State & Local Government Spending

State & Local Government Spending

Over half of all state and local government spending is devoted to education, public welfare, and highways.

U.S. State and Local Government Receipts by Category
(Billions of dollars)
Fiscal Year[4]
Total
General Expenditures[5]
Education
Highways
Public Welfare
All Other Expenditures[6]
2001-2002
1,735
595
115
284
741
2000-2001
1,626
564
107
262
694
1999-2000
1,507
522
101
237
647
1998-1999
1,402
483
93
219
607
1997-1998
1,318
450
87
208
572
1996-1997
1,250
418
82
204
546
1995-1996
1,193
399
79
197
518
Source: Economic Report of the President, Feb. 2005