Demographics

Population Data, Bureau of the Census
Access to a variety of Census Bureau data sources on population characteristics. Of particular interest:

• Census 2000 — Comprehensive demographic, socioeconomic and housing data for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census tracts and other geographic areas. To obtain available data and reports for specific area, select state under “Data Highlights”. Additional means of access:
  • Census 2000 Population and Housing Reports — Access to Census 2000 Adobe Acrobat ( .pdf) reports.
  • Demographic Profiles — Summary tables of demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for states, counties, minor civil divisions in selected states, places, metropolitan areas, American Indian and Alaska Native areas, Hawaiian home lands and congressional districts (106th Congress). Includes 100-percent and sample data from Census 2000. Provided in Excel, .pdf, and FTP formats.
  • Census 2000 Brief Series — Interpretative analysis of Census 2000 data on specific population and housing topics (e.g., race, age), including geographic distribution by state.
  • Census 2000 Summary Population and Housing Unit Counts — Population and Housing counts for states, counties, places, and other areas.
• American Community Survey — Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of demographic, socioeconomic, and housing data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.
• American FactFinder — Query-based access to population tables and maps from Census 2000 and American Community Survey, for states and areas.
• Population Estimates — Annual estimates of total population (by age, sex, race) for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and county subdivisions; annual estimates of components of population change (births, deaths, migration) for the U.S., states and counties.
• Foreign Born Population — Annual estimates of foreign born population by states and selected metro areas, with selected characteristics.  See “Detailed Tables”, groups 4 and 5.
• Population Projections — Population projections, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, for states, for years ending in “0” and “5,” from 1995 to 2025.
• Historical Censuses of Population and Housing — Access to query-based detailed tables for 1990 Census and summary tables for earlier censuses, for states and areas.

Census 2000 Demographic Profiles, Missouri Census Data Center, Missouri Secretary of State
Quick access to Census 2000 Demographic Profiles (.pdf format), for counties, places, metro areas, and Congressional districts.

Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
A ten-part classification scheme that distinguishes metropolitan counties by population size, and non-metropolitan counties by size of urban population and proximity to metro areas.

Living Cities Census Series, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
Access to reports analyzing Census 2000 data. Report topics include race, city growth, and downtown revival.

Census Notes and Data, FannieMae Foundation
Series of analyses of Census 2000 data on a variety of topics, e.g., urban turnaround, suburban development, and homeownership patterns.

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to state and county demographic data from Decennial Census, 1790-1960.

Race and Ethnic Distributions in the United States, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
From Census 2000, data for population 18 years and older by ethnicity and single and multiple race categories, for states, metro areas, counties, and places of 50,000 or more. Data are presented for all smaller multiple race categories that are one percent or more of a geographic area.

Metropolitan Racial and Ethnic Change, Lewis Mumford Center, State University of New York at Albany
Analysis of race and ethnicity data from 1990 and 2000 Census measuring extent of integration and segregation for 331 metro areas. Data for whole population and children alone; available for central cities, suburbs, and full metro areas. Rankings available as well.

Multiracial Patterns, University of Southern California
Data on prevalence and distribution of multiracial respondents to Census 2000, by state.

Latino Population Counts, Inter-University Program for Latino Research
Latino population data for states, counties, and cities, from Census Bureau.

KIDS COUNT Census Data Online, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Demographic data regarding children and their families, for states, counties, cities, metro areas, and Congressional districts. Topics include age, sex, race and ethnicity, and living arrangements. Based on Census 2000 short form data.

Statistical Information on Older Persons, Administration on Aging
Population estimates and characteristics of older Americans, from Census data, by state.

Journey to Work, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Number of commuters from a county of residence to a county of work, for 1970-latest Decennial Census.

Household and Population Proxies, Internal Revenue Service  $
Number of income tax returns (which can be used to approximate households) and number of personal exemptions (which can be used to approximate population), for states, counties, and zip codes.

Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
Access to tables on birth, death, marriage, and divorce rates, by state.

Migration Data, Internal Revenue Service  $$
Annual state-to-state and county-to-county gross migration flows.

Immigration and Alien Resident Data, Department of Homeland Security
Immigrants admitted and naturalizations, by state and metro area of intended residence. Also, refugees, asylees, temporary admissions, illegal immigrants, legal permanent residents, and aliens eligible for naturalization, by state. Annual data.

American Religion Data Archive, Pennsylvania State University
Data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations), from about 200 surveys. Query-based profiles available by states, metro areas, and counties; maps available by state; survey data available for download.

Religious Affiliation, Adherents.com
Reference material on religious affiliation by country, state, and metro area. Drawn from multiple sources.

Religious Centers, The Pluralism Project, Harvard University
Thematic maps by state of religious centers for Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism.

Decennial Census Data, GeoLytics   $$
Decennial Census data provided on CD, 1970-2000. Also sells Neighborhood Change Database (1970-2000), with Decennial Census variables and census tract boundaries consistently defined across census years.

American Demographics  $$
On-line access to articles in back issues.

Employment

Here are the subcategories under “Employment” on this page.

• Employment by Place of Residence
• Employment by Place of Work

 

Employment by Place of Residence

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly and average annual estimates of civilian labor force, employment and unemployment for 6,700 areas, including all states, metropolitan statistical/primary metropolitan statistical areas, counties and county equivalents, cities of 25,000 population or more, and all cities and towns in New England. Provided through a Federal-State cooperative program.

Metro Area Labor Force Data, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Monthly and average annual estimates of labor force, employment, and unemployment rate for metro areas, disaggregated by central city and suburbs, 1990-latest month.  Prepared by BLS for HUD’s State of the Cities Data Systems.

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment
Annual estimates of civilian noninstitutional population, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate, for states, 50 metropolitan areas, and 17 central cities. Includes distribution by occupation, industry of employment, population characteristic (age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin), and full- and part-time work. Based on Current Population Survey.

American Community Survey, Bureau of the Census
Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of  employment and other socioeconomic data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.

Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census
Labor force data for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census tracts and other geographic areas.

• 2010
• 2000
• 1990

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to state and county labor force data from Decennial Census, 1940 and 1950.

American FactFinder, Bureau of the Census
Query-based access to economic tables and maps from the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey, for states and areas.

Labor Force and Employment Time Series and Forecasts, Economagic.com
Access to Bureau of Labor Statistics labor force, employment, and unemployment time series, for states and metro areas. User-prepared on-line forecasts available for fee.

Earnings and Employment Data, Social Security Administration
Employment and earnings data for workers covered under Social Security, for wage and salary and self-employed workers, for states (by gender, race, and age) and counties (by gender and race). Annual report.

Unemployment Insurance Activity, Employment and Training Administration,  Department of Labor
Unemployment insurance activity data, by state. Data include number of claimants, exhaustions, and the insured unemployment rate (insured unemployed/covered employment). Annual data available 1938-three years ago; quarterly data, past 12 quarters; monthly data, past 12 months; weekly data, past 6 weeks.

Union Affiliation of Workers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on worker membership in and representation by unions, by state, 1993-latest year.

 

Employment by Place of Work

Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of Economic Analysis
Annual average employment by NAICS and SIC industry. Two industry series provided at the state level — one for all employees (including civilian wage and salary workers, proprietors and military) and one for civilian and military wage and salary employees. At substate level, one data series provided, for all employees.

• State Employment Series (SA25 and SA27) — 1958-latest year
• Local Area Employment Series

Current Employment Statistics (CES/790), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly and annual estimates of civilian nonagricultural employment, and, for non-supervisory personnel, average weekly hours and average weekly and hourly wage, by industry, for states and major metropolitan areas. Data collected through monthly survey managed by a Federal-State cooperative program.

Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Annual and quarterly figures for establishments, wage and salary employment, and wages, by industry, up to the 6-digit NAICS level, by state, metro area, and county. Data obtained through collection of state unemployment insurance premiums from employers; data organized and disseminated through a Federal-State cooperative program.

State Labor Market Information Agencies
Access to CES/790 and ES-202 data from homepages of individual state workforce development agencies. Degree of on-line access varies by state.

County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Data on mid-March employment, annual and first quarter payroll, and number of establishments, by detailed industry, for states, counties, metro areas, and zip codes. 1993-latest year for full reports, 1988-92 for data to 2-digit level. Available on-line in three formats. Industries covered do not include agriculture, railroad transportation, and government.

Metro Business Patterns, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Data on establishments, employment, and average pay, for 2-digit SIC, 1993-96. Data provided for 101 metro areas, disaggregated by central city and suburbs.  Special extract of County Business Patterns prepared for HUD as part of its State of the Cities Data Systems.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration
Annual and longitudinal analysis of corporate and establishment employment data by size, by detailed industry, 1989-latest year. For states and metro areas, free data include:

• Query-based Tables — Data on firms, establishments, employment, and payroll by size and industry, 1998 and 1999.
• Set Tabulations — Firms, establishments, employment, payroll, 1992 and 1997-latest year; change in establishments and employment due to births, deaths, expansions, and contractions, year-to-year, 1995-forward.
• Additional tables from the Small Business Administration.

Fee-based analysis available, including by smaller geographic units, by legal form of organization (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations), and for additional years.

Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Censuses of U.S. business establishments and firms, by industry group, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided for all industries include measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done); employment, establishments, and payroll; and other data particular to sector (e.g., investment in plant and equipment). Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and places, and zip codes. By establishment, see 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series and 1997 Economic Census Geographic Area Series; by firm, see 2002 Survey of Business Owners (company summary).

Nonemployer Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Data on establishments with no paid employees, typically self-employed individuals and partnerships, by industry, for states, metro areas, and counties.

Mass Layoff Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on mass layoffs (50 or more initial unemployment insurance claims at one establishment) and extended mass layoffs (lasting 31 or more days), by state. Data include number of layoff events and unemployment insurance claims; extended mass layoff data include distribution of claims by race, ethnicity, and gender. Data provided through a Federal-State cooperative program.

 

Occupation

Here are the subcategories under “Occupation” on this page.

• Labor Force by Occupation
• Wages by Occupation

 

Labor Force by Occupation

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment
Annual estimates of civilian noninstitutional population, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate, for states, 50 metropolitan areas, and 17 central cities. Includes distribution by occupation, industry of employment, population characteristic (age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin), and full- and part-time work. Based on Current Population Survey.

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and wage data for over 750 occupations, provided annually for states and metro areas. Data by 2- and 3-digit industry available from most state OES programs off-line and through customized tabulation. Managed through a Federal-State cooperative program.

State Profiles, America’s Career Infonet
Occupational rankings by state–largest, fastest growing, highest paying, most openings, largest employers. Also provides links to state occupational resources.

Occupational Projections, State Labor Market Information Agencies
Projections of demand for occupations for 2008, by state. Updated every two years. National data and background available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

American Community Survey, Bureau of the Census
Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of occupational and other data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.

Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Annual data on employment in major occupational categories by gender and race/ethnicity, for states and metro areas. Drawn from EEO-1 reports filed by private employers.

Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census
Comprehensive economic, social, demographic, and housing data for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census tracts and other geographic areas. Occupational data included.

• 2000 Occupational Lookup — Employment for detailed occupations, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, for states, metro areas, and counties.
• 1990 Occupational Lookup — Employment for detailed occupations, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, for states, metro areas, counties, and places of 50,000 or more.
• 1990 General Lookup — Employment by general occupational category, for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, and census tracts.
• Historical

 

Wages by Occupation

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and average hourly and annual wages for over 750 occupations, provided annually for states and metro areas. Data by 2- and 3-digit industry available from most state OES programs off-line and through customized tabulation. Managed through a Federal-State cooperative program.

National Compensation Survey–Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hourly, weekly, and annual wages, and hours worked, by occupation, for metro areas. Each area report covers full range of occupations. Predecessor Occupational Compensation Survey provides data for selected occupations, through 1995.

 

Income

Here are the subcategories under “Income” on this page.

• Personal and Money Income
• Poverty and Income Distribution
• Total Payroll
• Average Annual, Weekly, and Hourly Earnings
• Transfer Payments
• Assets

 

Personal and Money Income

Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal income by source and per capita income for states, metropolitan areas, BEA regions, and counties; disposable per capita income for states. Earnings data provided at 2-digit industry level. Two series provided at the state level — one for all employees (including civilian wage and salary workers, proprietors and military) and one for civilian and military wage and salary employees. At substate level, one data series provided, for all employees.

• State Personal Income (SA05 and SA07) — 1929-latest year.
• Local Area Personal Income (CA05, CA35, CA45) — Personal income data for states, metro areas, BEA regions, and counties, 1969-latest year. Rankings of metro areas also available.
• BEA Regional Facts (BEARFACTS) — Computer-generated narratives regarding trends in personal income, for states, counties, and metropolitan statistical areas.
• Analyses of Income Data — Links to articles analyzing BEA regional income data, from Survey of Current Business and other sources.

Money Income Data, Bureau of the Census
Access to various Census Bureau on-line resources and documentation regarding money income. Data sites of interest include:

• American Community Survey — Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of income and other data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.
• Median Household Income — 2004-2006, by state, based on Current Population Survey.
• Median Family Income (4-person families) — 1974-latest year, by state, based on Current Population Survey.
• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates — Income estimates for counties, school districts, and states. Estimates based on modeled relations between current income levels and income tax and program data available for counties and states for years following the Decennial Census.
• American Factfinder — Median and distribution of money income for for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census tracts and other geographic areas.

