Census of Governments Methodology
Census of Governments Methodology
The Census of Governments is conducted in years ending in '2' and '7'.
Each topic area has its own data collection procedures:
2007
Government Organization (lists & structure of governments)
Conducting legal research to determine whether an organization should be classified as a government, and confirming the continued existence of governments, their administrative structure, and their activities; ultimately, counting the number of governments by type of government.
Government Employment & Payroll
Obtaining the number of people employed by governments, by full-time and part-time status, and the payroll amounts.
Government Finance
The Finance Component, with the most up to date data on revenues, expenditures, assets, debt, and pensions, was released on December 16, 2014.
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2007 State Government Finances MethodologyView and download the 2007 methodology document for State Government Finances.
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2007 Annual MethodologyView and download the annual methodology for the 2007 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances.
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Public Education Finances: 2007The 2007 survey, covers the entire range of government finance activities--revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings.)
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