Nov 192010
 
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The following charts show U.S. state and local government spending. “Total Spending-l” is local spending and “Total Spending-s” is state spending.

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U.S. State and Local Government Spending Chart

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U.S. State and Local Government Spending as a Percent of GDP Chart

For additional data, click on usgovernmentspending.com.


Thomas A. Garrett and John C. Leatherman of Kansas State University in 2000 mentioned the following:

  • 1960: state governments spent $740 per person, local governments spent $670 per person
  • 1996: state governments spent $2,600 per person, local governments spent $1,600 per person
  • Between 1960 and 1996, state expenditures and revenues as a percent of GDP doubled
  • Between 1960 and 1996, local expenditures and revenues as a percent of GDP increased by 50%

To read the entire report, click on An Introduction to State and Local Public Finance.

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