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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "First Debate: Carter Record as
Governor" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library.
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PRESIDENT MAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM DAVE GERGEN
DS
SUBJECT: Carter's Record as Governor
You asked for specific documentation on
Carter's Georgia spending record. Agnes Waldron
has now obtained materials from the U.S. Census
Bureau that I believe you can rely upon with
assurance. These figures permit you to say:
"During Governor Carter's four years
in office, state spending increased
over 60% and the number of state employ-
ees increased over 25%. "
You may also want to mention the increase in
Georgia state debt. Carter was required by state
law to maintain a budget surplus, and he did
record budget surpluses each year. But he also
increased the state's bonded indebtedness, so
that you could say:
"While Governor Carter was in office, the
bonded indebtedness of the State of Georgia
increased by over 20%."
As you know, Carter has attacked you for asking for
a tax increase shortly after coming into office and
then asking for tax reductions. It is interesting
to note that at the outset of his own term as governor,
Carter proposed a tax increase and then (after he
was largely blocked by his legislature) reversed
himself and stressed the savings from his reorgan-
ization as a better means of using existing revenues.
-2-
Another point of interest on his record:
the FBI's uniform crime reports show that during
three of Carter's four years as governor (1971,
1973 and 1974), the growth in Georgia crime
rate exceeded that of the U.S. as a whole in
three of the seven "serious crime" categories:
murder, forcible rape, and aggravated assault.
That might be a point to consider if Carter
attacks your crime record.
In the event that you may want to read them,
we have on hand short papers on the following
areas of Carter's Georgia record:
-- Consumer Affairs
-- Education
-- Employment/Unemployment
-- Environment
-- Racial Discrimination
-- Social Programs
-- State Reorganization
-- Use/Abuse of Power
-- Vetoes
-- Taxes and Finance
Fred Slight, who helped to pull together the
materials from the PFC and elsewhere, concluded:
"In all honesty, Carter's record is neither as
bad as his critics have claimed nor is it as
successful as he has taken credit for."
Attachments
GERALD
Table 9. Expenditure by Type and Function: 1975
(Thousands of dollars)
General expenditure for all functions
Education
Total
State
expenditure
Intergovern-
Direct
Intergovern-
Total
Total
mental
Total
mental
expenditure
expenditure
direct
expenditure
expenditure
ALL STATES
156 171 395
138 303 990
51 978 324
86 325 666
54 012 300
31 110 237
22 902 063
ALABAMA
2 332 629
2 049 795
587 725
1 462 070
997 798
467 064
530 734
ALASKA
833 911
797 754
178 562
619 192
264 193
124 541
139 652
ARIZONA
1 597 045
1 459 718
644 418
815 300
736 869
451 108
285 761
ARKANSAS
1 240 596
1 135 590
345 953
789 637
457 190
246 297
210 893
CALIFORNIA
17 712 038
15 271 687
7 443 972
7 827 715
5 866 345
3 882 330
1 984 015
COLORADO
1 740 582
1 616 188
602 912
1 013 276
806 361
383 223
423 138
CONNECTICUT
2 283 697
1 930 237
453 584
1 476 653
598 659
312 246
286 413
DELAWARE
568 653
514 979
122 408
392 571
242 727
111 394
131 333
FLORIDA
4 901 551
4 528 405
1 845 865
2 682 540
1 942 131
1 415 154
526 977
GEORGIA
3 036 002
2 764 481
804 497
I 959 984
1 146 408
650 312
496 096
HAWAII
1 166 897
1 082 473
23 153
1 059 320
382 349
-
382 349
IDAHO
599 781
536 390
155 503
380 887
201 188
100 207
100 981
ILLINOIS
7 842 927
7 119 197
2 555 987
4 563 210
2 776 331
1 698 684
1 077 647
INDIANA
3 002 409
2 706 998
1 098 282
I 608 716
1 204 103
517 578
686 525
