Washington
State & Local Government Expenditures
By Function

$ Millions
2005-06

Category	Expenditures
K-12 Education	$9,545
Public Welfare	$6,706
Health & Hospitals	$5,230
Higher Education	$4,746
Governmental Administration	$1,933
Highways	$2,945
Housing, Community Development, Sewerage, Solid Waste	$2,343
Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation	$1,546
Interest on General Debt	$1,838
Correction	$1,413
Police & Fire Protection	$2,213
Other	$4,718
Total	$45,175

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State and Local Government Expenditures
By Function

2005-06

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: June 4, 2008
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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