859 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 22,528 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 81,869 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 1,541 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 81,739 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 18,264 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 67,159 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 130,889 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 1,311,108 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 1,176,618 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 18,865 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 168 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 13,484 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 1,273 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 284 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 51,476 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 36,791 15,400,779

NOTE: All amounts are in thousands of dollars

Expenditure amounts include intergovernmental transfers

For full definitions go to our Governments Finance and Employment Classification Manual

Data Quality Statement


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: April 16, 2004
Last revised: September 8, 2008