IOWA
1 936 194
1 770 611
643 782
I 126 829
774 658
419 088
355 570
KANSAS
1 311 417
1 228 422
352 631
875 791
518 783
273 170
245 613
KENTUCKY
2 231 044
2 032 510
447 773
1 584 737
836 529
390 298
446 231
LOUISIANA
2 796 126
2 585 136
824 805
1 760 331
960 038
606 903
353 135
MAINE
863 261
736 675
201 509
535 166
257 165
150 408
106 757
MARYLAND
3 410 574
3 136 475
1 322 902
I 813 573
1 162 501
699 026
463 475
MASSACHUSETTS
4 939 813
4 360 815
1 348 911
3 011 904
1 301 924
792 330
509 594
MICHIGAN
7 688 334
6 499 624
2 230 703
4 268 921
2 496 790
1 313 508
1 183 282
MINNESOTA
3 139 168
2 922 116
1 380 326
I 541 790
1 345 400
768 863
576 537
MISSISSIPPI
1 578 478
1 433 630
513 111
920 519
598 131
359 076
239 055
MISSOURI
2 452 721
2 219 820
645 521
I 574 299
894 145
533 344
360 801
MONTANA
554 721
476 517
115 135
361 382
190 104
93 676
96 428
NEBRASKA
866 032
818 798
223 603
595 195
302 321
117 409
184 912
NEVADA
499 259
411 571
120 764
290 807
156 820
92 891
63 929
NEW HAMPSHIRE
559 338
433 954
83 100
350 854
124 512
33 357
91 155
NEW JERSEY
5 217 884
4 325 766
1 656 672
2 669 094
1 417 357
801 084
616 273
NEW MEXICO
907 961
857 584
306 803
550 781
400 260
231 370
168 890
NEW YORK
17 405 591
15 704 675
8 582 512
7 122 163
4 991 803
3 370 059
1 621 744
NORTH CAROLINA
3 562 338
3 226 479
1 453 275
1 773 204
1 678 945
1 106 533
572 412
NORTH DAKOTA
490 614
464 387
122 249
342 138
178 507
84 222
94 285
OHIO
6 824 242
5 449 408
1 954 363
3 495 045
2 050 174
1 147 653
902 521
OKLAHOMA
1 637 444
1 536 607
415 565
I 121 042
609 894
311 584
298 31C
OREGON
1 783 168
1 499 491
377 009
I 122 482
516 076
252 625
263 451
PENNSYLVANIA
9 475 515
7 933 758
2 584 952
5 348 806
2 909 866
1 819 892
1 089 974
RHODE ISLAND
782 772
656 013
134 442
521 571
224 470
94 478
129 992
SOUTH CAROLINA
2 033 096
1 854 946
490 794
1 364 152
774 820
360 013
414 807
SOUTH DAKOTA
419 241
406 779
61 917
344 862
129 350
42 303
87 047
TENNESSEE
2 417 217
2 187 759
639 957
I 547 802
944 528
442 054
502 474
TEXAS
6 106 543
5 754 523
1 694 568
4 059 955
2 866 003
1 632 933
1 233 070
UTAH
895 403
809 336
261 980
547 356
448 151
223 C67
225 081
VERMONT
471 815
411 128
78 091
333 037
138 340
54 359
83 981
VIRGINIA
3 374 150
3 040 962
967 488
2 073 474
1 238 333
629 630
608 70:
WASHINGTON
3 195 846
2 665 762
796 590
1 869 172
1 205 602
554 575
651 02
WEST VIRGINIA
1 459 362
1 230 731
293 137
937 594
437 546
278 753
158 79:
WISCONSIN
3 695 146
3 406 685
1 708 460
1 698 225
1 212 248
619 028
593 220
WYOMING
330 849
300 645
80 103
220 542
97 554
50 537
47 01
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
28
INDIVIDUAL STATES
Table 9. Expenditure by Type and Function: 1971
(Thousands of dollars)
General expenditure for all functions
Education
State institutions of higher educa
Inter-
Total
Inter-
State
Total
expenditure
govern-
Direct
govern-
Current operation
Total
direct
mental
expendl-
Total
mental
expendi-
ture
expendi-
expendi-
Total
Auxilia
ture
ture
ture
Total
enter-
prises
ALL STATES.
98 839 936
89 118 419
32 640 111
56 478 308
35 091 824
19 291 759
15 800 065
12 447 555
10 009 281
1 626 4
ALABAMA
1 547 437
1 405 080
418 631
986 449
636 476
334 745
301 731
228 552
178 042
33 or
ALASKA
492 499
475 714
81 729
393 985
187 593
76 926
110 667
44 146
34 186
3 0:
ARIZONA
890 867
831 263
325 402
505 861
399 332
224 418
174 914
155 195
138 286
25 95
ARKANSAS
691 747
651 864
197 095
454 769
272 225
149 069
123 156
96 566
83 927
21 28
CALIFORNIA
12 234 546
10 637 439
5 007 724
5 629 715
3 270 770
2 007 500
1 263 270
1 105 182
976 044
78 11
COLORADO
1 056 925
1 003 385
333 127
670 258
449 505
176 752
272 753
250 788
214 629
37 30
CONNECTICUT
1 703 424
1 463 181
349 467
1 113 714
498 033
283 209
214 824
142 327
111 712
16 17
DELAWARE
383 808
370 152
95 751
274 401
171 402
89 729
81 673
61 618
42 994
7 49.
