Census of Governments APIs

The Census Bureau’s application programming interfaces (API) provide developers with tools to build applications that use Census publicly available datasets. The Census API allows developers to create web-based and/or mobile apps that provide users quick and easy access to key U.S. statistics disseminated by the Census Bureau.

The following are available Census APIs for Census of Governments data:

Public Sector: Public Employment and Payroll

The dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, Public Employment & Payroll.
Public Sector: Public Pensions

The dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, Public Pensions.
Public Sector: State Government Tax Collections

The dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, State Government Tax Collections.
Public Sector: State Government Finances

These programs identify the scope and nature of the nation's state government sector providing authoritative benchmark figures of public finance.
Public Sector: School System Finances

The dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, School System Finances.
Public Sector: State and Local Government Finances

The dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, State and Local Government Finances.
Public Sector: Government Organization

The dataset presents Government Organization & Structure statistics.

Page Last Revised - September 24, 2026

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