|
State
|
7/1/98
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# of Local
|
National
|
|
Population Est.
|
Governments
|
Ranking
|
|
| Illinois |
12,045,326
|
6,835
|
1
|
| Pennsylvania |
12,001,451
|
5,070
|
2
|
| Texas |
19,759,614
|
4,700
|
3
|
| California |
32,666,550
|
4,609
|
4
|
| Kansas |
2,629,067
|
3,950
|
5
|
| Ohio |
11,209,493
|
3,597
|
6
|
| Minnesota |
4,725,419
|
3,501
|
7
|
| Missouri |
5,438,559
|
3,416
|
8
|
| New York |
18,175,301
|
3,413
|
9
|
| Indiana |
5,899,195
|
3,198
|
10
|
| Wisconsin |
5,223,500
|
3,059
|
11
|
| Nebraska |
1,662,719
|
2,894
|
12
|
| Michigan |
9,817,242
|
2,775
|
13
|
| North Dakota |
638,244
|
2,758
|
14
|
| Iowa |
2,862,447
|
1,876
|
15
|
| Colorado |
3,970,971
|
1,869
|
16
|
| Washington |
5,689,263
|
1,812
|
17
|
| South Dakota |
738,171
|
1,810
|
18
|
| Oklahoma |
3,346,713
|
1,799
|
19
|
| Arkansas |
2,538,303
|
1,516
|
20
|
| Oregon |
3,281,974
|
1,493
|
21
|
| New Jersey |
8,115,011
|
1,421
|
22
|
| Kentucky |
3,936,499
|
1,366
|
23
|
| Georgia |
7,642,207
|
1,344
|
24
|
| Idaho |
1,228,684
|
1,147
|
25
|
| Montana |
880,453
|
1,144
|
26
|
| Alabama |
4,351,999
|
1,131
|
27
|
| Florida |
14,915,980
|
1,081
|
28
|
| North Carolina |
7,546,493
|
952
|
29
|
| Tennessee |
5,430,621
|
940
|
30
|
| Mississippi |
2,752,092
|
936
|
31
|
| New Mexico |
1,736,931
|
881
|
32
|
| Massachusetts |
6,147,132
|
861
|
33
|
| Maine |
1,244,250
|
832
|
34
|
| South Carolina |
3,835,962
|
716
|
35
|
| West Virginia |
1,811,156
|
704
|
36
|
| Vermont |
590,883
|
691
|
37
|
| Utah |
2,099,758
|
683
|
38
|
| Wyoming |
480,907
|
654
|
39
|
| Arizona |
4,668,631
|
637
|
40
|
| Connecticut |
3,274,069
|
583
|
41
|
| New Hampshire |
1,185,048
|
575
|
42
|
| Virginia |
6,791,345
|
483
|
43
|
| Louisiana |
4,368,967
|
467
|
44
|
| Maryland |
5,134,808
|
420
|
45
|
| Delaware |
743,603
|
336
|
46
|
| Nevada |
1,746,898
|
205
|
47
|
| Alaska |
614,010
|
175
|
48
|
| Rhode Island |
988,480
|
119
|
49
|
| Hawaii |
1,193,001
|
19
|
50
|
| Totals |
269,775,400
|
87,453
|
Subtract out NY's 62 County Governments, and there are 3,351 other units of local government throughout the state.
| 1998 Public Employment Data | |||
| State and Local Governments | |||
| Full Time | FTE Employees | ||
| Equivalent | Total | Per 10,000 | |
| State | Employees | Payroll | Population |
| Alabama | 257,286 | $582,062,478 | 591.2 |
| Alaska | 44,216 | $162,717,360 | 720.1 |
| Arizona | 226,937 | $608,116,845 | 486.1 |
| Arkansas | 143,004 | $310,198,869 | 563.4 |
| Califonia | 1,549,461 | $5,524,143,754 | 474.3 |
| Colorado | 220,910 | $649,408,355 | 556.3 |
| Connecticut | 164,057 | $578,326,080 | 501.1 |
| Delaware | 40,656 | $119,003,853 | 546.7 |
| District of Columbia | 43,705 | $156,299,398 | 835.5 |
| Florida | 736,151 | $1,926,188,649 | 493.5 |
| Georgia | 440,950 | $1,067,503,664 | 577 |
| Hawaii | 67,053 | $190,657,451 | 562.1 |
| Idaho | 70,684 | $166,467,670 | 575.3 |
| Illinois | 607,768 | $1,869,617,670 | 504.6 |
| Indiana | 307,905 | $764,493,555 | 521.9 |
| Iowa | 167,883 | $433,009,181 | 586.5 |
| Kansas | 167,295 | $409,464,694 | 686.3 |
| Kentucky | 211,610 | $486,670,559 | 537.6 |
| Louisiana | 272,267 | $607,693,782 | 623.2 |
| Maine | 68,140 | $165,123,516 | 547.6 |
| Maryland | 267,915 | $814,906,094 | 521.8 |
| Massachusetts | 301,433 | $947,063,271 | 490.4 |
| Michigan | 472,678 | $1,504,890,101 | 481.5 |
| Minnesota | 268,139 | $806,097,622 | 567.4 |
| Mississippi | 177,123 | $366,060,296 | 643.6 |
| Missouri | 297,864 | $708,264,874 | 547.7 |
| Montana | 52,644 | $118,180,707 | 597.9 |
| Nebraska | 106,997 | $254,585,674 | 643.5 |
| Nevada | 82,871 | $261,966,750 | 474.4 |
| New Hampshire | 57,200 | $145,625,791 | 482.7 |
| New Jersey | 431,350 | $1,578,533,965 | 531.5 |
| New Mexico | 114,200 | $261,194,583 | 657.5 |
| New York | 1,149,858 | $3,953,861,263 | 632.6 |
| North Carolina | 421,648 | $1,068,872,661 | 558.7 |
| North Dakota | 36,512 | $89,494,316 | 572.1 |
| Ohio | 564,029 | $1,598,089,552 | 503.2 |
| Oklahoma | 204,451 | $416,976,539 | 610.9 |
| Oregon | 175,673 | $510,651,855 | 535.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 528,692 | $1,598,540,222 | 440.5 |
| Rhode Island | 49,844 | $156,529,767 | 504.2 |
| South Carolina | 236,671 | $551,648,947 | 617 |
| South Dakota | 40,311 | $89,486,736 | 546.1 |
| Tennessee | 285,698 | $676,360,300 | 526.1 |
| Texas | 1,140,226 | $2,768,953,968 | 577 |
| Utah | 113,811 | $284,483,965 | 542 |
| Vermont | 31,283 | $78,758,420 | 529.4 |
| Virginia | 368,717 | $979,602,447 | 542.9 |
| Washington | 296,020 | $950,878,756 | 520.3 |
| West Virginia | 93,730 | $212,083,530 | 517.5 |
| Wisconsin | 276,493 | $833,681,312 | 529.3 |
| Wyoming | 38,626 | $90,023,116 | 803.2 |
| Totals | 14,490,645 | $41,453,514,783 |