FLORIDA
2 537 555
2 410 817
913 059
1 497 758
1 185 232
850 030
335 202
250 396
224 813
33 38'
GEORGIA.
1 862 891
1 786 007
537 443
1 248 564
818 592
439 770
378 822
296 336
211 352
31 70!
HAWAII
768 956
720 094
16 954
703 140
290 256
-
290 256
89 519
83 512
5 873
IDAHO
358 344
322 395
82 812
239 583
119 588
55 602
63 986
51 291
40 381
8 422
ILLINOIS
4 886 265
4 518 824
1 525 002
2 993 822
1 793 585
979 038
814 547
661 400
517 042
95 041
INDIANA
1 873 509
1 748 782
651 757
1 097 025
857 018
377 816
479 202
410 716
343 921
70 228
IOWA
1 254 788
1 144 386
406 557
737 829
476 652
234 884
241 768
204 842
173 037
23 501
KANSAS
882 684
825 384
331 316
494 068
333 257
159 399
173 858
156 918
139 474
23 736
KENTUCKY
1 501 444
1 423 866
329 574
1 094 292
579 170
306 313
272 857
220 736
182 736
23 919
LOUISIANA
1 885 538
1 770 162
586 802
1 183 360
706 877
442 092
264 785
222 472
184 563
40 123
MAINE
516 744
443 378
78 374
365 004
159 628
64 912
94 716
73 452
54 278
10 172
MARYLAND
1 944 638
1 842 040
772 198
1 069 842
652 679
381 572
271 107
208 709
166 623
27 022
MASSACHUSETTS,
2 936 004
2 595 392
531 351
2 064 041
703 963
357 573
346 390
282 073
160 349
23 365
MICHIGAN
4 622 898
3 968 650
1 487 299
2 481 351
1 723 017
893 336
829 681
686 322
606 121
109 976
MINNESOTA
2 025 332
1 925 296
978 374
946 922
799 472
362 330
437 142
404 949
303 032
50 117
MISSISSIPPI
1 039 022
964 613
327 811
636 802
380 575
232 947
147 628
115 931
99 509
25 063
MISSOURI
1 621 650
1 507 610
372 472
1 135 138
580 293
323 122
257 171
226 577
200 306
27 637
MONTANA
394 275
347 011
58 448
288 563
127 774
49 845
77 929
67 176
52 684
12 032
NEBRASKA
536 430
519 028
177 213
341 815
185 393
64 813
120 580
106 789
95 359
17 478
NEVADA
295 026
255 971
85 661
170 310
91 195
62 791
28 404
24 379
22 656
1 556
NEW HAMPSHIRE
353 213
276 519
48 973
227 546
86 881
17 606
69 275
59 157
44 598
8 429
NEW JERSEY
3 138 248
2 639 982
984 158
1 655 824
812 489
417 101
395 388
282 698
197 068
18 942
NEW MEXICO
609 065
581 229
212 540
368 689
285 142
162 063
123 079
108 224
100 435
16 284
NEW YORK
11 433 839
10 492 790
5 892 925
4. 599 865
3 975 860
2 737 714
1 238 146
763 722
502 926
48 319
NORTH CAROLINA
2 130 215
2 028 276
861 153
1 167 123
1 024 049
656 647
367 402
307 709
268 087
53 219
NORTH OAKOTA
334 032
318 744
80 911
237 833
118 200
38 676
79 524
67 192
52 065
12 353
OHIO
3 839 615
3 079 721
983 559
2 096 162
1 181 864
552 178
629 686
559 665
474 010
96 790
OKLAHOMA
1 205 506
1 149 352
287 125
852 227
441 622
210 465
231 157
189 636
176 174
59 179
OREGON
1 134 508
981 815
240 901
740 914
341 268
138 857
202 411
176 997
153 705
23 183
PENNSYLVANIA
5 896 835
5 081 025
1 411 870
3 669 155
1 965 302
1 108 351
856 951
469 235
304 691
41 821
RHODE ISLAND
530 288
457 316
98 192
359 124
169 783
71 044
98 739
76 826
53 247
7 985
SOUTH CAROLINA
997 480
943 290
312 183
631 107
444 598
253 958
190 640
114 039
99 280
21 702
SOUTH DAKOTA
289 244
285 272
44 083
241 189
110 620
35 882
74 738
67 765
57 065
19 810
TENNESSEE
1 457 612
1 374 629
407 122
967 507
561 875
300 379
261 496
215 018
175 581
32 203
TEXAS
3 926 779
3 727 787
1 127 749
2 600 038
1 818 392
1 092 941
725 451
637 610
520 955
103-943
UTAH
592 399
545 100
137 149
407 951
285 814
126 626
159 188
144 843
113 090
16 416
VERMONT
343 245
304 511
50 551
253 960
107 739
42 754
64 985
50 917
40 715
7 566
VIRGINIA
1 918 575
1 737 029
571 597
1 165 432
758 125
397 287
360 838
284 946
227 298
39 325
WASHINGTON
2 475 307
2 028 777
608 026
1 420 751
941 249
442 639
498 610
426 528
319 649
33 046
WEST VIRGINIA.
