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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts West Virginia USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 1,825,754 265,408,707
Total Revenue 3,525,381 847,769,879
General Revenue 3,379,779 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 112,585 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 1,441,788 258,235,194
Total Taxes 925,931 284,397,653
Property Taxes 764,113 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 32,616 45,307,452
General Current Charges 581,606 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 238,944 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 78,925 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 145,602 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 3,455,439 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 27,939 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 1,917,890 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 45,535 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 69,589 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 200,846 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 44,718 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 40,182 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 98,647 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 862 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 111,219 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 45,218 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 234,558 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 181,070 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 3,664,973 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 3,590,320 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 59,926 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 4,820 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 40,658 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 2,565 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 889 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 133,162 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 96,399 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