Median Family Income, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated median family income for states, metro areas, and non-metro counties, fiscal year 2008.  Estimates based on 2000 Census median family income estimates updated to 2008 using a combination of Bureau of Labor Statistics earnings and employment data and Census Divisional P-60 median family income data.

Individual Income Tax Returns, Internal Revenue Service
Adjusted gross income, itemized deductions, taxable income, tax liability, and earned income tax credit, for states, counties, and zip codes.

Bankruptcy Filings, American Bankruptcy Institute
Annual and quarterly bankruptcy filings (including business and non-business), by state and judicial district, 1980-latest year.

 

Poverty and Income Distribution

Poverty Data, Bureau of the Census
Access to various Census Bureau on-line resources and documentation regarding poverty.  Data sites of interest include:

• American Community Survey — Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of poverty and other data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.
• Recent State Poverty Rates — From Current Population Survey. Annual CPS source data tables also available (see Detailed Poverty Tables, Table 25).
• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates — Poverty rate estimates for counties, school districts, and states . Estimates based on modeled relations between current poverty levels and income tax and program data available for counties and states for years following the Decennial Census.
• 1990 Census Lookup — Poverty rates in 1989 for for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census tracts and other geographic areas.
• Historical State Poverty Rates — Annual data, 1980 forward, from Current Population Survey.
• Poverty Thresholds — Poverty thresholds by size of family and number of children, 1980-latest year.

Poverty and Income Distribution Studies, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

• Trends in Income Distribution — Analysis of income distribution, by state, late 1970s-2008.
• State Income Tax Burdens on Low Income Families — Annual report assessing the impact of each state’s income tax on low-income families with children. (March 2007)

Low-Income Working Families, Economic Policy Institute

• State of Working America — Data on income inequality, wages of low-income workers, poverty, and unemployment, by state, published biennially. Latest edition 2006-2007.
• Poverty and Family Budgets — Access to array of state and metro data concerning “basic family budgets” (the income required to meet basic family needs). In addition to tables, includes:
  • Basic Family Budget Calculator — The income required to meet basic family needs, by size of family, for 400 metro areas, 2005.
  • Basic Family Budget Studies — Links to state-specific studies to determine basic family budgets.

State Minimum Wages Laws, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Minimum hourly wage under state law, by state.

Child Poverty Facts, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University
Data on the extent of child poverty, by state, 1979-latest year.

Income and Hardship Data, Urban Institute
Poverty rates for children and non-elderly adults, 1996, for 13 select states.  Collected through the Urban Institute’s National Survey of American Families.

 

Total Payroll

Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of Economic Analysis
Earnings data by 2-digit industry for states, metropolitan areas, BEA regions, and counties. (Component of Personal Income data series.) At state level, earnings data available for all employees (including proprietors) and for wage and salary employees. At substate level, one data series provided, for all employees.

• <aState Personal Income (SA05 and SA07) — 1929-latest year</a
• Local Area Personal Income — For states, counties, metro areas, and BEA regions, in html tables, latest five years.

Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Annual and quarterly totals for establishments, wage and salary employment, and wages, by industry, up to the 4-digit SIC level, by state, metro area, and county. Data provided through a Federal-State cooperative program.

State Labor Market Information Agencies
Access to ES-202 data from homepages of individual state workforce development agencies. Degree of on-line access varies by state. Detailed off-line printouts often available.

County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Data on mid-March employment, annual and first quarter payroll, and number of establishments, by detailed industry, for states, counties, metro areas, and zip codes. 1993-latest year for full reports, 1988-92 for data to 2-digit level. Available on-line in three formats. Industries covered do not include agriculture, railroad transportation, and government.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration
Annual and longitudinal analysis of corporate and establishment payroll data by size, by detailed industry, 1989-latest year. For states and metro areas, free data include:

• Query-based Tables — Data on firms, establishments, employment, and payroll by size and industry, 1998 and 1999.
• Set Tabulations — Firms, establishments, employment, payroll, 1992 and 1997-latest year.
• Additional tables from the Small Business Administration.

Fee-based analysis available, including by smaller geographic units, by legal form of organization (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations), and for additional years.

Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Censuses of U.S. business establishments and firms, by industry group, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided for all industries include measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done); employment, establishments, and payroll; and other data particular to sector (e.g., investment in plant and equipment). Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and places, and zip codes. By establishment, see 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series and 1997 Economic Census Geographic Area Series; by firm, see 2002 Survey of Business Owners (company summary).

Earnings and Employment Data, Social Security Administration
Earnings and employment data for workers covered under Social Security, for self-employed and wage and salary workers, for states (by gender, race, and age) and counties (by gender and race). Annual report.

 

Average Annual, Weekly, and Hourly Earnings

Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Annual and quarterly figures for establishments, wage and salary employment, and average annual and weekly wages, by industry, up to the 4-digit SIC level, by state, metro area, and county. Annual news releases ranking states,metro areas, and large counties for average annual wages available, 1992-latest year. Data prepared through a Federal-State cooperative program.

State Labor Market Information Agencies — Access to ES-202 data from homepages of individual state workforce development agencies. Degree of on-line access varies by state. Detailed off-line printouts often available.

Current Employment Statistics (CES/790), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly and annual estimates of civilian nonagricultural employment, and, for non-supervisory personnel, average weekly hours and average weekly and hourly wage, by industry, for states and major metropolitan areas. Data collected through monthly survey managed by a Federal-State cooperative program.

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and wage data for over 750 occupations, provided annually for states and metro areas. Data by 2- and 3-digit industry available from most state OES programs off-line and through customized tabulation. Managed through a Federal-State cooperative program.

National Compensation Survey–Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hourly, weekly, and annual wages, and hours worked, by occupation, for metro areas. Each area report covers full range of occupations. Predecessor Occupational Compensation Survey provides data for selected occupations, through 1995.

Salary Tools, SalaryExpert.com
Free annual salary estimates for numerous occupations in multiple metro areas and all states. Based on BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Data. More detailed profiles available for fee.

Salary Wizard, Salary.com
Free annual salary estimates for over 1,000 occupations in over 150 metro areas. Includes median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile salaries, including bonuses and benefits. More detailed profiles available for fee.

Metro Business Patterns, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Data on average pay, establishments, and employment, for 2-digit SIC, 1993-96. Data provided for 101 metro areas, disaggregated by central city and suburbs.  Special extract of County Business Patterns prepared for HUD as part of its State of the Cities Data Systems.

 

Transfer Payments

Transfer Payments, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Data on transfer payments, including old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments; government employee retirement payments; workers’ compensation payments; Medicare; Medicaid; income maintenance benefit payments (including AFDC/TANF, food stamps); unemployment insurance payments; and veterans’ benefit payments.

• Transfer Payments by State, County, Metro Area, BEA Region —  1969-latest year (CA35).
• Transfer Payments by State — Download table for all states, 1958-latest year (SA35).

Data on Federal Social Security Programs, Social Security Administration
Data relating to old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Of particular interest:

• Annual Statistical Supplement — Data on OASDI, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Disability Insurance, and other social welfare programs, by state. Annual supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, latest year 2007.
• Program Data by Geographic Area — OASDI and SSI recipients by state and county.
• SSI Annual Statistical Report — Data on program activities within SSI, by state, 2006.

Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Benefits data, by state, including benefits paid, average weekly benefit amount, average duration, and exhaustions. Annual data available 1938-three years ago; quarterly data, past 12 quarters; monthly data, past 12 months; weekly data, past 6 weeks.

Unemployment Insurance, Economic Policy Institute
Access to various tools and analyses pertaining to state unemployment insurance programs. Of particular interest:

• Weekly UI Benefit Amount Calculator — Estimates, by state, of the benefits a full-time, full-year worker might expect to receive should he or she become unemployed.

Welfare Data, Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services

• Analyses and Reports — Time series data on participation in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF and other programs, for states, 1986-latest year.
• U.S. Welfare Caseloads Information — Tables of welfare caseloads by state, 1960-latest year.

Economic Success Clearinghouse
Clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform.

TANF Analyses, Center for Law and Social Policy
Quarterly analyses of TANF caseloads, annual analyses of TANF expenditures, by state.

Assessing the New Federalism, Urban Institute
Project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states, focusing primarily on health care, income security, job training, and social services.

Food and Nutrition Service Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) operates the Food Stamp Program; the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Child Nutrition Programs (e.g., National School Lunch); and Food Distribution Programs. Of particular interest:

• Program Data — State data for all major FNS programs, latest five fiscal years and latest month.
• Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation — Links to reports and studies on FNS programs, many with state detail.

Workers’ Compensation, National Academy of Social Insurance
Annual report providing estimates of workers’ compensation payments – cash
and medical – for states, the District of Columbia, and federal program providing workers’ compensation. (.pdf download)

Assets

State Asset Development Report Card, Corporation for Enterprise Development
Report card with 69 indicators on asset outcomes (including financial assets, homeownership, business capital), asset policy, and tax policy and accountability, by state.

Output and Trade

Here are the subcategories under “Output & Trade” on this page.

• Economic Outputs
• Input-Output Models
• Business Conditions and Activity
• Characteristics of Business
• International Investment and Trade

 

Economic Outputs

Gross Domestic Product by State, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Estimates of annual Gross Domestic Product by State and its components, by 2-digit industries, 1977 to latest year. Annual press release provides data analysis, as do articles from Survey of Current Business.

Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Current and real estimates of annual Gross Domestic Product and its components for 363 metropolitan areas, by 2-digit industries, 2001 to latest year. Annual press release provides data analysis, as do articles from Survey of Current Business.

Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Censuses of U.S. business establishments and firms, by industry group, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided for all industries include measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done); employment, establishments, and payroll; and other data particular to sector (e.g., investment in plant and equipment). Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and places, and zip codes. By establishment, see 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series and 1997 Economic Census Geographic Area Series; by firm, see 2002 Survey of Business Owners (company summary).

Input-Output Models

Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II), Bureau of Economic Analysis  $$
Output, earnings, and employment multipliers by industry (471 detailed industries, 38 industry aggregations), for states and any region composed of one or more counties.

IMPLAN Regional Input-Output Modeling, Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc.  $$
State and county employment, income, and output data and multipliers.

Regional Economic Models, Inc (REMI)  $$
Regional economic forecasting models that indicate the economic and demographic impact that public policy initiatives or external events may have on a local economy.

 

Business Conditions and Activity

The Beige Book of Current Economic Conditions, Federal Reserve Board
Each of 12 Federal Reserve Banks gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book, published eight times a year, summarizes this information by District and sector.

Regional Outlook, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Quarterly analysis of current national and regional trends that may affect the risk exposure of insured depository institutions. Analyses prepared for each of eight FDIC regions.

Area Vitality Profiles, Brandow Company, Inc.  $
Series of data reports ranking states, metro areas, and counties regarding high growth firms, startup activity, business retention, and business attraction.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration
Analysis of firm and establishment startups, closures, expansions and contractions, for detailed industries, from 1989 forward, for states, metro areas, and counties. Custom analysis for fee; free tables on dynamic activity include:

• Dynamic Data — For states, year-to-year change in establishments and employment due to births, deaths, expansions, and contractions, 1995-latest year.
• Additional dynamic tables from the Small Business Administration.

State Business Climate Rankings, Site Selection
Annual state rankings based on measures concerning new and expanded corporate facilities. (November 2007)

Best Cities for Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur
Ranking of metro areas as location for entrepreneurs.  Separate rankings for mid-sized and large metro areas, five regions of country, and individual criteria (e.g., entrepreneurial activity, failure rate). Prepared with Dun & Bradstreet (2006).

Best Places for Business and Career, Forbes and Milken Institute
Annual rankings of top 200 metro areas as places to start a new business or career. Rankings based on salary and job growth and high technology activity.. Published March 2008.

High-Growth Company Index, National Commission on Entrepreneurship
Measurement of high-growth business activity in each of 394 Labor Market Areas (covering the entire country), 1992-1997. Published July 2001.

Corporate Headquarters, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Locational trends of large company headquarters (firms with employment over 2,500) in 50 largest metro areas, 1990 and 2000. (Spring 2002, .pdf)

Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergerstat  $$
Merger and acquisition activity, by state. Monthly and annual data on number of deals, dollar amounts.

 

Characteristics of Business 

State Business Profiles, Entrepreneur
Statistical overview of business characteristics, by state. Topics include number of businesses, women- and minority-owned businesses, and business turnover, income, and finance. Particular focus on small businesses.

Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration
Annual and longitudinal analysis of corporate and establishment employment data by size, by detailed industry, 1989-latest year. For states and metro areas, free data include:

• Query-based Tables — Data on firms, establishments, employment, and payroll by size and industry, 1998 and 1999.
• Set Tabulations — Firms, establishments, employment, payroll, 1992 and 1997-latest year; change in establishments and employment due to births, deaths, expansions, and contractions, year-to-year, 1995-forward.
• Additional tables from the Small Business Administration.

Fee-based analysis available, including by smaller geographic units, by legal form of organization (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations), and for additional years.

