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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Mississippi USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 2,716,115 265,408,707
Total Revenue 6,236,043 847,769,879
General Revenue 5,740,572 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 190,452 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 2,284,679 258,235,194
Total Taxes 1,345,257 284,397,653
Property Taxes 1,234,347 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 62,085 45,307,452
General Current Charges 1,467,686 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 223,253 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 229,245 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 495,471 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 6,281,388 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 47,372 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 2,602,869 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 114,071 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 57,124 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 1,027,626 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 354,431 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 59,111 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 265,028 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 26,747 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 102,203 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 91,636 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 269,122 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 498,486 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 4,539,487 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 4,192,583 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 122,256 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 17,885 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 69,336 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 7,094 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 3,164 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 222,188 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 125,124 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