985 425
871 391
187 645
683 746
321 989
182 313
139 676
118 489
92 065
19 315
WISCONSIN
2 277 347
2 128 719
984 835
1 143 884
817 029
295 757
521 272
446 277
365 426
57 149
WYOMING
225 913
207 361
47 461
159 900
72 382
29 988
42 394
34 705
29 572
6 699
Represents zero or rounds to zero.
40
INDIVIDUAL STATES
Table 12. Indebtedness and Debt Transactions: 1971
(Thousands of dollars)
Debt at end of fiscal year, by term and character
Net long-term debt at end of fiscal
year, by character
Long-term full faith and credit debt
State
Total
Debt payable
Long-term
Short-term
Total
long-term
Full faith
Non-
General
initially
nonguaranteed
Total
debt
debt
Total
and credit
obligation
from speci-
debt
guaranteed
fied nontax
revenue
ALL STATES.
47 792 579
44 320 968
21 501 536
18 076 633
3 424 903
22 819 432
3 471 611
39 632 604
18 491 114
21 141 490
ALABAMA
769 941
769 668
105 690
104 590
1 100
663 978
273
753 368
98 126
655 242
ALASKA
300 533
300 533
195 203
195 203
-
105 330
-
285 737
193 362
92 375
ARIZONA
88 969
88 969
-
-
-
88 969
-
77 673
-
77 673
ARKANSAS
110 969
110 784
5 208
5 208
-
105 576
185
97 678
643
97 035
CALIFORNIA
5 727 925
5 727 925
5 038 642
3 842 642
1 196 000
689 283
-
4 486 843
3 839 088
647 755
COLORADO
120 119
119 171
-
-
-
119 171
948
107 198
-
107 198
CONNECTICUT
2 171 123
1 789 569
1 474 687
1 191 320
283 367
314 882
381 554
1 593 701
1 278 819
314 882
DELAWARE
433 372
431 405
335 600
335 600
-
95 805
1 967
427 919
335 600
92 319
FLORIDA
1 021 038
1 021 038
-
-
-
1 021 038
-
924 311
-
924 311
GEORGIA
931 125
931 125
16
16
-
931 109
-
867 841
-
867 841
HAWAII
679 043
659 576
434 895
434 895
-
224 681
19 467
649 176
432 805
216 371
IDAHO
37 737
37 737
1 956
1 956
-
35 781
-
32 276
1 743
30 533
ILLINOIS
1 621 647
1 599 272
339 300
339 300
-
1 259 972
22 375
1 496 290
318 624
1 177 666
INDIANA
570 159
524 667
-
-
-
524 667
45 492
476 973
-
476 973
IOWA
107 833
107 833
7 800
7 800
-
100 033
-
98 901
-
98 901
KANSAS
218 841
218 783
-
-
-
218 783
58
200 837
-
200 837
KENTUCKY
1 535 965
1 489 865
413 895
413 895
-
1 075 970
46 100
1 408 551
412 531
996 000
LOUISIANA
945 378
943 765
512 993
492 050
20 943
430 772
1 613
927 841
507 563
420 278
MAINE
251 421
251 416
191 420
187 790
3 630
59 996
5
246 439
191 420
55 019
MARYLAND
1 269 939
1 269 939
725 861
724 238
1 623
544 078
-
1 192 221
692 472
499 749
MASSACHUSETTS.