Research Data, Center for Economic Studies, Bureau of the Census  $$
Access to a number of Census Bureau longitudinal data bases describing corporate characteristics and behavior.  Surveys include the Census of Manufactures, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, Enterprise Statistics, Quarterly Financial Reports, and Survey of Manufacturing Technology.  Access in Washington and several regional data centers available to qualified researchers; analysis also available on fee-for-service basis.

County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Data on number of establishments, by employment size, by detailed industry, for states, counties, metro areas, and zip codes. 1993-latest year for full reports, 1988-92 for data to 2-digit level. Available on-line in three formats. Industries covered do not include agriculture, railroad transportation, and government.

Economic Census Geographic Area Series, Bureau of the Census
Data on number of establishments, by employment size, by NAICS code (up to six digits), 2002. Data available by states and metro areas.

1992 Enterprise Statistics, Bureau of the Census  $
Data for companies and for auxiliary establishments of companies (e.g., headquarters offices, research and development facilities, and data processing centers), by industry, for states. Consolidated company data include sales, employment, payroll, form of organization and enterprise industry classification. Supplementary data for large companies include inventories, assets, fringe benefits, capital and research and development (R&D) expenditures, and depreciation. Data for auxiliaries include sales, employment and payroll, billings, inventories, capital and R&D expenditures, and selected purchased services. Auxiliary establishment data available only on CD-ROM.

Small Business Economic Statistics and Research, Small Business Administration
Variety of data on small business activity. Includes:

• State Small Business Profiles — Number and selected characteristics of small businesses, by state, 1995-latest year.
• Small Business Economic Indicators — Small business activity (new firms, employment, income and failures) by state, 1995-latest year.
• Firm Size Data — Firms, establishments, receipts, employment, and payroll, by size of firm, by state, 1996-latest year.
• Women and Minority Self-Employed and Business Owners — Data on self-employment and business ownership by women and minorities, by state.

Survey of Business Owners, Bureau of the Census
The Survey of Business Owners is a consolidation of the earlier Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. Number of firms, gross receipts, number of paid employees, and annual payroll, by gender and race of owner, by industry, for states, metro areas, counties, and cities. Covers individual proprietorships, partnerships, and subchapter S corporations. Data for women-owned “C” corporations provided as well. Minorities covered include black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native. Part of Economic Census; 2002 data available, and 1997 and 1992 data from the Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises.

Key Facts, Center for Women’s Business Research

Minority Business Activity, Milken Institute and Minority Business Development Agency
Distribution of minority businesses by state and by race/ethnicity, based on Dun & Bradstreet Minority Business Data file, published September 2000. (.pdf file, see table p. 10)

Nonemployer Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Data on establishments with no paid employees, typically self-employed individuals and partnerships, by industry, for states, metro areas, and counties.

Self-Employment, Social Security Administration
Employment and earnings data for workers covered under Social Security, for self-employed and wage and salary workers, for states (by gender, race, and age) and counties (by gender and race).

 

International Investment and Trade

Foreign Direct Investment, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Data on operations of foreign-owned U.S. establishments (with additional detail for manufacturing establishments), by state, industry, and country of owner, 1977-latest year.

Foreign Trade Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Access to Census Bureau trade data series. Includes:

• FT900 Supplement — Exports, by state of exporter (EL series, Exhibit 2) and by state of origin of movement (OM series, Exhibit 2a). Monthly data series.
• Export and Import Reports  — Listing of trade data products available. Includes imports by port of entry.  $$

Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration
Access to export data for states and metro areas, as well as other trade statistics.

• State Export Data — By industry and destination country, 1993-latest year. Based on EL series.
• Metropolitan Area Exports — By industry or destination country, 1993-latest year, for over 250 metro areas. Based on EL series.

Tariff and Trade DataWeb, U.S. International Trade Commission
Query-based data base providing access to Import and export data, by commodity and industry, by customs district.

State Trade Information, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Overview of export-related economic activity by state, latest year available.

World Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), Holyoke Community College  $$
Export and import statistics, including a quarterly state export data series that improves unadjusted trade data from the Bureau of the Census by filling in missing industry and state information using an imputation algorithm. Provides monthly exports and imports by detailed Harmonized System commodity code. The Accelerated eXport Enhancement System (AXES) allows online access to trade data and data trends.

Manufacturing Export Growth, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Comparison of manufacturing export growth, by state, 1988-98.

NAFTA and Jobs, Economic Policy Institute
Estimates of job losses due to the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, 1994-2000, by state. (October 2001)

International Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to a variety of international trade data, including:

• Transborder Surface Freight Data — Exports to Canada and Mexico by zip code, state, and National Transportation Analysis Region (multi-county areas). Monthly data, beginning 1993. Imports from Canada and Mexico by state of destination, custom district, and port of entry.

Prices

Here are the subcategories under “Prices” on this page.

• Cost of Living
• Cost of Doing Business
• Consumer Expenditures

 

Cost of Living

Consumer Price Index (CPI), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Price indexes for the U.S., the four Census regions, size of city, cross-classifications of regions and size-classes (e.g., metro areas of over 1.5 million in population in the West), and 26 metro areas. Indexes available for major groups of consumer expenditures (food and beverages, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation,education and communications, and other goods and services), for items within each group, and for special categories, such as services.

DataMasters
Cost of living comparisons for 399 U.S. cities and metro areas. Estimates include tax costs (from Tax Foundation, U.S. Commerce Dept. and other major tax research organizations). Goods and services cost data from the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association.

Salary Calculator, Homefair.com
Cost of living comparison between U.S. cities. Also includes cost of living for cities in Canada and other foreign countries.

Cost of Living Calculator, Money Magazine
Cost of living comparison between two U.S. cities.

Basic Family Budget Calculator, Economic Policy Institute
The income required to make ends meet, by size of family, for 400 metro areas, 1999. Cost of living identified for housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, other necessities, and taxes. (For complete list of cost of living by city, see Appendix F of Hardships in America, in .pdf.)

House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly index of single-family housing appreciation for states and 325 metro areas, 1975-latest quarter. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Index of single-family home price change, 1975-latest quarter, by metro area, state, and Census Bureau multi-state division. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

Bank Interest Rates, Bankrate.com
For metro areas, states and nation, current interest rates for mortgages; auto, personal and home equity loans; bank IRA deposits; savings accounts; and CDs. Based on weekly survey of 4,000 banks in 173 markets in 50 states and DC.

ACCRA Cost of Living Index, C2ER  $
Relative price levels for consumer goods and services in 300 urban areas. Includes a composite index and separate indexes for housing, utilities, grocery Items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services. Published quarterly  Free comparison of major metro areas available for latest quarter.

Cost of Living Index, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri Department of Economic Development
State cost of living index, with composite and six categories of goods and services. Quarterly, 4Q1999-latest quarter.  Derived for each state by averaging the city and metro area ACCRA cost of living indices.

Daily Fuel Gauge Report, American Automobile Association
Daily update of price of gasoline (regular, mid-grade, premium, diesel), per gallon, for states and metro areas.

Cost of Living, Economy.com $$
Cost of living indexes for all U.S. metropolitan areas, all Canadian provinces, and 9 Canadian metropolitan areas.

 

Cost of Doing Business

Business Climate Comparisons, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri Department of Economic Development
Comparison maps and tables, for states, on business climate components, including cost of living, tax information, unemployment insurance, and manufacturing wages.

Cost of Doing Business, Economy.com  $$
Cost of doing business indexes for 50 states, over 160 metropolitan areas, 10 Canadian provinces, and 9 Canadian metropolitan areas.

 

Consumer Expenditures

Consumer Expenditure Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average annual consumer expenditure data, by detailed type of goods and services, for U.S. and major regions (annual) and 26 MSAs (biannual average). Includes data on income and consumer unit (families and single consumers). Data available from 1984-latest year.

Consumer Spending, Claritas  $$
Estimated and projected total household expenditures for over 500 specific product categories, including goods and services, and 27 types of retail stores. Household expenditures are also available for 57 Yellow Pages headings. Data offered by state, metro area, county, and zip code.

Consumer Expenditures, ESRI  $$
Average expenditure per consumer household, total expenditures, and a Spending Potential Index (average expenditure for a product or service locally compared to the average amount spent for the product or service nationally), for about 400 items, and for county, zip code, or other trade area. Data calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey.

Lifestyle Market Analyst, SRDS  $$
Profiles of consumer behavior in 211 market areas and 123 counties.

Profiles of Individual Charitable Contributions, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute
Data on charitable giving by state, including percentage of returns with contributions, average contribution per return, and contributions as a percentage of income.

 

Economic Assets

Here are the subcategories under “Economic Assets” on this page.

• Debt Finance and Venture Capital
• Research and Advanced Technology
• Education and Training
• Physical Infrastructure and Land

Debt Finance and Venture Capital

FDIC Statistics on Banking, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Data on insured commercial and savings banks, by state. Of particular interest:

• Statistics on Banking — Quarterly reports providing data on assets, liabilities, income, and expenses for commercial banks and savings institutions, by asset size, by state, 1991-latest quarter. (See sections D and F.) Reports provided in .html and worksheet formats.
• State Banking Performance Summary — Quarterly financial and ratio data for commercial banks and savings institutions, by state, for latest 12 quarters.
• Historical Statistics on Banking — Annual financial data for commercial banks (1966-latest year) and savings institutions (1984-latest year), by state.
• Bank and Thrift Failures — Data on bank and thrift failures, by state, 1934-latest year.

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Aggregate Reports, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Originations and purchases of small business and small farm loans, by size of loan and income level of recipient, for counties and MSAs, 1996-latest year.

Small Business Finance, Small Business Administration
Reports and studies on small business lending activity. Of particular interest:

• Bank Lending to Small Businesses — Annual ranking of all commercial banks regarding lending to small businesses (defined as loans under $1 million), by state. (.pdf files)
• Bank Lending to Micro-Businesses — Annual listing of banks with significant activity in loans under $100,000, with in-state rankings.

SBA Loan Activity, Small Business Administration
Data on recent SBA loan activity, by SBA district.

Credit Union Data, National Credit Union Administration
Semi-annual reports on federally insured credit union activity by state, a credit union directory, and detailed profiles of individual credit unions.

MoneyTree Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Quarterly survey of venture capital investments in the U.S., by state and industry.

• Aggregate Regional Data — Aggregate dollars and deals for 18 regions, 1995Q1 to latest quarter. (.xls spreadsheets)
• Venture capital investments by region and state, latest quarter only, click on “Region”.
• Venture capital funds by state, with latest quarter’s investments, click on “VC Funds”.

Recent Venture Industry Statistics, National Venture Capital Association
Quarterly venture capital investments by key states and regions.  Provided in conjunction with Venture Economics.

Venture Funding Reports, Growthink Research  $
Quarterly profiles of venture investors and firms receiving venture funds, by state and select metro areas (Bay Area, Southern California, Boston). Executive summary free; full report for fee.

Venture Capital Disbursements by Metro Area, Center for Economic Development, Carnegie-Mellon University
Analysis of venture capital disbursements for 27 metro areas, 1995-99.

VentureXpert, Thomson Financial Securities Data  $$
Access to database of venture capital firms and activity, by geographic area.

Research and Advanced Technology

Division of Science Resource Statistics, National Science Foundation
Detailed data on R&D expenditures (by type of research institution), science and engineering workforce (by sector), and science and engineering education, for states. Certain data also available for individual academic institutions and research centers. Of particular interest:

• State Science and Engineering Profiles and R&D Patterns — Data on science and engineering personnel, students and degrees; federal and industrial R&D obligations, academic R&D expenditures, and other technology indicators, by state.
• R&D Expenditures by State — By performing sector and source of funding, 1987-1998, see Table 6 (published December 2000). See also NSF Info Brief (May 2008).
• Federal R&D Obligations — By agency and performing sector, for states, 1995-current year.
• Academic Institutional Profiles — R&D expenditures, federal science and engineering support, and graduate science and engineering student totals for each of 579 institutions, updated annually. For more detailed information, seeWebCASPAR.

State Profiles of Federal R&D, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Detailed state profiles of federal R&D obligations and expenditures, by agency, for the state as a whole, each class of R&D performer, and each research institution, 1970-latest year.

Federal R&D Activities, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND
Data and information regarding federal R&D activities by state, including federal R&D units, federal R&D grants, and other federal R&D activities. States ranked in summary tables (.pdf file). Published June 2000.

Funded Federal Research, Community of Science
Research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Small Business Innovation Research Program — listings by state.

SBIR/STTR Awards, Small Business Administration
Total awards, by state, for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs (phases I and II), latest year; list of SBIR and STTR awards, by state, for previous five years.

American Research Universities, The Center for Measuring University Performance
Annual data and rankings for over 600 U.S. research universities, including research expenditures, endowment assets, faculty awards, doctoral degrees awarded, and SAT scores.

Patent Statistics, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Patents statistics for states, metro areas, and institutions. Of particular interest:

• Geography — Patents awarded by state (1977-latest year) and metropolitan area and county (1990-latest year), with breakouts by organization. Historical counts by state (1963-1983) also available.
• Academic Institutions — Patents awarded annually to each U.S. college and university, 1969-latest year.
• Independent Inventors — Patents awarded to independent inventors, by state, 1977-latest year.

State Science and Technology Indicators, Office of Technology Competitiveness, Technology Administration
Indicators of science and technology activity, by state (.pdf file). (October 2001) Published biannually, prior edition available.

