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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Massachusetts USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 6,092,352 265,408,707
Total Revenue 18,007,356 847,769,879
General Revenue 15,350,444 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 780,925 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 5,819,905 258,235,194
Total Taxes 6,814,267 284,397,653
Property Taxes 6,612,387 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 70,270 45,307,452
General Current Charges 1,441,624 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 202,373 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 291,350 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 2,656,912 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 17,960,218 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 319,779 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 6,670,418 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 658,347 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 74,825 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 252,102 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 601,788 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 146,011 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 901,949 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 160,161 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 531,426 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 282,746 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 276,659 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 3,758,703 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 12,137,089 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 14,054,861 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 213,917 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 8,088 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 125,745 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 16,814 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 12,363 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 640,276 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 368,326 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

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