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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts New Jersey USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 7,993,220 265,408,707
Total Revenue 25,346,587 847,769,879
General Revenue 24,746,933 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 409,410 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 7,516,541 258,235,194
Total Taxes 12,988,583 284,397,653
Property Taxes 12,775,758 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 24,697 45,307,452
General Current Charges 2,546,098 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 488,934 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 797,367 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 599,654 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 25,085,555 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 362,744 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 11,769,257 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 582,441 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 281,306 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 477,725 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 926,866 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 354,488 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 1,529,877 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 1,286,960 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 802,235 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 861,466 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 930,043 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 560,100 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 16,743,259 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 9,698,393 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 298,363 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 8,886 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 173,257 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 27,760 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 6,833 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 1,067,474 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 650,051 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