RaDiUS, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND  $$
Comprehensive query-based access to information on federal R&D activities, by location. Data available down to individual award level. Purchase of license required.

AUTM Licensing Survey, Association of University Technology Managers  $$
Annual technology licensing data for universities, hospitals and research institutes, and patent management organizations. Topics include activity information such as invention disclosures, patents, and licenses; financial information such as license income, license income payments made to other institutions, and patent protection costs and reimbursements; and organizational information about licensing operations, such as staffing levels. Data provided for 132 U.S. universities, 26 U.S. hospitals and research institutes, 16 Canadian institutions, and 1 patent management firm.

 

Education and Training

American Community Survey , Bureau of the Census
Annually revised estimates of educational attainment and school enrollment for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.

Educational Attainment, Bureau of the Census
From Current Population Survey, educational attainment data for states and metro areas, annual.

Education Watch Online, The Education Trust
For states, data, charts, and comparisons on educational achievement, curricula, teacher qualifications, and expenditures. Data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and income. Data available through query-based access and .pdf reports.

National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education
Wide range of data on educational programs, achievement, attainment, and spending, including post-secondary, for states and areas. Of particular interest:

• Encyclopedia of ED Stats — Data from several NCES compedia, including
  The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics.
• Common Core of Data (CCD) — Comprehensive, annual, national statistical
  database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 91,000) and school districts (approximately 16,000). CCD contains three categories of information: general descriptive information on schools and school districts; data on students and staff; and fiscal data.
• The Nation’s Report Card — Performance of fourth, eighth, and twelfth graders in National Assessment of Educational Progress subjects, by state.
• State Education Agencies — Links to the web sites of the 50 state education agencies, each of which offers data.
• Education Finance Statistics Center — Education finance information for elementary/secondary public or private education, for states and school districts.
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) —  Trends in postsecondary education at the institution and state levels. Data include enrollments by race/ethnicity and gender; institutional revenue and expenditure patterns by source of income and type of expense; salaries of full-time instructional faculty by academic rank and tenure status; completions (awards) by type of program, level of award, race/ethnicity, and gender; and characteristics of postsecondary institutions, including tuition, room and board charges, calendar systems, etc.
• Global Education Locator — Query-retrieved information on individual postsecondary institutions, public schools and districts, public libraries, and private schools in the United States.
• Library Statistics — Data on public, school, and academic libraries, and library cooperatives, by state.
• Publications by Subject — Wide variety of NCES publications available for download, with data for states and school districts.

CyberEducation, American Electronics Association  $
Data-based assessment, by state (with rankings), of extent to which K-12 systems and universities are preparing students for technology-related jobs.  (January 2002)

Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, Bureau of the Census
Revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) of individual  elementary and secondary public school systems, 1992-latest year.

School Statistics, Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Query-based access to profiles of 85,000 public schools in over 15,000 districts. Based primarily on Common Core of Data from National Center for Education Statistics.

The School Report, Homefair.com
Comparisons of school district data.

State Report Cards, Education Week
Grades and rankings for public education systems, by state, in the areas of student achievement, standards and accountability, teacher quality, school climate, resources, and equity.

State of Literacy in America, National Institute for Literacy
Estimates of adult literacy proficiency at the state and local levels, based on algorithms using data from 1990 Census and 1992 Survey of Adult Literacy. Local areas include counties, Congressional districts, and cities with more that 5,000 adults.

International Archive of Education Data, National Center for Education Statistics and University of Michigan
Research data collections from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Higher Education Facts and Figures, Chronicle of Higher Education
Access to variety of data on higher education, including institutions, faculty and staff, finances, students, and research.

Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY  $
Extensive collection of data on postsecondary educational activity, by state. Data tables available by topic, state, spreadsheet, and newsletter archives. Many data tables are available free, others only to newsletter subscribers.

Measuring Up, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Biennial state report card for higher education.  Rankings in five categories, including preparation, participation, affordability, completion, and benefits.

Carnegie Classification of Institutes of Higher Education, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Classification of all accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. based on their degree-granting activities (doctoral/research universities, master’s colleges and universities, baccalaureate colleges, associate’s colleges, specialized institutions), by state.

College and University Rankings, U.S. News and World Report
Rankings for undergraduate and graduate institutions of higher learning. Rankings of undergraduate institutions include universities, liberal arts colleges, schools of engineering, and business schools. Scores provided for factors such as reputation, retention rate, graduation rate, student/faculty ratio, and acceptance rate. Graduate school rankings include schools of business, law, education, engineering, medicine, health, library science, public affairs, and the arts. Scores provided for factors such as reputation, student undergraduate grades, standardized test scores, and median starting compensation.

Data Reports, National Education Association
Data reports on various education-related topics, by state. For example:

• Education Statistics — Data reports on various aspects of public education.
• Rankings & Estimates  — Annual rankings of various educational statistics, by state, including average teacher salary, per pupil expenditures, change in enrollments, state share of education funding. $

SAT Program Data, College Entrance Examination Board

• College-Bound Seniors Profile Reports by State — Profiles of academic experience and SAT scores of college-bound seniors, by state, 1998-latest year. Data cover academic record, course-taking patterns, college plans, high school information, and SAT mean scores and distributions.
• SAT Averages by State — Average SAT scores by state for 1972-latest year.

College Access and Affordability, Lumina Foundation for Education
Reports on the accessibility and affordability of colleges, by state. Of particular interest:

• Disparities in College Access — State-specific summaries of the accessibility of individual 2- and 4-year colleges, with focus on low-income students. (January 2002)
• College Affordability — State differences in college affordability and graduation rates. (.pdf, November 2000)

Data on Science and Engineering Education, National Science Foundation
Access to a variety of data regarding science and engineering education, by state and institution.

• Statistical Reports on the Education of Scientists and Engineers — Science and engineering students and degree awards, by state and institution.
• WebCASPAR — Data focusing on science and engineering resources at individual U.S. universities and colleges.

Business School Rankings, Business Week
Rankings and data for 212 U.S. business schools.

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Education and literacy data for states and counties from the Decennial Census, 1870-1950.

Adult Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education
Data on enrollment, grants, and personnel regarding state-administered adult education programs.

Standardized Program Information Reports for JTPA, Employment and Training Administration
Annual reports, by state, of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program efforts, fiscal years 1993-97.

Physical Infrastructure and Land

National Transportation Atlas, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Collection of geo-spatial databases depicting transportation facilities, networks, and services. (On CD-ROM, available free).

Airport Capacity Benchmark Report, Federal Aviation Administration
Capacity benchmarks for 31 of the nation’s busiest airports. Published April 2001.

Airport Traffic, Airports Council International
Year-to-date and annual reports on traffic at individual U.S. and foreign airports, measured in terms of passengers, cargo, and aircraft movements.

Highway Statistics Series, Federal Highway Administration
Data on highway infrastructure, by state, in annual highway statistics report.

Infrastructure by State, American Society of Civil Engineers
Data on the quality of roads and bridges, airports, schools, drinking water and waste water systems, dams, and solid waste systems, by state. Annual report.

Urban Mobility Study, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
Annual review of highway traffic mobility in 68 urban areas, with rankings, 1982-latest year.  Data include capacity of freeways and principal arterial streets, peak period travel speeds, level of congestion, and extent and costs of delay.

The Road Information Program
Analysis of federal data regarding highway infrastructure, traffic safety, and congestion, by state.

U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
Access to a variety of natural resource information, including:

• National Atlas of the United States— Web-interactive map and digital geospatial (e.g., soils, boundaries, volcanoes, and principal aquifers) and geostatistical (e.g., crime patterns, population distribution, and incidence of disease) data sets. Boundary options include county, state, zip code, and geographic coordinates like latitude and longitude.
• State Reports— USGS reports by state.
• State Fact Sheets— Profiles of natural resource information and USGS activities by state.
• Water Resources— Water use and water quality data for states, counties, and watersheds.
• Mineral Resources— Access to data on mineral resources.
• Energy Resources— Access to variety of coal, petroleum and natural gas data bases.

MetroScan, First American CoreLogic  $$
Database of residential, commercial, industrial and vacant property obtained from county assessors and other agencies. Data include property ownership and characteristics, current and past sales figures, telephone numbers, parcel and street maps, and census tract data.

Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER), Bureau of the Census
Digital database of geographic features, such as roads, railroads, rivers, lakes, political boundaries, census statistical boundaries, etc. covering the entire United States. Contains information about these features such as their location in latitude and longitude, the name, the type of feature, address ranges for most streets, the geographic relationship to other features, and other related information.

Public Land Statistics, Bureau of Land Management
Profile of public land characteristics, 1998.

 

Quality of Life

Here are the subcategories under “Quality of Life” on this page.

• General
• Housing
• Environmental Quality
• Criminal Justice
• Health
• Social Welfare

 

General

Best Places to Live, Money Magazine 
Annual ranking of 300 metro areas regarding quality of life. Data provided on 20 factors, including those pertaining to pollution, crime, weather, arts and culture, housing, and the economy.

Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Tools for comparing metro areas regarding cost of living, schools, crime, climate, housing, health, and other topics.

City Profiles, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal
Wide variety of data on the 100 largest U.S. cities.  Topics include housing, weather, crime, cost of living, taxes, health care, education, and transportation.  Data drawn from a wide variety of public and private sources.

The City Report, Homefair.com
Comparison of cities in terms of cost of living, crime, and other information.

Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card, Population Connection
Data and grades for 239 cities regarding factors that affect the health and well-being of children. Indicators cover health, education, public safety, economics, environment, and community life. Published biennially.

Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
For 39 regions, scores and discussion regarding the presence of 11 dimensions of social capital, for example, civic leadership, association involvement, social trust, inter-racial trust, diversity of friendships, informal socializing, and faith-based engagement. Published March 2001.

 

Housing

Housing Data, Bureau of the Census
Access to various Census Bureau resources and documentation regarding housing. Data sources include American Housing Survey, Housing Vacancy Survey, and Survey of Market Absorption. Data sites of interest include:

• American Housing Survey — Data on housing stock, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. National data collected every other year; data for each of 47 selected metro areas are collected about every four years, with an average of 12 metro areas included each year. Survey is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Housing Vacancies and Homeownership — Annual statistics on housing vacancies and homeownership, for states and the 75 largest metro areas, 1995-latest year; quarterly statistics by multi-state region.
• Census of Housing — Data on housing characteristics from Decennial Census
  • Census 2000 Housing Unit Counts — Housing counts for states, counties, places, and other areas.
  • Census 2000 Demographic Profiles — Access to housing data (e.g., rent/own, tenure) asked about every household (i.e., short form data). Data for states and local areas, organized by state, provided in Excel, .pdf, and FTP formats.
  • American FactFinder Housing Lookup — Query-based access to housing data tables and maps from Census 2000 and American Community Survey, for states and areas.
  • Historical Census of Housing — Data for states, 1940-90, and for metro areas, counties, cities and places, and census tracts, 1990.
  • 1940 Census — Data for states and counties (via Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia)
• American Community Survey — Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of housing and other data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas.
• Manufactured Housing Statistics — Annual data on number of new manufactured homes placed, average sales price, by size of home, by state.

HUD User Data Sets, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Access to a variety of housing data sets, including:

• American Housing Survey — Data sets for metro areas. (See AHS description above.)
• Assisted Housing — Annual subsidized housing data by state, profiles of public housing agencies, and lists of private properties participating in assisted living programs.
• Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) —  Mortgage microdata. Single-family data sets include borrower’s income, race and gender, census tract, loan-to-value ratio, and affordability. Multifamily data sets include number, type and affordability of units, size of property, and mortgage balance.
• Fair Market Rents and 50th Percentile Rent Estimates — Annual estimates of fair market rents (FMRs) and 50th percentile (median) rent estimates, by number of bedrooms, for 354 metro areas and 2,350 nonmetropolitan counties.FMRs determine the eligibility of rental housing units for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments program, and serve as the payment standard used to calculate subsidies under the Rental Voucher program.

U.S. Housing Market Conditions, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly review of housing market conditions in the nine HUD regions, with rotating profiles on one metro area per region. Also, building permit data for states and 50 largest metro areas.

House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly index of single-family housing appreciation for states and 325 metro areas, 1975-latest quarter. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Index of single-family home price change, 1975-latest quarter, by metro area, state, and Census Bureau multi-state division. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

Metropolitan Area Housing Prices, National Association of Realtors
Index of median housing prices, for 140 metro areas, issued quarterly.

Home Price Check, Domania, Inc.
Sale prices of individual homes, 1987-latest year.

The State of the Nation’s Housing, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Data on housing production, sales, and prices, for states and metro areas. Annual report.

Housing Opportunity Index, National Association of Home Builders
Quarterly report ranking metro areas in terms of percent of homes sold that a family earning the metro median income could afford to purchase.

Low-Income Housing, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Periodic reports on low-income housing needs and policy, with data for states.

Housing Needs Table, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Data on housing problems of low and moderate income households, by renters, owners, elderly, for states, counties, and places, 1990 and 2000.

Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Data and analysis on hunger and homelessness in 27 cities, annual report (December 2007). Previous reports available for 2006 and 2005.