1 983 029
1 867 839
1 244 342
931 994
312 348
623 497
115 190
1 824 254
1 237 739
586 515
MICHIGAN
1 176 467
1 028 206
205 000
205 000
-
823 206
148 261
937 269
205 000
732 269
MINNESOTA
589 147
589 147
513 107
513 107
-
76 040
-
576 518
505 286
71 232
MISSISSIPPI
495 107
491 789
320 053
190 053
130 000
171 736
3 318
481 981
319 565
162 416
MISSOURI
143 981
143 741
31 795
31 795
-
111 946
240
130 900
28 175
102 725
MONTANA
98 989
98 908
260
260
-
98 648
81
85 725
-
85 725
NEBRASKA
70 985
70 985
-
-
-
70 985
-
65 041
-
65 041
NEVADA
42 561
42 561
24 280
24 280
-
18 281
-
41 316
23 780
17 536
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
179 465
158 465
155 611
155 611
-
2 854
21 000
155 729
152 875
2 854
NEW JERSEY
2 038 942
1 925 235
969 854
742 970
226 884
955 381
113 707
1 868 665
939 314
929 351
NEW MEXICO
135 523
135 488
23 571
22 316
1 255
111 917
35
101 196
18 744
82 452
NEW YORK
8 639 842
6 604 785
2 557 412
1 396 814
1 160 598
4 047 373
2 035 057
5 693 333
1 849 852
3 843 481
NORTH CAROLINA
576 929
516 449
415 561
415 561
-
100 888
60 480
488 350
397 824
90 526
NORTH DAKOTA
40 582
39 786
-
-
-
39 786
796
34 996
-
34 996
OHIO
1 784 384
1 462 099
484 847
484 847
-
977 252
322 285
1 354 233
476 313
877 920
OKLAHOMA
760 141
758 495
189 633
189 633
-
568 862
1 646
610 724
177 741
432 983
OREGON
832 241
832 241
832 241
822 991
9 250
-
,
226 308
226 308
-
PENNSYLVANIA
3 829 540
3 786 040
1 362 001
1 362 001
-
2 424 039
43 500
3 632 075
1 328 524
2 303 551
RHODE ISLAND
386 558
328 623
250 541
212 996
37 545
78 082
57 935
316 819
241 264
75 555
SOUTH CAROLINA
397 923
389 923
253 091
213 911
39 180
136 832
8 000
353 877
230 615
123 262
SOUTH DAKOTA
35 615
35 615
-
-
-
35 615
-
33 581
-
33 581
TENNESSEE
478 299
465 299
313 860
313 860
-
151 439
13 000
445 622
311 663
133 959
TEXAS
1 196 337
1 196 337
562 900
562 900
-
633 437
-
1 105 387
513 203
592 184
UTAH
102 603
102 580
45 000
45 000
-
57 580
23
96 768
44 970
51 798
VERMONT
288 795
288 468
204 514
203 334
1 180
83 954
327
241 082
204 514
36 568
VIRGINIA
354 945
348 252
75 673
75 673
-
272 579
6 693
334 148
75 616
258 532
WASHINGTON
866 652
866 652
115 350
115 350
-
751 302
-
788 404
112 027
676 377
WEST VIRGINIA,
628 039
628 039
287 548
287 548
-
340 491
-
597 776
287 061
310 715
WISCONSIN.
679 377
679 377
280 325
280 325
-
399 052
-
630 601
280 325
350 276
WYOMING
46 504
46 504
-
-
-
46 504
-
28 152
-
28 152
Note: Debt figures include revenue bonds and other special obligations of State agencies as well as State general obligations. See definitions of debt
categories and of "State government.
Represents zero or rounds to zero.
lable 13. indebtedness and Debt Transactions: 1975
(Thousands of dollars)
Debt at end of fiscal year, by term and character
Long-term full faith and credit debt
State
Total
Long-term
Debt payable
Short-term
Total
long-term
nonguaranteed
General
initially from
debt
debt
debt
Total
obligation
specified
nontax revenue
ALL STATES
72 127 377
67 547 919
33 812 271
33 735 648
29 483 119
4 252 529
4 579 4
ALABAMA
895 835
895 835
806 430
89 405
89 155
250
ALASKA
709 821
697 821
305 313
392 508
392 508
-
12 0
ARIZONA
87 359
87 359
87 359
-
-
-
ARKANSAS
122 922
122 362
122 362
-
-
-
5
CALIFORNIA
6 470 355
6 470 355
856 067
5 614 288
4 252 288
1 362 000
COLORADO
122 859
122 843
122 843
-
-
-
CONNECTICUT
2 922 230
2 695 180
520 977
2 174 203
1 755 627
418 576
227 0
DELAWARE
592 920
567 770
139 612
428 158
428 158
-
25 1
FLORIDA
1 597 560
1 579 860
1 406 595
173 265
173 265
-
17 7
GEORGIA
1 148 785
1 148 785
1 018 169
130 616
130 616
-
HAWAII
1 164 873
1 105 863
295 842
810 021
810 021
-
59 0
IDAHO
39 583
39 583
38 338
1 245
1 245
-
ILLINOIS
2 798 172
