Washington
State & Local Government Expenditures
By Function

$ Millions
2004-05

Category	Expenditures
K-12 Education	$9,232
Public Welfare	$6,758
Health & Hospitals	$4,939
Higher Education	$4,527
Governmental Administration	$1,940
Highways	$2,765
Housing, Community Development, Sewerage, Solid Waste	$2,684
Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation	$1,604
Interest on General Debt	$1,844
Correction	$1,355
Police & Fire Protection	$2,169
Other	$4,544
Total	$44,360

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State and Local Government Expenditures
By Function

2004-05

Chart: State and Local Government Expenditures By Function

About half of state and local government expenditures are driven by education enrollments, and public welfare and corrections caseloads.

Data Sources:

U.S. Census Bureau: State and Local Government Finances

Last modified: May 21, 2007
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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