On-line Information Systems, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Reports— Data on home purchase loans, refinancing loans, home improvement loans, and multi-family housing loans, by race, gender and income, for MSAs, 1997-latest year.
• Mortgage Insurance Reports — Data on the disposition of mortgage insurance applications, by race, gender, and income, for MSAs, 2000-latest year.

Case-Shiller-Weiss Home Price Index  $$
Housing price indices for MSAs, counties and zip codes, based on observed changes in the value of actual housing units.

 

Environmental Quality

Scorecard, Environmental Defense Fund
Data on air pollution, lead hazards, land contamination, animal waste, chemical releases, water quality, and watersheds, for states and counties, with rankings.

Environmental Data, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Access to a variety of environmental databases. Of particular interest:

• Envirofacts — Information system that provides access to data extracted from EPA databases.
• Window to My Environment — provides maps of and access to a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features, for states, cities, and zipcodes.
• Media-Specific Data — Databases and tools that apply to specific environmental media (e.g. water, air, land, pesticides).
• Where You Live — Access to environmental quality data by zipcode, and additional databases.
• EnviroMapper — Access to several on-line environmental quality databases.
• Impacts of Global Warming — Forecasted effects of global warming on climate, health, water, agriculture, forestry, and ecosystems, by state.
• E-GRID — Air pollutant emission data (sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides) by 50 states, 145 power control areas, 2100 generating companies, and 4800 power plants.
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Information on state greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories and trends.

Environmental Maps (E-Maps), Department of Housing and Urban Development
Query-based tool for mapping major environmental impacts in relation to federally-sponsored housing activity.

Links to Sources of Environmental Statistics, Council on Environmental Quality
Links to on-line sources of environmental data in ten topic areas.

Environmental Reports, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Periodic reports with data on pollution, by state. Of particular interest:

• Toxic Releases and Health — Maps and spreadsheets on toxic releases, categorized by health impact, for states, counties and zipcodes. (January 2003)
• Pollution from Power Plants — Data on carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions from individual power plants, by state. Also, data on the incidence of asthma in counties likely to not meet pollution standards. (May 2002)
• Power Plant Pollution and Child Health — State fact sheets on air, water, and land releases from power plants and exposure to children. (May 2002)
• Drinking Water and Human Health — State reports on the impacts of farm and urban runoff on drinking water quality (January 2002)

Spatial Data Sources, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Access to variety of spatial data related to the mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Of particular interest:

• Environmental Conservation Online System — Data on contaminants, habitat conservation, and threatened and endangered species, for states and local areas. Also, access to wetlands and environmental mappers.
• National and State GIS Data Sets — Physical GIS data sets, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies.
• National Wetlands Inventory — Access to data on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation’s wetlands and deepwater habitats, through mapping tool, data download, and publications.
• National Wildlife System Lands Database — National Wildlife Refuge System acreage, by state.
• Migratory Bird Data Center — Access to bird population and habitat databases and mapping tool.

U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
Data on various dimensions of environmental quality, for states and sites. Of particular interest:

• USGS Information by State — biology, geologic, mineral, and water information by state
• Environmental Impact Analysis Data Links — Access to on-line databases on environmental topics including agriculture, endangered species, energy, hydrologic, meteorologic, pollution prevention, socio-economic, spatial, and wetlands
• Water Resources — Wide variety of state and site-specific data on the nature and quality of water resources
• Gap Analysis Program — State assessments of the conservation status of native vertebrate species and natural land cover types

Conservation Databases, National Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture
Access to on-line databases on a variety of conservation topics, including plants, soils, water, climate, and other natural resources.

Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Data and maps concerning current drought conditions and drought forecasts.

Recycling America’s Land, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Data on number and size of brownfield sites, for 231 cities. Published February 2000. (Brownfields are abandoned or underutilized properties where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.)

Sprawl Reports, Sierra Club
Annual reports that rank states and cities on sprawl-related issues.

Urban Sprawl, Fannie Mae Foundation
Study measuring dimensions of sprawl in 13 metro areas.

Urban Mobility Study, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
Annual review of highway traffic congestion in 68 urban areas, with rankings, 1982-latest year.  Data include capacity of freeways and principal arterial streets, peak period travel speeds, level of congestion, and extent and costs of delay.

Transportation Facts, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Statistics on various aspects of transportation, for states and metro areas. Topics include pedestrian safety, regional congestion, federal transportation spending, and household transportation choices and spending.

Clean Water Report Card, Environmental Working Group — Data on expired clean water permits, by state. Published March 2000.

Farming on the Edge, American Farmland Trust
Report on loss of farmland to development, periodically updated. Data provided by state and major land resource areas.

Threatened State Park Systems, National Park Trust
State park systems most threatened by encroaching development, by acres at risk. Published August 2000.

Extreme Weather Sourcebook, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Economic impacts of extreme weather phenomena, including hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and lightning, by state.

Climate Data, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Current and historical climate data, including temperature, precipitation, wind, and storms, by climate station.

Averages and Records, The Weather Channel
Local data regarding average local weather conditions, including average temperatures, record temperatures, rainfall, and sunrise and sunset times.

Monthly Climate Profiles, Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Monthly and annual average climate data, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, for 320 locations.

Wildland Fires, National Interagency Fire Center
Current and historical data and maps on wildland fires in the U.S. Of particular interest:

• Current Fire Statistics — Daily and year-to-date statistics by state, including number of fires and acreage.
• National Fire Maps — Maps of current wildland fire activity.
• Historical Fire Statistics — Annual wildland fire reports, and list of historically significant wildland fires.
• Injuries and Fatalities — Query-based access, by state and location.

Wildland Fire Mapping, Geo-Spatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC)
Mapping tool, with data, for current wildland fires.

Municipal Solid Waste State Data, Environmental Protection Agency
Data by state on various aspects of municipal solid waste disposal, including landfill disposal, recycling, and waste-to-energy.

 

Criminal Justice

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
Access to a variety of data and information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems, at all levels of government. Of particular interest:

• Crime & Justice Electronic Data Abstracts — Criminal justice data for states, counties, and cities.
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics — Wide array of criminal justice statistics, including those for states and cities.
• Key Crime & Justice Facts at a Glance — Summary statistics on trends in crime, convictions, corrections, and expenditures, with access to on-line reports.
• Publications — Access to a variety of reports on criminal justice topics.

Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Annual crime data and index for states, metro areas, and local jurisdictions. Crimes covered include murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, and hate crimes. Data available 1995-1998.

City Crime Rates and Comparisons, Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Crime statistics for over 2,500 cities and 328 metro areas, compiled from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports.

Relocation Crime Lab, Homefair.com
Criminal justice data and index for communities; tool for comparing cities.

Top Vehicle Theft Areas, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Annual report on motor vehicle theft rate, for metro areas.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan
Access to over 550 criminal justice data collections.

State and City Crime Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Data and and rankings on juvenile and adult arrests, corrections, law enforcement personnel and expenditures, offenses, crime clearances, courts, and drug and alcohol treatment, for states, 240 metro areas, and all cities of 75,000 or more. Annual publication.

Health

Health Workforce Data, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Department of Health and Human Services

• State Health Workforce Profiles — Data on supply, demand, distribution, education and use of health personnel, by state. Includes overview of residents’ health status and health services, health care employment by place of work (including hospitals, nursing homes and other settings), and health care employment in more than 25 health professions and occupations.
• Health Professional Shortage Areas — Counties designated as being in shortage of one or more types of health care service, including primary medical care, dental, and mental health.
• Medically Underserved Areas and Populations — Look-up of areas designated as being medically underserved areas or with medically underserved populations. Census tract listings available.

National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services
Access to a variety of data on health status, disease, and health care. Of particular interest:

• Tabulated State Data — Birth and death data, health statistics by race and sex, health status objectives and indicators, by state. See also Data Warehouse.
• State Health Facts — Summary of state birth, death, and other health data, one page per state. Provides link to state health department web site, for more detailed state and county health statistics. (States are listed individually in index.)
• Index of Health Subjects — Links to reports on various health topics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services
Access to data on disease and prevention, particularly surveillance data. Of particular interest:

• CDC Wonder — Access to CDC public health data. Data available on topics such as cause of death, fatal accidents, injury mortality, workplace mortality, cancer, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. Data available at the state level, and for some data sets, at the county level.
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control — Access to statistics and maps regarding fatal and nonfatal injuries.
• Behaviorial Risk Factor Surveillance System — Access to data on prevalence of a wide variety of risk factors, (e.g., alcohol, tobacco use, firearms, HIV/AIDS, overweight, diabetes) by state, 1995-latest year. Also, access to state publications that cite risk factor data.
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — Biannual survey of health-risk behaviors of youth, for 33 states and 17 local areas. Examples of behaviors include alcohol and drug use, sexual activity, physical fights, and physical exercise. Data available for 1993, 1995, and 1997.
• State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation — State data on tobacco-related topics, including cigarette use, health consequences and costs, tobacco industry, and cigarette sales.

State Health Facts Online, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
State-level data on demographics, health status, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Provides individual state profiles and 50 state comparisons.

America’s Health Rankings, UnitedHealth Group
Annual rankings of states on various dimensions of health status, including lifestyle, mortality, disease, occupational safety, and access to health care.

Community Reports, Center for Studying Health System Change
Data and analysis for 12 metro areas regarding the adequacy of the community health system, 1997-latest year. Data from HSC’s Community Tracking Study and secondary data sources.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Query-based access to state inpatient hospital data, 1997-latest year. Data include  diagnoses, procedures, length of stay, total charges, discharge status, patient characteristics, primary payer, and hospital characteristics. Ambulatory surgery data to be added. CD-ROMs that provide more detailed data available for purchase:

• State Inpatient Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1995-latest year.
• State Ambulatory Surgery Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1997-latest year.

Prescription Drug Use, Express Scripts, Inc.
Prescription utilization rate per member for eight types of drugs, by state, 2000. (June 2001, .pdf file)

National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Annual data on the use of illicit drugs, cigarettes, and binge alcohol by state.

State Health Department Data, CDC
Access to state health department data and publications.

• State Health Department Web Sites
• State Publications on Behavioral Risk Factors

Health Data, healthfinder®, Department of Health and Human Services
Links to a wide variety of health data sites of federal agencies and other health-related organizations.

Health Analyses, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Periodic reports on health care policies and health insurance, with data for states.

Health Insurance Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Data on persons with and without health insurance coverage, by state. Annual report, detail varies each year. For certain years, source data tables available from Current Population Survey health insurance reports.

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Data, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
Estimates of workers’ access to job-related health insurance, the cost of that insurance, and the choice of plans available, by firm size, by state, 1996-latest year. For 1999-latest year, employers also disaggregated by major industry groupings, proportion of part-time workers, proportion of low-wage workers, ownership type, and age of firm. Analytical tool available to create graphs and run statistical tests. For report, see State Differences in Job-Related Health Insurance, 2005 (July 2007).

Regional Health Insurance Trends, Health Cost Index Report, Milliman USA $
Quarterly report with one-year percent change in health insurance costs, by Census region, April 1995-latest issue available.

Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured, Employee Benefits Research Institute
Sources of health insurance and characteristics of insured and uninsured populations, for states and metro areas. Drawn from Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey.

Health Insurance and Access to Care, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Profiles of health insurance status and access to care for families with incomes below 250 percent of poverty, for 85 metro areas. (August 2000)

Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, Kaiser Family Foundation
State tables on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, as well as health insurance coverage, 1990-latest year.

Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Variety of state data on topics related to child health. Of particular interest:

• Physician Workforce Ratios for Child Health — Biennial report of the number of general pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, general practice physicians, family physicians, and children in each U.S. county.
• Children’s Health Insurance Status, Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Eligibility and Enrollment Reports — State data
• Medicaid State Reports — Annual reports (1994-latest year) providing data on child health and Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, with detail on participation by children, by state.

Kid-Friendly Cities Health Improvement Report Card, Population Connection
Data and rankings on infant mortality, births to teens, and low-weight births for 165 cities, 1990 and 1998. (Published June 2002)

Playground Safety, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Periodic survey of the safety of public playgrounds, with state summaries.

Reproductive Health, Alan Guttmacher Institute
State reports on various aspects of reproductive activity, with particular focus on teenagers. Of particular interest:

• Custom Tablemaker — Query-based access to state data on pregnancy, childbirth, abortion, marriage and sexual activity, contraceptive knowledge and use, and contraceptive needs and services.
• Teenage Pregnancy — Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates, 1985-96, by state (published April 1999)
• Contraceptive Services — State data (published August 1999)
• Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2001-2004 — Data for states and counties

Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Number and incidence rate of occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, by state and year.

Highway Fatalities and Injuries, National Center for Statistics and & Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Access to variety of data sources on highway fatalities and injuries, by state. Of particular interest:

• Fatality Analysis Reporting System — Reports on crashes, occupants, pedestrians, alcohol, and fatalities, 1994-latest year. Query tool available as well.
• State Data System — Summary of motor vehicle traffic crashes from state crash data files.
• Publications and Databases — On-line access to publications and databases concerning highway fatalities and injuries.

Seatbelts and Teen Fatalities — State by state breakdown of teen fatalities, age 16-19, by restraint use. (2002)

• Air Bag Fatalities— Count of air bag-induced fatalities by state. (May 2001)

Pedestrian Fatalities, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Statistics on pedestrian fatalities, for states and metro areas.