2 552 731
1 583 531
969 200
969 200
-
245 4
INDIANA
615 210
587 073
587 073
-
-
-
28 1
IOWA
127 209
127 209
124 609
2 600
2 600
-
KANSAS
306 294
306 294
306 294
-
-
-
KENTUCKY
1 965 352
1 964 977
1 603 847
361 130
361 130
-
3
LOUISIANA
1 224 700
1 219 140
492 204
726 936
707 190
19 745
5 5
MAINE
460 035
459 990
182 420
277 570
274 700
2 870
MARYLAND
2 095 020
2 095 020
691 984
I 403 036
1 403 036
-
MASSACHUSETTS
3 940 953
3 083 233
1 091 108
I 992 125
1 649 873
342 252
857 7
MICHIGAN
1 663 997
1 485 120
1 001 120
484 000
484 000
-
178 8
MINNESOTA
875 590
830 590
215 868
614 722
614 722
-
45 0
MISSISSIPPI
613 341
610 508
95 687
514 821
393 111
121 710
2 8
MISSOURI
277 455
277 455
219 485
57 970
57 970
-
MONTANA
81 399
81 126
81 126
-
-
-
2
NEBRASKA
68 673
68 673
68 673
-
-
-
NEVADA
51 804
51 804
19 717
32 087
32 087
-
NEW HAMPSHIRE
248 790
208 085
68 579
139 506
139 506
-
40 7
NEW JERSEY
3 886 307
3 575 608
2 043 633
1 531 975
1 354 635
177 340
310 6
NEW MEXICO
152 723
152 723
131 167
21 556
21 556
-
NEW YORK
14 635 017
12 590 105
8 845 103
3 745 002
2 505 944
1 239 058
2 044 9
NORTH CAROLINA
616 529
541 799
137 389
404 410
404 410
-
74 7
NORTH DAKOTA
63 308
63 308
46 053
17 255
17 255
-
OHIO
2 661 620
2 582 895
852 947
I 729 948
1 245 678
484 270
78 7.
OKLAHOMA
945 800
945 600
758 645
186 955
186 955
-
2'
OREGON
1 676 559
1 676 559
-
1 676 559
1 670 984
5 575
PENNSYLVANIA
5 359 575
5 333 975
2 296 344
3 037 631
3 037 631
-
25 61
RHODE ISLAND
459 545
441 045
166 484
274 561
234 776
39 785
18 51
SOUTH CAROLINA
931 844
926 844
446 990
479 854
440 757
39 097
5 0'
SOUTH DAKOTA
67 619
67 619
67 619
-
-
-
TENNESSEE
775 156
676 805
196 435
480 370
480 370
-
98 3:
TEXAS
1 943 212
1 941 957
1 218 372
723 585
723 585
-
1 2
UTAH
88 924
88 895
63 895
25 000
25 000
-
VERMONT
461 606
459 864
202 082
257 782
257 782
-
1 7.
VIRGINIA
691 367
584 354
531 782
52 572
52 572
-
107 0:
WASHINGTON
1 272 036
1 272 036
861 950
410 086
410 086
-
WEST VIRGINIA
1 062 648
1 034 398
357 818
676 580
676 580
-
28 2.
WISCONSIN
1 009 601
971 601
357 046
614 555
614 555
-
38 or
WYOMING
77 285
77 285
77 285
1
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
14
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT IN 1970
Table 7. Employment and Payrolls of State and Local Governments, by Type of
Government and by State: October 1970-Continued
Number of employees
Average earnings of full-time
October
employees
State and type of
payroll,
total
government
Other than
Total
Full-time
Full-time only
(thousands
All
education
equivalent
of dollars)
employees
DELAWARE, TOTAL
28 838
25 004
25 844
16 885
655
609
STATE.
13 169
11 653
11 900
6 941
582
628
LOCAL. TOTAL
15 669
13 341
13 944
9 945
719
556
COUNTIES
1 385
1 132
1 184
649
541
533
MUNICIPALITIES
3 720
3 313
3 425
2 380
699
573
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
10 228
8 564
9 002
6 716
754
-
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
335
332
333
201
605
593
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TOTAL
53 929
47 542
48 677
36 595
753
755
LOCAL, TOTAL
53 929
47 542
48 677
36 595
753
755
MUNICIPALITY
53 133
46 750
47 884
35 897
750
753
SPECIAL DISTRICT
796
792
793
699
831
876
FLORIDA, TOTAL
328 199
280 240
294 845
185 883
635
562
STATE.
78 638
67 968
71 647
43 264
605
543
LOCAL. TOTAL
249 561
212 272
223 198
142 620
645
562
COUNTIES
38 314
35 209
35 954
20 751
577
577
MUNICIPALITIES
57 695
51 668
52 929
30 699
580
530
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
136 418
110 665
118 597
63 951
722
-
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
17 134
14 730
15 718
7 220
450
460
GEORGIA, TOTAL
223 032
187 740
198 291
105 161
535
432
STATE.
