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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Pennsylvania USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 12,056,112 265,408,707
Total Revenue 33,228,951 847,769,879
General Revenue 30,375,878 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 1,721,564 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 10,197,476 258,235,194
Total Taxes 12,502,270 284,397,653
Property Taxes 8,805,983 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 295,127 45,307,452
General Current Charges 3,638,990 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 1,560,022 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 755,556 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 2,853,073 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 32,657,124 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 708,844 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 13,579,641 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 410,401 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 1,235,028 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 178,633 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 1,006,333 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 415,922 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 1,202,683 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 1,411,989 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 1,166,183 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 487,008 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 2,218,066 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 3,559,129 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 44,506,008 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 35,319,190 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 365,556 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 5,143 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 208,227 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 24,517 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 5,994 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 1,057,357 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 644,857 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