An additional $141 billion in social insurance trust revenue, which includes retirements and insurance contributions and investment earnings, accounted for much of the increase. Taxes, the largest share of state governments’ general revenue, rose 8 percent for the year.
States also reported a 3.7 percent uptick in total expenditures. Year-over-year health and hospital spending increased 7.6 percent, while unemployment compensation declined 10 percent.
Other highlights from the Census Bureau report include:
- Public welfare spending made up more than 30 percent of expenditures in 14 states.
- Education spending accounted for more than 40 percent of general expenditures in 13 states.
- South Dakota, North Dakota and Alaska led all other states in highway spending as a percentage of general expenditures.
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Source: Annual Survey of State Government Finances, U.S. Census Bureau