61 142
50 389
52 935
31 551
598
529
LOCAL. TOTAL
161 890
137 351
145 355
73 611
512
447
COUNTIES
19 346
17 228
17 700
7 933
450
450
MUNICIPALITIES
32 094
27 818
28 555
13 543
474
474
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
84 630
70 104
75 680
42 482
575
-
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
25 820
22 201
23 420
9 604
410
410
HAWAII. TOTAL
43 653
36 679
38 157
30 384
792
788
STATE.
33 223
26 667
28 082
22 497
795
791
LOCAL, TOTAL
10 435
10 012
10 075
7 888
783
783
COUNTIES
3 175
3 143
3 149
2 277
724
722
MUNICIPALITIES
7 260
6 869
6 926
5 611
811
810
IDAHO, TOTAL
42 179
29 830
32 396
17 476
543
510
STATE.
13 347
9 782
10 767
6 536
615
587
LOCAL, TOTA:
23 332
20 049
21 629
10 941
508
435
COUNTIES
4 945
3 813
4 112
1 659
400
399
MUNICIPALITIES
3 923
3 168
3 321
1 556
494
493
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
16 234
11 932
12 931
7 098
557
-
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
3 230
1 135
1 265
519
395
391
ILLINOIS, TOTAL
535 365
412 784
440 225
335 877
772
709
STATE.
132 243
99 004
106 495
73 282
735
671
LOCAL. TOTAL
403 123
313 780
333 730
257 596
783
717
COUNTIES
40 226
36 321
37 211
21 527
581
581
MUNICIPALITIES
99 645
74 720
77 757
62 016
801
801
TOWNSHIPS
12 969
3 884
4 526
1 835
355
355
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
215 653
173 121
187 412
153 110
637
-
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
33 620
25 734
26 824
19 111
720
720
INDIANA, TOTAL
246 127
184 081
199 077
125 429
634
501
STATE.
70 450
43 021
53 653
35 552
659
554
LOCAL. TOTAL
175 677
135 050
145.424
89 878
625
472
COUNTIES
28 045
23 989
25,367
10 092
397
396
MUNICIPALITIES
34 985
27 154
28 060
14 859
528
523
TOWNSHIPS.
6 019
662
761
374
350
3:6
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
99 652
78 793
85 465
61 470
736
-
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
6 975
5 458
5 77;
3 085
531
531
10#A, TOTAL
156 169
110 744
122 151
76 035
630
534
STATE.
42 415
30 904
34 373
22 950
670
582
LOCAL, TOTAL
113 754
79 840
87 778
53 070
614
495
COUNTIES
17 593
14 818
15 771
6 803
433
432
MUNICIPALITIES
29 032
15 824
17 028
9 516
555
555
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
65 733
49 032
54 784
36 661
688
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
391
166
195
94
455
431
Sve footaotes at and of table.
12
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT IN 1974
Table 6. Number of Public Employees, by Level of Government and by State:
October 1974
All employees (full-time and part-time)
Full-time equivalent employment of State and local
governments
State
Number per 10,000
State and local governments
Number
population
All
Federal
governments
(civilian)
Total
State
Local
Total
State
Local
Total
State
Local
UNITED STATES, TOTAL
14 549 972
2 755 946
11 794 026
3 154 734
8 639 292
9 880 872
2 653 259
7 227 613
467
126
342
ALABAMA
236 284
56 933
179 351
59 452
119 899
157 127
51 017
106 110
439
143
297
ALASKA
41 420
14 129
27 291
13 823
13 468
24 596
13 068
11 528
730
388
342
ARIZONA
155 467
31 054
124 413
36 522
87 891
103 910
29 083
74 827
483
135
348
ARKANSAS
119 825
18 147
101 678
34 130
67 548
84 528
29 063
55 465
410
141
269
CALIFORNIA
1 549 042
299 036
1 250 006
262 852
987 154
1 017 061
212 840
804 221
485
102
385
COLORADO
206 298
46 298
160 000
50 093
109 907
128 848
39 120
89 728
516
157
359
CONNECTICUT
171 416
21 270
150 146
45 996
104 150
127 360
39 394
87 966
412
128
285
DELAWARE
40 272
5 285
34 987
17 114
17 873
32 798
16 507
16 291
572
288
284
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
400 234
341 041
59 193
-
59 193
55 178
-
55 178
763
-
763
FLORIDA
511 452
76 315
435 137
101 116
334 021
389 432
91 234
298 198
481
113
369
GEORGIA
