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Data & Analysis

State Government Finances - May 2010

Data sources
Alabama Department of Revenue Florida Department of Revenue Georgia Department of Revenue Louisiana Department of Revenue Mississippi State Tax Commission Tennessee Department of Revenue

Data sources

Alabama Department of Revenue

Florida Department of Revenue

Georgia Department of Revenue

Louisiana Department of Revenue

Mississippi State Tax Commission

Tennessee Department of Revenue

Revenues for Alabama declined 6.1 percent in April from a year earlier.

Alabama Total Tax Revenues

	Total revenue (3mma, $mil)	Y/Y % change
Apr 10	699.02	–6.10
Mar 10	709.30	–4.23
Apr 09	744.41	–3.34

Florida was the only Sixth District state that posted a year-over-year gain in revenues in April. The gain was driven by a surge in sales tax revenues.

Florida Total Tax Revenues

	Total revenue (3mma, $mil)	Y/Y % change
Apr 10	2,168.79	1.72
Mar 10	2,019.24	–1.48
Apr 09	2,132.05	–15.10

Georgia continued to post continually smaller year-over-year revenue declines.

Georgia Total Tax Revenues

	Total revenue (3mma, $mil)	Y/Y % change
Apr 10	968.68	–3.66
Mar 10	1,001.27	–5.92
Apr 09	1,005.50	–22.30

Louisiana continued to have the largest year-over-year revenue declines of any Sixth District state.

Louisiana Total Tax Revenues

	Total revenue (3mma, $mil)	Y/Y % change
Apr 10	454.30	–20.80
Mar 10	478.96	–22.88
Apr 09	573.63	–16.98

Mississippi tax revenues posted a 12.3 percent decline from a year earlier.

Mississippi Total Tax Revenues

	Total revenue (3mma, $mil)	Y/Y % change
Apr 10	521.89	–12.34
Mar 10	501.06	–14.41
Apr 09	595.35	–3.65

Tennessee posted the smallest (0.2 percent) year-over-year loss in total revenues among Sixth District states.

Tennessee Total Tax Revenues

	Total revenue (3mma, $mil)	Y/Y % change
Apr 10	886.16	–0.20
Mar 10	787.62	–0.90
Apr 09	887.92	–10.85