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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Washington USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 5,532,939 265,408,707
Total Revenue 19,363,535 847,769,879
General Revenue 16,138,656 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 513,365 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 6,112,033 258,235,194
Total Taxes 5,167,487 284,397,653
Property Taxes 3,282,570 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 1,436,726 45,307,452
General Current Charges 3,149,533 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 585,583 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 610,655 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 3,224,879 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 19,596,162 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 285,969 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 6,427,955 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 515,964 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 532,404 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 818,402 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 961,048 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 517,332 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 736,912 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 27,484 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 653,083 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 361,759 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 673,440 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 3,831,312 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 24,070,355 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 11,681,723 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 185,152 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 13,852 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 88,381 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 10,655 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 6,665 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 589,159 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 268,099 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