North Dakota

Public finance

Total expenditures for 1995–97 (including federal and special funds) totaled approximately $3.6 billion, including $500 million for transportation, a total of $1.1 billion for health and human services, and a total of $1.3 billion for education. North Dakota has the only state-owned bank and state-owned mill, contributing $50 million and $3 million, respectively, to the general fund during the 1999–2001 biennium.

For the biennial 2003–2005 budget, legislative appropriations for the $1.804 billion general fund budget included, by function, 34.9% for elementary and secondary education, 23.9% for health and human services, 20% for higher education, 8.4% for general government and grants, 6.1% for public safety, 4.1% for agriculture and economic development, 1.4% for natural resources, and 1.2% for regulatory agencies. The following table from the US Census Bureau contains information on revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash/securities for 2001.

North Dakota

  ($000) PERCENT PER CAPITA
Population (thousands, 2001) 637 (X) (X)
Total Revenue 3,373,244 100.00 5,295.52
General revenue 2,840,380 84.20 4,459.00
Insurance trust revenue 532,864 15.80 836.52
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 4,939,301 170.44 7,754.00
Total expenditure 2,897,950 100.00 4,549.37
General expenditure 2,673,193 92.24 4,196.54
Education 902,302 31.14 1,416.49
Public welfare 600,415 20.72 942.57
Hospitals 44,212 1.53 69.41
Health 50,017 1.73 78.52
Highways 322,484 11.13 506.25
Police protection 9,815 0.34 15.41
Correction 37,605 1.30 59.03
Natural resources 101,487 3.50 159.32
Parks and recreation 10,805 0.37 16.96
Government administration 96,974 3.35 152.24
Interest on general debt 85,986 2.97 134.99
Other and unallocable 411,091 14.19 645.35
Insurance trust expenditure 224,757 7.76 352.84
Debt at end of fiscal year 1,549,350 100.00 2,432.26
Cash and security holdings 6,777,927 100.00 10,640.39