Public Sector

The U.S. Census Bureau provides data for the Federal, state and local governments as well as voting, redistricting, apportionment and congressional affairs.

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Building Permits

Data on the number of new housing units authorized by building permits. The data are from the Building Permits Survey.

Census of Governments

Identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector including public finance and public employment and classifications.

Congressional Apportionment

Information about congressional apportionment for the current and past Decennial Censuses.

Congressional and Intergovernmental

This office advises Congress, and tribal and intergovernmental associations on Census Bureau programs and policies, and advises the Census Bureau’s management.

Government Employee Retirement Systems

Government Retirement Systems provides revenues, expenditures, financial assets, and membership information for state and local government retirement systems.

Government Employment & Payroll

Statistics on the number of state and local government civilian employees and their gross payrolls for the month of March.

Government Finances (Local Gov Finance/State Gov Finance)

Government finances include revenues, expenditures (spending), debt, and assets (cash and security holdings).

Government Organization & Structure

Information about state and local governments, including the number of governments in the U.S.

Government Taxes (State Tax Collections/ Quarterly Tax Revenues)

State and local government tax collections by major tax category including property, income and sales taxes.

Program Income and Public Assistance

Public assistance refers to assistance programs that provide either cash assistance or in-kind benefits to individuals and families from any governmental entity

Redistricting Data

The Census Bureau provides state legislatures with the small area census population tabulations necessary for legislative redistricting.

Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD)

Measures the extent of R&D activity performed and funded by the governments of each of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Voting and Registration

In election years, the Current Population Survey collects data on reported voting and registration, and later reports stats by turnout, age, race and origin.

Tables

Table | 2022

2022 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue Tables

View and download the 2022 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue tables.

Table | June 2022

Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue: Quarter One

The First Quarter 2022 data were released on June 16, 2022.

Table | March 2022

Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue: Quarter Four

The Fourth Quarter 2021 data were released on March 17, 2022.

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News

Stats for Stories | September 11, 2022

Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance: September 11

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated there were 190,799 emergency medical technicians and paramedics, up from 136,900 in 2010.

Stats for Stories | September 2022

National Preparedness Month: September 2022

When major disasters strike, visit the Census Bureau's Emergency Management page (under TOPIC) to access demographic and economic data for the impacted areas.

Stats for Stories | August 26, 2022

Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2022

According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.

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