Economic Census of Island Areas
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Economic Census of Island Areas
The Economic Census of Island Areas (IA)
provides periodic and comprehensive data for economic activity and
structure for Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern
Mariana Islands (NMI) and American Samoa. United States Code, Title
13, authorizes this census and makes responding mandatory. Assistance with
the census is provided by the government of each island area represented.
Data will be published solely on American
FactFinder (AFF), the Census Bureau's online, self-service data
access tool.
Latest IA News
- Press Release on August 28, 2009: American Samoa's Economy -"American Samoa’s economy generated $1.3 billion in sales in 2007. American Samoa had 812 businesses, including 612 with paid employees. These businesses employed 11,247 people and had an annual payroll of $132.3 million."
Latest IA Data
Find results from the recently released 2007 Economic Census, which contains information on the state of the economy including number of businesses, dollar value of sales, number of people employed and much more.
- American Samoa's Data (AFF)- Economic Key Statistics by Type of Business (NAICS)
- All 2007 Island Area's data and press releases
All 2007 Island Areas' Data Tables
All ten data tables for Island Areas can be found on AFF. For tables displaying different geographic areas (district, county, state) or type of industry, choose a data set selection method such as filter by geography or a keyword search. Multiple data sets are available that display a range of statistics including class of customer, E-Commerce sales, sales size of establishments, legal form of organization, and more.
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