State Government General Current Expenditures by Functional Category 1977-2009 (In thousands of 2010 dollars) Fiscal Year Education Public Welfare Healthcare Public Safety Transportation Interest on Debt 1977 $179,508,022 $96,298,497 $33,835,168 $17,774,678 $25,734,591 $15,084,279 1978 $184,105,382 $98,194,971 $35,635,726 $19,366,570 $27,130,294 $15,074,904 1979 $189,517,102 $98,489,511 $37,035,639 $20,535,955 $27,116,238 $15,323,359 1980 $196,750,765 $102,639,258 $38,634,054 $21,283,485 $27,332,018 $16,371,408 1981 $197,578,912 $109,164,605 $40,826,755 $21,603,789 $27,358,976 $17,303,815 1982 $198,163,921 $110,458,797 $42,011,698 $23,144,702 $27,725,706 $18,796,161 1983 $200,564,412 $110,629,433 $43,555,948 $26,301,522 $28,888,098 $22,520,856 1984 $207,672,402 $116,263,442 $44,733,680 $28,177,882 $30,339,559 $25,468,052 1985 $222,938,841 $120,939,069 $47,787,240 $31,075,041 $32,029,372 $28,086,388 1986 $237,827,978 $127,389,550 $50,943,150 $33,735,785 $33,095,626 $30,982,737 1987 $246,480,351 $134,226,294 $52,897,054 $35,992,232 $34,628,734 $33,196,538 1988 $253,650,167 $139,342,497 $55,594,241 $38,692,694 $29,519,489 $33,454,675 1989 $265,825,480 $147,791,563 $59,374,586 $41,137,841 $30,391,350 $33,757,458 1990 $272,887,304 $160,861,179 $63,174,695 $44,516,884 $31,465,255 $34,351,494 1991 $281,501,161 $184,430,393 $65,567,182 $47,544,782 $31,703,554 $35,883,617 1992 $293,216,651 $225,046,786 $69,429,775 $49,735,909 $32,608,759 $36,924,594 1993 $301,545,552 $238,614,989 $72,716,139 $50,984,676 $34,593,396 $35,203,426 1994 $307,890,064 $253,120,637 $75,223,319 $53,691,423 $34,324,745 $34,012,477 1995 $325,656,629 $264,634,826 $78,353,264 $57,624,017 $36,847,855 $34,358,192 1996 $337,822,440 $260,955,296 $79,635,687 $60,781,928 $36,866,450 $34,940,878 1997 $347,404,137 $266,262,315 $79,930,523 $63,392,771 $38,103,199 $35,448,609 1998 $366,857,790 $269,369,438 $80,053,838 $66,371,284 $39,310,566 $35,784,588 1999 $391,526,689 $282,381,963 $84,012,155 $71,329,679 $40,916,041 $36,534,096 2000 $415,841,044 $298,645,987 $90,598,006 $75,667,920 $43,242,626 $37,643,560 2001 $439,819,706 $320,807,967 $92,831,048 $80,509,804 $44,337,688 $38,167,354 2002 $448,876,657 $347,336,593 $103,315,092 $84,005,694 $44,928,058 $39,974,015 2003 $463,846,622 $370,645,798 $101,038,111 $83,935,744 $46,379,575 $38,959,752 2004 $470,668,142 $390,222,072 $100,737,107 $82,167,209 $45,630,493 $39,660,037 2005 $481,442,267 $410,734,731 $98,548,208 $83,196,819 $46,475,841 $40,011,675 2006 $496,132,227 $404,807,000 $100,178,036 $85,795,306 $49,365,961 $41,106,591 2007 $512,410,894 $411,063,734 $106,926,959 $88,873,471 $46,779,076 $43,461,088 2008 $533,811,659 $421,150,791 $111,188,254 $93,012,705 $49,109,007 $45,722,380 2009 $545,227,312 $443,429,741 $116,363,246 $93,175,922 $48,724,046 $45,723,881