Health Care State Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Data and rankings on health care facilities, providers, insurance and finance, disease, mortality, physical fitness, natality and reproductive health. Annual publication.

Area Resource File, Quality Resource Systems for the Health Resources and Services Administration  $$
County-specific health resources database containing more than 7,000 variables for each of the nation’s counties, including information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. Drawn from from over 50 different source files.

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School  
Data on rates of common surgical procedures and hospitalization, quality of health care, and health care resources, for 3,400 hospital service areas and 300 hospital referral regions (covering the entire U.S.). Particular focus on Medicare enrollees. Annual publication. For additional information, see site provided by

State-Level Databook on Health Care Access and Financing, The Urban Institute  $$
State-level data on the insurance coverage of different groups; the characteristics of the uninsured; Medicaid enrollees and expenditures; health status; and health care costs, access, and utilization.

Health Care Organization Rankings, U.S. News & World Report

• Best Hospitals — For each of 17 specialties, annual ranking of top 50 hospitals.
• Best health plans — Ranking of health insurance plans, by state (2007).

Social Welfare

Assessing the New Federalism, The Urban Institute
Multi-year Urban Institute research project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states, focusing primarily on health care, income security, job training, and social services.

• National Survey of America’s Families — Examination of well-being of adults and children in 13 states, with particular attention to low-income families. States include Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

ChildStats, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Children in the States, Children’s Defense Fund
State rankings and profiles regarding the condition of children and their families. Rankings cover health insurance and health care, natality, poverty, child support, and education.  Profiles include data on health care, child care, poverty, safety, education, and child-related program funding.

KIDS COUNT, Annie E. Casey Foundation
A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. Includes on-line access to annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, which provides state data on the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children.

Statistics on Children, Youth and Families, Child Trends

• The Child Indicator — Quarterly on-line journal discussing developments regarding child and youth indicators.
• Facts at a Glance — Data on teen births and sexual activity, states and large metro areas.

The Right Start, Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends
Indicators of the well-being of infants, for states and metro areas, with rankings. Annual report.

Child Trends DataBank, Child Trends
State and local indicators on child and youth well-being. Topics include health; social and emotional development; income, assets and work; education and skills; demographics; and family and community.

National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
State data on child welfare conditions and programs.

Focus on States, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Access to state-level reports on topics of concern to low-income families (e.g., health, welfare, housing, food).

Food Insecurity and Hunger, Food Security Institute, Center on Hunger and Poverty, Brandeis University
Data and studies on food insecurity and hunger, by state. Of particular interest:

• State Profiles — Percentage of people and households with food insecurity and hunger, by state.
• Publications — Recent publications from the Food Security Institute, measuring food security, with data by state.

Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Data and analysis on hunger and homelessness in 27 cities, annual report (December 2007). Previous reports available for 2006 and 2005.

 

Industry Sectors

Here are the subcategories under “Industry Sectors” on this page.

• Cross-Industry Data
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Energy
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Information and Telecommunications
• Advanced Technology Industries
• Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Transportation and Warehousing
• Finance
• Insurance
• Housing and Real Estate
• Healthcare
• Education
• Travel and Tourism
• Other Services
• Public Administration and Taxation
• Military

 

Cross-Industry Data

Cluster Mapping Project, Harvard Business School
Query-based access to profiles of 41 regional clusters, with rankings for states, metro areas, and economic regions.

Industries Information, International Trade Administration (ITA)
Links to ITA websites which provide coverage of key industrial and services clusters: technology and aerospace, tourism, basic industries, environmental technologies, service industries and finance, and textiles-apparel and consumer goods. Data at national level, primarily.

Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Geographic area series reports, by sector. Economic Census is comprised of censuses of U.S. business establishments, by industry group, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided for all industries include employment, establishments, payroll, and measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done); other data particular to sector provided as well (e.g., investment in plant and equipment). Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and places, and zip codes.

• 2002 Economic Census Geographic Area Series — Access to full reports in .pdf format.
• 2002 Economic Census Lookup, American FactFinder — Query-based system, by industry and geographic area.
• 1997 Economic Census Geographic Area Series — Access to full reports in .pdf format.
• 1997 Economic Census Lookup, American FactFinder — Query-based system, by industry and geographic area
• 1992 Economic Census Lookup — — Query-based system, provided by Government Information Sharing Project, Oregon State University.

Industry Statistics and Data Analysis, U.S. Business Reporter
Data, analyses, and corporate profiles, for over 50 industries.

Business.com
Links to industry-specific web sites, organized by 26 major industry sectors.

 

Agriculture and Natural Resources

National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
Access to a variety of data on agricultural activity in the U.S. Of particular interest:

• Agricultural Statistics Data Base — Current and historical agricultural statistics for livestock, crops, and other commodities, for states and counties. Query-based.
• Agricultural Statistics Annual — Reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
• Census of Agriculture — Census of farms and agricultural activity, for years ending “2” and “7”. Examples of statistics provided include land use, market value of products sold, expenses, characteristics of farm operators, employees, inventory and sales of livestock, and farm assets. Data available by states and counties.
• NASS State Statistical Offices — State and local reports on production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm aspects of the industry.
• State Crop-Weather Reports — Weekly reports and maps of crop and weather conditions, by state.

Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
State, county and regional information and data on rural economic activity, including commercial agriculture, food and consumer economics, and natural resources, energy and the environment. Of particular interest:

• State Fact Sheets — Farm characteristics and farm financial indicators, by state.
• Farm Income — Net value added (1910-latest year), cash receipts (1924-latest year), government payments (1949-latest year), and production expenses (1949-latest year), 1910-latest year, by state.
• Farm Balance Sheets and Financial Ratios — Statewide farm balance sheets and financial ratios (i.e., liquidity, efficiency, solvency, profitability), 1960-latest year.

State Fact Sheets, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
Brief summary of state agricultural export activity, latest year available.

American Farmland Trust

• Farmland Information Library — Data and information on farming activity, by state. Drawn primarily from federal and state sources.
• Farming on the Edge — Report on loss of farmland to development, periodically updated. Data provided by state and major land resource areas.

USDA Economics and Statistics System, Cornell University
Reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to state and county agricultural data from Decennial Census, 1850-1950.

Environmental Working Group

• Farm Subsidy Database — Summaries and individual recipients of federal farm subsidies, for states, counties, cities, Congressional districts, and zip codes, 1996-2000.
• Farm Conservation Needs — Data on farmland conservation needs, by state. Published 2001.

Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Data and maps concerning current drought conditions and drought forecasts.

Forestry Data, U.S. Forest Service
Links to various forestry-related databases.

Fisheries Statistics and Economics, National Marine Fisheries Service
Data on commercial fish and shellfish landings, employment, seafood processing, and prices.

Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
Access to a variety of data and information on production of energy-related natural resources, by state. Of particular interest:

• State Energy Profiles — monthly and annual data on petroleum, natural gas, coal, and renewable energy supply, transportation, and consumption.

Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Access to variety of coal, petroleum and natural gas data bases. Of particular interest, GEO-DATA Explorer, spatial display of geophysical data.

Petroleum Industry Statistics, American Petroleum Institute  $$
Data on various aspects of the U.S.petroleum industry, including supply, demand, and drilling. Provided through weekly, monthly, and annual reports, including the Basic Petroleum Data Book.

Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Access to data on mineral resources. Of particular interest:

• Mineral Resources — Access to maps and reports describing mineral resources, for states and some areas.
• State Minerals Information — Data on the on the supply, demand, and flow of minerals and materials, by state. Includes state-specific chapter of Minerals Yearbook, and map of principal mineral-producing localities.
• Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data — Spatial display of mineral data.
• Mineral Industry Surveys — Detailed geographic data on approximately 100 mineral industries.
• Mineral Commodity Summaries — Annual report on approximately 90 commodities, includes text and maps regarding location of mining and processing activities.
• Mine and Mineral Processing Plant Locations — Locations of 1,879 coal mines and facilities, 8 uranium mines, and 1,965 mines and processing plants for 74 types of nonfuel minerals and materials.

Economic Census — Mining, Bureau of the Census
Census of mining establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include employment, companies, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and capital expenditures. Data available by states and counties.

• 2002 Economic Census — Mining Reports
• 2002 Economic Census — Geographic Area Series Mining
• 1997 Economic Census — Mining Reports
• 1992 Census of Minerals Industries

Commercial Uses of Public Lands, Bureau of Land Management
Data on commercial uses and revenues generated for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

 

Energy

Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
Access to a variety of data and information on energy utilities and use. Of particular interest:

• State Energy Profiles — Wide variety of data on energy supply, transportation, consumption, prices, and expenditures by energy resource, including natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear, and alternative energy.
• State Energy Data System — Biannual report on energy consumption estimates for each state, by energy source and economic sector.
• State Energy Price, Consumption and Expenditure Estimates — Energy price and expenditure estimates, by state.
• Regional Data Abstracts — Statistical reports on energy use in the four Census Regions, nine Census Divisions, and four most populous states.
• Energy Topics — Links to variety of energy tables, many for states, listed by topic.
• Energy Prices — Monthly, quarterly, and annual price data for petroleum, natural gas, electricity, and coal, by state.
• State Electricity Profiles — Extensive data set on generating capability, electricity generation, fuel use, retail sales, nuclear power, capacity factor, and pollutant emissions.
• Coal Employment — Number of coal miners by type of mine, by state, annual data.
• Nuclear Reactors — Data on individual nuclear reactors, listing by state.
• Renewable Electricity — Renewable electric generation and net summer capability by state.
• Alternative-Fueled Vehicles — Estimated number of alternative-fueled vehicles in use, by state.
• Web Sites of State Energy Offices

E-GRID, Environmental Protection Agency
Electric power generation resource mix (coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind) and air pollutant emissions, for 50 states, 145 power control areas, 2100 generating companies, and 4800 power plants.

Electric Industry Statistics, Edison Electric Institute  $$
Data on the electric utility industry.

Economic Census — Utilities, Bureau of the Census
Census of utilities establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include employment, companies, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and capital expenditures. Data available by states, with limited metro area data.

• 2002 Economic Census — Utilities Industry Series Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Utilities Reports — See NAICS sectors 22.
• 1992 Census of Transportation, Communication, and Utilities — Geographic area series (one volume in .pdf format).

Daily Fuel Gauge Report, American Automobile Association
Daily update of price of gasoline (regular, mid-grade, premium, diesel), per gallon, for states and metro areas.

Renewable Energy Policy Project, Renewable and alternative energy policy and market research, news, and advocacy tools.

Construction

Construction Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Access to various Census data series on construction activity and businesses. Of particular interest:

• Residential Building Permits — Monthly and annual residential building permit data for states, metro areas, and places.
• Value of Private Nonresidential Construction Put in Place — Annual data, by type of nonresidential buildings, by state. $$
• Census of Construction Industries — As part of Economic Census, census of construction establishments in years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include establishments, value of construction, employment, payroll, value added, and work subcontracted. Data available for states only. Reports available for download for 20021997 and 1992.
• Manufactured Housing Statistics — Annual data on number of new manufactured homes placed, average sales price, by size of home, by state.

Real Estate Market Reports, CB Richard Ellis
Data and information on recent economic, vacancy, absorption, rental rate and construction trends for real estate in over 100 markets around the U.S. Office, industrial, retail and multi-unit housing real estate segments are covered.

Building Permit Time Series and Forecasts, Economagic.com  $
Access to Census Bureau building permit time series, for states and metro areas. User-prepared on-line forecasts available for fee.

MarketBeat, Cushman & Wakefield  $$
Quarterly analysis of commercial and office real estate conditions for 47 markets. Includes projects under construction and completions.

Housing Statistics, National Association of Home Builders  $$
Data and forecasts on housing industry and market activity, at state and local level.

Manufacturing

Annual Survey of Manufactures, Bureau of the Census
Establishments, receipts, employment, and payroll, by state and industry, 1994-latest year. (Based on 2000 ASM, the State Science & Technology Institute provides tables on manufacturing employment and payroll and value-added manufacturing, by state.)

Economic Census — Manufacturing, Bureau of the Census
Census of manufacturing establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include employment, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and investment in plant and equipment. Data available for states, metro areas, and large industrial counties and places. Data by zip code available on CD-ROM.

• 2002 Economic Census — Manufacturing Industry Series Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Manufacturing Reports
• 1997 Census of Manufactures Geographic Area Series
• 1992 Census of Manufactures

Longitudinal Manufacturing Databases, Center for Economic Studies, Bureau of the Census  $$
Access to analysis of manufacturing establishment microdata collected through the Census of Manufactures, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, and other periodic government surveys.

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to manufacturing data from Decennial Census, for states and counties, 1870-1940.

Ward’s Automotive Yearbook  $$
Statistics and trend information for domestic and international car and truck production and sales.

Information and Telecommunications

Economic Census — Information, Bureau of the Census
Census of information establishments (including telecommunications, publishing, broadcasting, motion pictures, information services, and data processing), for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include number of employment, companies, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and capital expenditures. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places. Data at zip code level available on CD-ROM.

• 2002 Economic Census — Information Industry Series Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Information Reports — See NAICS sectors 51.
• 1992 Economic Census — Elements of information industries to be found in various reports, including those for manufacturing (publishing); transportation, communication, and utilities (broadcasting and telecommunications); and services (information services, data processing, motion pictures).

