THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT

Vital Statistics: The 40 Counties at a Glance
 

				Population	Full-time	School	Bond
	Total	Population	Population	Percentage	Equivalent	Funding	Ratings
Counties	Revenue1	1990	2000	Change	Employees1	Responsibility	Fitch	Moody's	S&P
Alameda, Calif.	$1,646,178,000	1,279,182	1,443,741	12.9	10,226	No	NR	Aa3	NR
Allegheny, Pa.	$1,081,640,000	1,336,449	1,281,666	-4.1	7,230	No	A	A2	AA-
Anne Arundel, Md.	$1,039,972,000	427,239	489,656	14.6	12,479	Yes	AA+	Aa1	AA+
Baltimore, Md.	$1,946,266,000	692,134	754,292	9.0	19,878	Yes	AAA	Aaa	AAA
Broward, Fla.	$1,256,052,000	1,255,488	1,623,018	29.3	10,064	No	AA+	Aa1	AA+
Clark, Nev.	$1,910,099,000	741,459	1,375,765	85.5	12,274	No	NR	Aa2	AA
Contra Costa, Calif.	$1,326,687,000	803,732	948,816	18.1	8,351	No	NR	Aa3	AA
Cook, Ill.	$2,447,282,000	5,105,067	5,376,741	5.3	28,074	No	AA	Aa3	AA-
Cuyahoga, Ohio	$1,233,522,000	1,412,140	1,393,978	-1.3	14,669	No	AAA	Aa1	AA+
Dallas, Texas	$983,979,000	1,852,810	2,218,899	19.8	12,207	No	NR	Aaa	AAA
Erie, N.Y.	$1,278,038,000	968,532	950,265	-1.9	11,161	No	AA-	A2	NR
Fairfax, Va.	$2,816,557,000	818,584	969,749	18.5	31,142	Yes	AAA	Aaa	AAA
Franklin, Ohio	$649,651,000	961,437	1,068,978	11.2	6,315	No	NR	Aaa	A+
Fulton, Ga.	$959,783,000	648,951	816,006	25.7	6,214	No	AA	Aa3	AA
Hamilton, Ohio	$726,499,000	866,228	845,303	-2.4	5,615	No	NR	Aa2	NR
Harris, Texas	$1,592,287,000	2,818,199	3,400,578	20.7	18,876	No	AA+	Aa1	AA+
Hennepin, Minn.	$1,193,579,000	1,032,431	1,116,200	8.1	10,263	No	AAA	Aaa	AAA
Hillsborough, Fla.	$1,351,812,000	834,054	998,948	19.8	12,688	No	AA	Aa2	NR
King, Wash.	$1,622,046,000	1,507,319	1,737,034	15.2	12,492	No	NR	Aaa	AA+
Los Angeles, Calif.	$14,218,030,000	8,863,164	9,519,338	7.4	84,361	No	NR	Aa3	A+
Maricopa, Ariz.	$1,572,724,000	2,122,101	3,072,149	44.8	12,293	No	AA	Aa3	A+
Mecklenburg, N.C.	$1,100,790,000	511,433	695,454	36.0	5,198 2	Yes	AAA	Aaa	AAA
Miami-Dade, Fla.	$4,232,730,000	1,937,094	2,253,362	16.3	35,611	No	A+	Aa3	NR
Milwaukee, Wis.	$1,068,916,000	959,275	940,164	-2.0	7,438	No	AA	Aa3	AA
Monroe, N.Y.	$1,146,168,000	713,968	735,343	3.0	5,916	No	AA-	Aa2	AA
Montgomery, Md.	$2,725,720,000	757,027	873,341	15.4	30,070	Yes	AAA	Aaa	AAA
Nassau, N.Y.	$2,443,158,000	1,287,348	1,334,544	3.7	17,497	No	BBB	Baa3	BBB-
Oakland, Mich.	$772,558,000	1,083,592	1,194,156	10.2	4,843	No	NR	Aaa	AAA
Orange, Calif.	$2,636,947,000	2,410,556	2,846,289	18.1	16,042	No	NR	Aa2	A
Palm Beach, Fla.	$1,051,036,000	863,518	1,131,184	31.0	7,946	No	AAA	Aa1	AAA
Prince George's, Md.	$2,122,596,000	729,268	801,515	9.9	23,811	Yes	AA	Aa2	AA
Riverside, Calif.	$1,601,729,000	1,170,413	1,545,387	32.0	12,936	No	NR	A1	AA-
Sacramento, Calif.	$1,955,846,000	1,041,219	1,223,499	17.5	11,984	No	NR	Aa3	AA
San Bernardino, Calif.	$1,914,194,000	1,418,380	1,709,434	20.5	14,853	No	NR	A1	NR
San Diego, Calif.	$2,341,113,000	2,498,016	2,813,833	12.6	18,029	No	NR	Aa2	AA
Santa Clara, Calif.	$1,715,739,000	1,497,577	1,682,585	12.4	13,579	No	NR	Aa2	AA+
Shelby, Tenn.	$1,155,806,000	826,330	897,472	8.6	11,184	Yes	AA	Aa3	AA+
Suffolk, N.Y.	$1,762,662,000	1,321,864	1,419,369	7.4	12,541	No	A+	A3	A
Wayne, Mich.	$1,486,800,000	2,111,687	2,061,162	-2.4	6,477	No	A	A2	A-
Westchester, N.Y.	$1,658,989,000	874,866	923,459	5.6	10,267	No	AAA	Aaa	AAA

1. Total revenue and employees, FY 1997; U.S. Census Bureau
2. Current figure as reported by county

 Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Moody's Investors Service