351 754
75 580
276 174
100
197 074
245 934
70 928
175 006
504
145
358
HAWAII
72 712
26 407
46 305
35 452
10 853
38 983
28 926
10 057
460
342
119
IDAHO
59 219
9 415
49 804
17 533
32 271
39 821
14 196
25 625
498
178
321
ILLINOIS
699 364
108 101
591 263
138 571
452 692
478 879
113 485
365 394
430
102
328
INDIANA
313 684
42 810
270 874
73 709
197 165
218 675
54 304
164 371
410
102
308
IOWA
185 879
19 500
166 379
44 494
121 885
132 281
36 421
95 860
463
128
336
KANSAS
168 851
23 046
145 805
44 733
101 072
114 126
35 096
79 030
503
155
343
KENTUCKY
196 921
36 837
160 084
58 936
101 148
136 909
51 659
85 250
408
154
254
LOUISIANA
242 815
29 063
213 752
75 115
138 637
184 937
61 774
123 163
491
164
327
MAINE
68 425
12 570
55 855
19 179
36 676
46 410
17 380
29 030
443
166
277
MARYLAND
278 961
65 106
213 855
64 951
148 904
196 469
61 117
135 352
480
149
331
MASSACHUSET
377 118
62 338
314 780
77 640
237 140
264 328
69 725
194 603
456
120
336
MICHIGAN
612 442
55 069
557 373
139 728
417 645
429 854
106 957
322 897
472
118
355
MINNESOTA
263 447
30 381
233 066
61 644
171 422
184 255
48 100
136 155
470
123
348
MISSISSIPPI
150 542
23 060
127 482
39 026
88 456
108 533
33 305
75 228
467
143
324
MISSOURI
309 915
67 296
242 619
67 926
174 693
204 594
55 926
148 668
428
117
311
MONTANA
59 529
11 723
47 806
17 499
30 307
39 130
14 415
24 715
532
196
336
NEBRASKA
122 964
16 372
106 592
32 306
74 286
84 582
26 313
58 269
548
171
378
NEVADA
44 301
8 797
35 504
10 678
24 826
30 427
8 786
21 641
531
153
378
NEW HAMPSHIRE
54 724
8 332
46 392
15 131
31 261
34 624
12 283
22 341
429
152
276
NEW JERSEY
453 302
69 247
384 055
78 584
305 471
328 194
69 813
258 381
448
95
352
NEW MEXICO
96 914
27 225
69 689
28 429
41 260
60 871
23 873
36 998
543
213
330
NEW YORK
1 320 181
177 666
1 142 515
202 716
939 799
1 002 764
188 416
814 348
554
104
450
NORTH CAROLINA
310 986
41 680
269 306
86 860
182 446
230 269
77 047
153 222
429
144
286
NORTH DAKOTA
60 480
9 034
51 446
14 478
36 968
29 328
10 338
18 990
460
162
298
OHIO
631 672
96 710
534 962
119 148
415 814
430 999
96 491
334 508
401
90
312
OKLAHOMA
206 038
53 654
152 384
55 005
97 379
128 250
44 950
83 300
473
166
307
OREGON
172 932
25 298
147 634
47 786
99 848
116 358
36 988
79 370
513
163
350
PENNSYLVANIA
687 370
137 935
549 435
147 720
401 715
466 053
131 009
335 044
394
111
283
RHODE ISLAND
60 486
13 102
47 384
20 204
27 180
41 213
17 535
23 678
440
187
253
SOUTH CAROLINA
181 930
29 726
152 204
54 902
97 302
132 072
48 403
83 669
474
174
301
SOUTH DAKOTA
54 390
10 263
44 127
14 491
29 636
32 973
11 321
21 652
483
166
317
TENNESSEE
264 731
50 263
214 468
63 508
150 960
193 149
55 221
137 928
468
134
334
TEXAS
778 922
152 230
626 692
162 633
464 059
547 346
135 707
411 639
454
113
342
UTAH
110 624
37 467
73 157
28 934
44 223
58 977
25 181
33 796
503
215
288
VERMONT
35 965
4 222
31 743
12 504
19 239
23 259
10 007
13 252
495
213
282
VIRGINIA
351 995
78 226
273 769
95 625
178 144
237 937
79 831
158 106
485
163
322
WASHINGTON
273 123
55 218
217 905
76 960
140 945
174 591
57 652
116 939
5c2
166
336
WEST VIRGINIA
107 881
15 023
92 858
38 096
54 762
81 857
33 167
48 690
457
185
272
WISCONSIN,
291 304
24 734
266 570
62 996
203 574
207 441
50 438
157 003
454
110
344
WYOMING
33 469
5 712
27 757
8 706
19 051
22 382
7 449
14 933
623
207
416
Note: Statistics for local governments are subject to sampling variation; see text. Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
Fuderal civilian employees within the United States as of December 1974. Total accordingly differs from Federal data reported on table 1, which pertain
to October 1974 and include employees working outside the United States.
2See table 10 for estimated State populations as of July 1, 1974.