IT Salary Advisor, InformationWeek
Query-based access to data on information technology management and staff salaries, by job function, for 20 metro areas.

Telephone, Computer, and Internet Use, National Telecommunications and Information Agency
Data on telephone, computer, and internet use, by state, 1998.

Telephone Industry Statistics, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Data and information on the telephone industry, for states and areas.

Wireless Market Analysis, Nielsen Mobile  $$
Detailed analyses of wireless telecommunications markets in metro areas.

America’s Most Wired Cities, Forbes.com
Annual ranking of 86 metro areas regarding various dimensions of Internet use (e.g., percent households online, domains registered per 1,000 businesses, quality of local government sites). (January 2008)

Best States for E-Commerce, Progressive Policy Institute
Ranking of states regarding extent to which state governments facilitate Internet use for e-commerce, through regulatory, tax, and administrative policy. (March 2002)

Internet Statistics Toolbox, Internetnews.com
Data on Internet activity.  Compendium of recent articles from a variety of research sources, some of which focus on states or metro areas.

Internet Geography, Zooknic Internet Geography Project
Internet activity data and analyses for states and major metro areas. Coverage includes domain names and E-commerce.

State Cable Industry Data, National Cable Television Association
Cable systems, subscribers, miles of plant, by state.

 

Advanced Technology Industries

Technology and the New Economy, Progressive Policy Institute
Indices that examine state and metro area New Economy assets and activity. Indicator categories include knowledge jobs, globalization, economic dynamism and competition, transformation to digital economy, and technological innovation capacity.

• Metropolitan New Economy Index — Comparison of the 50 largest metro areas in terms of 16 economic indicators. Published April 2001.

State New Economy Index Kauffman Foundation
Comparison of states in terms of 17 indicators. (2007)

New Economy Indices, Milken Institute
Rankings of states and metro areas regarding New Economy activity. Includes:

• State Knowledge-Based Economy Index — Ranking of states in terms of 12 indicators. (2001)
• State Technology and Science Index — Ranking of states on 73 measurements in five categories. Summary available free, detail for fee. (2004)
• America’s High-Tech Economy: Growth, Development, and Risks for Metropolitan Areas — In-depth analysis of the relative competitive advantages and trends with regard to advanced technology industries, for metro areas. (See Section 3.) Published July 1999.

State Science and Technology Indicators, Office of Technology Competitiveness, Technology Administration
Indicators of technology business activity, by state (.pdf file). Published biannually. (October 2001)

Metro Areas and the New Economy, United States Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties
Rankings of states and metro areas in terms of high technology industry output. Published June 2000.

High Technology Specialization — Examination of 14 high technology metro areas. (January 2001)

Biotechnology Centers — Analysis of biotechnology industry activity in the 51 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, with in-depth profiles of nine most active areas. (June 2002)

Federal R&D Activities, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND
Data and information regarding federal R&D activities by state, including federal R&D units, federal R&D grants, and other federal R&D activities. States ranked in summary tables (.pdf file). Published June 2000.

Advanced Technology Industry Statistics, American Electronics Association  $
Data on advanced technology activity for states and metro areas.  See press releases for free data summary by state and metro area.

 

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Economic Census — Wholesale Trade, Bureau of the Census
Census of wholesale trade establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include establishments, sales, payroll, employment, operating expenses, and end-of-year inventories. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places.

• 2002 Economic Census — Wholesale Trade
• 1997 Economic Census — Wholesale Trade
• 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade

Economic Census — Retail Trade, Bureau of the Census
Census of retail trade establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include establishments, sales, annual payroll, first quarter payroll, and employment. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places. Data at zip code level available on CD-ROM.

• 2002 Economic Census — Retail Trade
• 1997 Economic Census — Retail Trade
• 1992 Census of Retail Trade

Retail Sales Estimates, Bureau of the Census
Monthly retail sales data for 19 states and four metro areas, 1986-96. (Series discontinued.)

 

Transportation and Warehousing

TranStats, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to wide variety of transportation statistics. Topics include passenger, freight, energy, environment, safety, infrastructure, system performance, economics and finance. Data available for viewing, download, mapping. For additional portals, see National Transportation Data Archive. Other data collections include National Transportation Statistics, annual publication providing data on multiple modes of transportation, and National Transportation Atlas(collection of geo-spatial databases depicting transportation facilities, networks, and services, on CD-ROM, available free).

Transportation Facts, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Statistics on various aspects of transportation, for states and metro areas. Topics include household transportation choices and spending, federal transportation spending, and regional congestion.

Highway Statistics Series, Federal Highway Administration
Data on motor vehicles, motor fuel, driver licensing, highway mileage, and highway infrastructure, by state.

Journey to Work, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Number of commuters from a county of residence to a county of work, for 1970-latest Decennial Census.

Civil Aviation Data, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation

• Air Traffic Activity Data System (ATADS) — Highly detailed query-based access to air traffic activity for airports and states, 1990-present.
• Enplanement and All-Cargo Data — Enplanement data for states and airports, cargo data for airports, latest calendar year.
• Terminal Area Forecast System (TAF) — Query-based access to forecasts (to 2015) of air traffic activity for FAA-towered airports, federally-contracted towered airports, nonfederal towered airports, and many non-towered airports.
• National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center — Access to microdata from the FAA aircraft registry and aircraft accident and incident databases.
• Data and Statistics — Access to FAA publications providing state data on commercial air traffic, general aviation, and civil airmen, and forecasts of aviation activity by airport.

Airline Information, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to data on airline operations, for airports and states. Topics include airport activity, flight on-time performance and delays, and taxi-in and -out times.

Air Travel Consumer Report, Aviation Consumer Protection Division, Department of Transportation
Monthly data on on-time arrivals and departures, by airport and carrier.

International Air Passenger and Freight, Office of Aviation and International Affairs, Department of Transportation
Recent quarterly reports on international passenger activity in major U.S. airports, and downloadable quarterly data on U.S.-international flight activity in terms of passengers, seats, departures, and freight, 1990-latest year.

Airport Traffic, Airports Council International
Year-to-date and annual reports on traffic at individual U.S. and foreign airports, measured in terms of passengers, cargo, and aircraft movements.

Airline Industry Facts and Figures, Air Transport Association  $
Access to a variety of free and for-fee publications on the U.S. airline industry, for states and specific airports. In particular, see Selected U.S. Airports at a Glance, ATA Airline Almanac, and Passenger Origin-Destination Survey.

National Transit Database, Federal Transit Administration
Annual data tables and profiles for public transit systems.

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data on domestic waterborne commercial movements, including vessel trips, commodities, and tonnage, by state and port.

Economic Census — Transportation and Warehousing, Bureau of the Census
1) Census of transportation establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include employment, establishments, revenue, and payroll. Data available by states and metro areas.

• 2002 Economic Census — Transportation and Warehousing Industry Series Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Transportation and Warehousing Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Transportation and Warehousing Geographic Area Series
• 1992 Census of Transportation, Communication, and Utilities — Geographic area series (one volume in .pdf format).

2) Data on the physical and operational characteristics of the U.S. truck population, by state. Survey of private and commercial trucks registered or licensed in the U.S., carried out as part of Economic Census.

• 2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
• 1997 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
• 1992 Truck Inventory and Use Survey

International Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to a variety of international trade data, including:

• Transborder Surface Freight Data — Exports to Canada and Mexico by zip code, state, and National Transportation Analysis Region (multi-county areas). Monthly data, beginning 1993. Imports from Canada and Mexico by state of destination, custom district, and port of entry.

Finance 

Economic Census — Finance and Insurance, Bureau of the Census
Census of real estate establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include establishments, revenue, payroll, and employment. Data available by states and metro areas.

• 2002 Economic Census —Finance and Insurance Industry Series Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Finance and Insurance — See NAICS sectors 52.
• 1992 Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

FDIC Statistics on Banking, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Data on insured commercial and savings banks, by state. Of particular interest:

• Statistics on Banking — Quarterly reports providing data on assets, liabilities, income, and expenses for commercial banks and savings institutions, by asset size, by state, 1991-latest quarter. (See sections D and F.) Reports provided in .html and worksheet formats.
• State Banking Performance Summary — Quarterly financial and ratio data for commercial banks and savings institutions, by state, for latest 12 quarters.
• Historical Statistics on Banking — Annual financial data for commercial banks (1966-latest year) and savings institutions (1984-latest year), by state.
• Bank and Thrift Failures — Data on bank and thrift failures, by state, 1934-latest year.

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Aggregate Reports, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Originations and purchases of small business and small farm loans, by size of loan and income level of recipient, for counties and MSAs, 1996-latest year.

National Information Center, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Information on individual banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve has a supervisory, regulatory, or research interest, including both domestic and foreign banking organizations operating in the U.S.

Small Business Lending, Small Business Administration
Ranking of commercial bank performance regarding lending to small businesses, by state; ranking of individual banks and bank holding companies with regard to small business lending, with specific focus on micro-business lending and farm lending. Data based on analysis of call report data collected by the Federal Reserve on the lending activity of about 9,000 individual reporting commercial banks.

Bank and ATM Fees, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Biannual surveys of banking and ATM fees charged by individual banks, by state.

Mortgage Market Reports, Mortgage Bankers Association of America  $$
Mortgage market forecasts and analysis for states and 80 metro areas; competitive assessment of mortgage markets in 80 metro areas.

MoneyTree Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Quarterly survey of venture capital investments in the U.S., by state and industry.

• Aggregate Regional Data — Aggregate dollars and deals for 18 regions, 1995Q1 to latest quarter. (.xls spreadsheets)
• Venture capital investments by region and state, latest quarter only, click on “Region”.
• Venture capital funds by state, with latest quarter’s investments, click on “VC Funds”.

Recent Venture Industry Statistics, National Venture Capital Association
Quarterly venture capital investments by key states and regions.  Provided in conjunction with Thomson/Reuters.

Insurance  

Statistical Reports , National Association of Insurance Commissioners  $$
Data on insurance industry activity, by state.

Workers’ Compensation Premium Rates, Workers Compensation Division, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
Biannual ranking of states by workers’ compensation insurance premium rates.

Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, The Kaiser Family Foundation
State tables on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, as well as health insurance coverage, 1990-latest year.

Publicly-funded Health Insurance for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics

• Medicaid State Reports — Annual reports (1994-latest year) providing data on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, with detail on participation by children, by state.
• State Medicaid Reimbursement Rates for over 100 common procedures, compared to regional, U.S., and Medicare rates.
• Children’s Health Insurance Status, Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Eligibility and Enrollment Reports — State data

Regional Health Insurance Trends, Health Cost Index Report, Milliman USA $
Quarterly report with one-year percent change in health insurance costs, by Census region, April 1995-latest issue available. (Issues available for free, with one-year delay; recent issues available for fee.)

Housing and Real Estate

Economic Census — Real Estate, Bureau of the Census
Census of real estate establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include establishments, revenue, payroll, and employment. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places.

• 2002 Economic Census — Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Industry Series Reports
• 1997 Economic Census — Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
• 1992 Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly index of single-family housing appreciation for states and 325 metro areas, 1975-latest quarter. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Index of single-family home price change, 1975-latest quarter, by metro area, state, and Census Bureau multi-state division. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.

Home Sales Data, National Association of Realtors
Sales of existing homes by state, issued quarterly; index of median housing prices, for 140 metro areas, issued quarterly.

Home Price Check, Domania, Inc.
Sale prices of individual homes, 1987-latest year.

Risk of Housing Price Decline, PMI Mortgage Insurance, Inc.
Index assessing probability of housing price decline, for 274 metro areas, published quarterly. Report provides narrative for larger cities.

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership , Bureau of the Census
Annual statistics on housing vacancies and homeownership, for states and the 75 largest metro areas, 1995-latest year; quarterly statistics by multi-state region.

Real Estate Market Reports, CB Richard Ellis
Data and information on recent economic, vacancy, absorption, rental rate and construction trends for real estate in over 100 markets around the U.S. Office, industrial, retail and multi-unit housing real estate segments are covered.

Office and Industrial Real Estate Market Trends, CoStar Group $$
Vacancy rates, new construction, net absorption, and rental rates for office (CBD, suburban) and industrial (breakout for flex) real estate, for 38 major metro areas. Published quarterly.

Office Leasing Trends, Julien J. Studley, Inc.
Detailed quarterly reports on office leasing trends in twelve metro markets. Data include inventory, space available, rental rate, space leased, disaggregated by submarket and class.

Reis.com, Reis, Inc.  $
Commercial real estate market data and analysis for 100 largest metro areas. Coverage includes apartments, office, industrial, and retail. Five-year market forecasts in terms of rent growth, vacancy rate, and inventory growth anddetailed reports, including submarket analysis, available for fee.

Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Trends, Cushman & Wakefield  $
Quarterly analysis of commercial and industrial real estate markets for 48 regional and metro markets. Summaries free; detailed reports for subscription.

Market Reports, Grubb & Ellis  $
Quarterly reports on commercial real estate trends in major metro areas. Summaries free; detailed metro trend and forecast reports for office, industrial, multifamily, and retail markets for fee.

Mortgage Market Reports, Mortgage Bankers Association of America  $$
Mortgage market forecasts and analysis for states and 80 metro areas; competitive assessment of mortgage markets in 80 metro areas.

