GDP: $588.1 bln
State of Massachusetts
State and Local Government Spending
 < TN MA IN
Pop: 6.9 million 
Fiscal Year 2019 in $ billion  
Fed
Gov.
Xfer
State
Local
Total
Pensions 0.0 0.0 5.9 2.2 8.1 
Sickness and disability 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Old age 0.0 0.0 5.9 2.2 8.1 
Health Care 0.5 -0.5 24.7 1.0 25.7 
Medical service (Seniors) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Medical service 0.5 -0.5 2.5 1.0 3.5 
Public health services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Health 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Health n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Vendor Payments (Medical) 0.0 0.0 22.2 0.0 22.2 
Education 1.6 -1.6 6.9 17.0 23.9 
Pre primary thru secondary education 0.0 0.0 0.3 16.7 16.9 
Tertiary education 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 5.2 
Education not definable by level 1.6 -1.6 1.5 0.3 1.8 
Subsidiary services to education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Education n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
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Defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Military defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Civil defense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Veterans 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Foreign military aid 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Foreign economic aid 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Defence 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Defence n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Welfare 14.8 -14.8 5.3 1.8 7.1 
Family and children 12.5 -12.5 2.4 0.1 2.5 
Unemployment 0.1 -0.1 1.7 0.0 1.7 
Unemployment trust 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing 2.1 -2.1 1.2 1.7 3.0 
Social exclusion n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Social protection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Social protection n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Protection 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.6 5.8 
Police services 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.9 2.4 
Fire protection services 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 
Prisons 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.6 
R and D Public order and safety 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Public order and safety n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 
Transportation 1.1 -1.1 6.1 1.7 7.8 
Transport 0.6 -0.6 2.8 1.2 4.1 
Transit 0.5 -0.5 3.2 0.5 3.7 
General Government 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.4 3.8 
Executive and legislative organs, financ 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.3 2.7 
Law courts 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 1.1 
General services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Other Spending 0.8 -0.8 3.2 9.8 13.1 
Basic research 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
General economic, commercial and labour  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 
Fuel and energy 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 
Mining, manufacturing and construction 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Communication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Other industries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Economic affairs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Economic affairs n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Waste management 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 
Waste water management 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 
Pollution abatement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Protection of biodiversity and landscape 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Environmental protection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Environmental protection n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing development 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Community development 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Water supply 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.6 
Street lighting 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Housing and community amenities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Housing and community amenities n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Recreational and sporting services 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 
Cultural services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Broadcasting and publishing services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Religious and other community services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D Recreation, culture and religion 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
R and D General public services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
General public services n.e.c. 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 
Transfers of a general character between 0.7 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Interest 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.6 3.3 
Public debt transactions 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.6 3.3 
Balance 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total Spending 18.7 -18.7 59.5 39.1 98.7 
Total 18.7 -18.7 59.5 39.1 98.7 
Federal Deficit 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total Spending 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Total Revenue 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Gross Public Debt 0.0 0.0 78.7 19.6 98.3 
Debt held by public (except monetized) 0.0 0.0 78.7 19.6 98.3 
Debt held by government 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Monetized debt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Other Borrowing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Agency GSE Debt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Gross Domestic Product 588.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 588.1 
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