Trends in Commercial Real Estate Values, Integra Realty Resources  $$
Absorption and projected demands indices for various property types (downtown office, suburban office, retail, industrial, and apartment) for 45 metro areas, with tables on total inventory, vacancy rates, historical and forecast, absorption and value changes for each property type in each market.

Commercial Real Estate Reports, Real Capital Analytics  $$
Reports on office, industrial, retail, and apartment real estate markets for major metropolitan areas.

• Housing Contribution to Gross Metro Product — Share of real gross product accounted for by housing, 1996-2002, for 54 metro areas. (See Table 1. Prepared by Economy.com, June 2002)

Commercial Office Sprawl, The Brookings Institution
Analysis of the geography of commercial office space in 13 metro areas (October 2000).

Healthcare 

Economic Census — Services, Bureau of the Census
Census of services establishments, for years ending “2” and “7”. Statistics provided include establishments, revenue, payroll, employment, and other characteristics particular to specific industry. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places. Data a zip code available on CD-ROM.

• 2002 Economic Census — Accommodation and Food Services
• 2002 Economic Census — Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• 2002 Economic Census — Health Care and Social Assistance
• 2002 Economic Census — Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Industries
• 1997 Economic Census — Accommodation and Food Services
• 1997 Economic Census — Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• 1997 Economic Census — Health Care and Social Assistance
• 1997 Economic Census — Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Industries
• 1992 Census of Service Industries

State Health Workforce Profiles, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Department of Health and Human Services
Data on health care employment by workplace (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes) and in specific health professions and occupations.

Data and Statistics, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Access to statistical series on health care expenditures by state and reports on participation in federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program) by state and county. Of particular interest:

• State Health Care Expenditures — Estimates of spending for personal health care services and products (hospital care, physician services, nursing home care, etc.) by state of provider and by two sources of funding (Medicare and Medicaid), 1980-latest year.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality $
Query-based access to state inpatient hospital data, 1997-latest year. Data include  diagnoses, procedures, length of stay, total charges, discharge status, patient characteristics, primary payer, and hospital characteristics. Ambulatory surgery data to be added. CD-ROMs that provide more detailed data available for purchase:

• State Inpatient Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1995-latest year.
• State Ambulatory Surgery Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1997-latest year.

Physician Workforce Ratios for Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Biennial report of the number of general pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, general practice physicians, family physicians, and children in each U.S. county.

Health Care Organization Rankings, U.S. News & World Report

• Best Hospitals — For each of 17 specialties, annual ranking of top 50 hospitals.
• Best Health Plans — Ranking of health care plans, by state.

Managed Care Digest, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Regular reports on the managed care industry, with a few tables by state and large metro area. Topics include HMOs, integrated health systems, managed Medicare and Medicaid. Of particular interest:

• HMO Penetration — HMO market share and enrollment, by state, 2004-2006.
• Medicaid Managed Care Penetration — Medicaid recipient enrollment in managed care, for ten leading states, 2005-2006.
• Integrated Health Systems — Data on integrated health system and non-system facilities, for 21 metro areas. (Published 2002)

Health Plan Report Card, National Committee for Quality Assurance
Query-based access to ratings for individual managed care plans (HMOs and PPOs), by state and zipcode. Ratings available for commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans. Rating topics include access and service, provider qualifications, and health outcomes. Accreditation status indicated.

Nursing Facility Data, American Health Care Association
Data on nursing facility industry, by state.

Drug Trend Reports, Express Scripts, Inc.
Prescription utilization rate per member for different types of drugs, 1999-latest year

Area Resource File, Quality Resource Systems for the Health Resources and Services Administration
County-specific health resources database containing more than 7,000 variables for each of the nation’s counties, including information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. Drawn from from over 50 different source files.

Hospital Statistics, American Hospital Association  $$
Data on hospital facilities and services for states and metro areas. Annual publication.

DataMart, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations  $$
Access to accreditation and performance data for 19,000 healthcare organizations.

Managed Health Care, InterStudy Publications  $$
Detailed profiles of HMO and PPO activity in counties, metro areas, and states. Data cover enrollment, penetration, reimbursement, inpatient beds, and individual HMO/PPO profiles.

Health Care State Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Data and rankings on health care facilities, providers, insurance and finance, disease, mortality, physical fitness, natality and reproductive health. Annual publication.

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School
Data on health care resources, rates of common surgical procedures and hospitalization, and quality of health care, for 3,400 hospital service areas and 300 hospital referral regions (covering the entire U.S.). Particular focus on Medicare enrollees. Annual publication.

 

Education 

Child Care Establishments, Bureau of the Census
Data on child care establishments, by state, 1977-97.

National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education
Data on educational staffing and expenditures. Of particular interest:

• Common Core of Data (CCD) — Comprehensive, annual, national statistical
  database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 91,000) and school districts (approximately 16,000). CCD contains three categories of information: general descriptive information on schools and school districts; data on students and staff; and fiscal data.
• Education Finance Statistics Center — Education finance information for elementary/secondary public or private education, for states and school districts.
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) —  Trends in postsecondary education at the institution and state levels. Data include institutional revenue and expenditure patterns by source of income and type of expense; salaries of full-time instructional faculty by academic rank and tenure status; completions (awards) by type of program, level of award; and tuition and room and board charges.
• Global Education Locator — Query-retrieved information on individual postsecondary institutions, public schools and districts, public libraries, and private schools in the United States.
• Library Statistics — Data on public, school, and academic libraries, and library cooperatives, by state.

Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, Bureau of the Census
Revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) of individual  elementary and secondary public school systems, 1992-latest year.

Data Reports, National Education Association
Data reports on various education-related topics, by state. For example:

• Education Statistics — Data reports on various aspects of public education.
• Rankings & Estimates  — Annual rankings of various educational statistics, by state, including average teacher salary, per pupil expenditures, change in enrollments, state share of education funding.  $

Teacher Salary Trends, American Federation of Teachers
Annual survey of teacher salaries, for states and 100 largest school districts.

Higher Education Facts and Figures, Chronicle of Higher Education
Access to variety of data on higher education, including institutions, faculty and staff, finances, students, and research.

Trends in Affordability of Public Higher Education, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Data on public higher education appropriations, tuition and fees, and financial aid, by state. (May 2002)

 

Travel and Tourism

American Travel Survey, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Data on household and personal long-distance travel, including trip characteristics (e.g., purpose, distance, lodging, mode of transport) and traveler demographics, by state and metro area of origin and destination, 1995.

Tourism Industries Office, International Trade Administration $
Access to data on international tourists visiting the U.S. Of particular interest:

• International Visitors — Data on international visitors to U.S. states and cities, 1990-latest year.
• Impact of International Visitor Spending on State Economies — International visitor spending, and the impacts of that spending (in terms of jobs, taxes, and payroll), by state, 1990-latest year..

US Travel Data Center, Travel Industry Association of America  $$
Data on the economic significance of the travel and tourism industry at national, state and local levels; size, characteristics and growth of existing and emerging travel markets; and qualitative trend analysis and quantitative forecasts of future travel activity and impact.

 

Other Services 

Profiles of the Nonprofit Sector, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute
Data on number, assets, and type of non-profit (501c3) organizations, for states and counties.

Sports Participation, National Sporting Goods Association
Participation index for five most popular sports in each state

 

Public Administration and Taxation

Federal, State and Local Governments, Bureau of the Census
Access to a wide variety of reports on federal, state, and local government operations, including employment, finances and tax collections, and retirement systems.

Census of Governments, Bureau of the Census
Data on government organizations, finances, and employment, for all state and local governments, published in years ending in “2” and “7”. Local governments include counties, cities, townships, special districts and school districts.

Vital Statistics on American Politics, Congressional Quarterly  $$
Data on a variety of aspects of federal and state politics, by state. Topics include elections, parties, campaign finance, and federalism. Online and printed versions available for purchase.

Grading the States, Governing
Letter grades for each state in five areas—financial management, capital management, human resources, managing for results, and information technology. (2008)

State Fiscal Reports, National Association of State Budget Officers
Annual State Expenditure Report breaks down expenditures by functional category and fund source. Functional categories include elementary and secondary education, higher education, cash assistance for public welfare, Medicaid, corrections, and transportation. Semi-annual Fiscal Survey of the States provides analysis of trends and significant developments on the fiscal condition of the states, along with tables of state general fund revenues, expenditures, and balances are included in the report.

State Budget and Tax Data, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Access to studies of various aspects of state budget and tax programs and priorities, with a particular focus on impacts on low-income families. Of particular interest:

• State Income Tax Burdens on Low Income Families — Annual assessment of the impact of each state’s income tax on poor families. (March 2001)
• State Fiscal Reserves
• Regressivity of State Taxes — Analysis of changes in the regressivity of state tax systems.

State Revenue Reports, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York
Quarterly reports on tax revenues by source of revenue, by state.

State Tax Rates, Structure, and Burden, Federation of Tax Administrators
State income, sales, and excise tax rates; state and local tax burdens, by state.

State Finance Data, Tax Foundation
State tax rates and tax collection data, by type of tax.

Distributional Analysis of State Tax Systems, Citizens for Tax Justice
Analysis of impact of state tax systems on families, according to income level, by state, 1995.

State Lottery Fast Facts, North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
For state lotteries, total sales, per capita sales, profits, and uses of profits.

State Tobacco Settlements, National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
For each state, data regarding amount of tobacco settlement funds and extent to which funds are used for public health purposes.

Assets and Opportunity Scorecards for the States, Corporation for Enterprise Development
Includes data on and rankings of tax and fiscal systems of states.

Unemployment Insurance Program Finances, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Data and information on unemployment insurance finances, including tax rates, taxable wage bases, revenues, benefits paid, and trust fund balances, by state. Annual data available 1938-three years ago; quarterly data, past 12 quarters; monthly data, past 12 months; weekly data, past 6 weeks.

Workers’ Compensation, National Academy of Social Insurance
Annual report providing cost data and coverage information on workers’ compensation program benefits, for states. (.pdf download)

Digital State Survey, Center for Digital Government and Government Technology
Annual ranking of state governments in eight dimensions of digital technology utilization: law enforcement and the courts, social services, e-commerce/business regulation, taxation/revenue, digital democracy, management/administration, education and GIS/transportation. (2002)

Best States for E-Commerce, Progressive Policy Institute
Ranking of states regarding extent to which state governments facilitate Internet use for e-commerce, through regulatory, tax, and administrative policy. (March 2002)

Research Collection of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, University of North Texas Libraries
Access to publications that were available on the Web site of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations when the agency closed in April 1996. Of particular interest, Significant Features of Fiscal Federalism.

Competitive Cities Report Card, Reason Public Policy Institute
Rankings of 44 cities regarding the efficiency of 11 types of public services (e.g., libraries, street repair, police). (April 2001)

Local and State Property Tax Collections, Tax Foundation
Periodic report on local and state property tax collections, data by state.

Local Tax Capacity, Metropolitan Area Research Corporation
Maps regarding tax capacity per household, for local political subdivisions in the 25 largest metro areas.

Digital Cities Survey, Center for Digital Government
Annual rankings of cities by progress in adopting and utilizing digital technologies to improve the delivery of services to their citizens. Cities grouped in three categories based on population. (2002)

Criminal Justice System Data, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Access to a variety of data on criminal justice operations, expenditures, and personnel, by state and local areas. Topics include law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

State and City Criminal Justice Data, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Data and rankings on corrections, law enforcement personnel and expenditures, courts, and drug and alcohol treatment, for states, 240 metro areas, and all cities of 75,000 or more. Annual publication.

Death Penalty Facts, Death Penalty Information Center
Data on executions and death row inmates, by state. Also, table on death row inmates by race and state.

National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
State data on child welfare conditions and programs.

Research, Statistics, Data and Systems, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Access to statistical series and reports on participation in federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program) by state and county.

Publicly-funded Health Insurance for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics

• Medicaid State Reports — Annual reports (1994-latest year) providing data on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, with detail on participation by children, by state.
• State Medicaid reimbursement rates for over 100 common procedures, compared to regional, U.S., and Medicare rates.
• Children’s Health Insurance Status, Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Eligibility and Enrollment Reports — State data

Federal Expenditures, Bureau of the Census
Access to a variety of data on the expenditure of federal funds. Of particular interest:

• Consolidated Federal Funds Report — Federal government expenditures and obligations, by state, county, and subcounty area, 1994-latest year. Expenditures and obligations include grants, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, other direct payments, direct loans, guaranteed or insured loans, and insurance.
• Federal Assistance Awards Data System — Quarterly reports on federal expenditures or obligations for grants, cooperative agreements, direct and guaranteed loans, direct payments for individuals, and insurance, by type of recipient, for states, counties, and places.
• Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year — Federal government expenditures for grants to state and local governments, by source, by stat, 1998-latest year.

The Federal Budget and The States, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Geographic distribution of federal taxes and spending, by state.

Federal Tax Burdens and Expenditures, Tax Foundation
Data on federal tax collections and expenditures, by state.

Basic Grants for Vocational and Adult Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education
Annual data on federal grants to states for vocational (Perkins) and adult basic education.

Congressional Earmarks for Higher Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Query-based access to data on appropriations that members of Congress give
for projects involving specific colleges and universities, bypassing the normal competitions for federal funds. Data available by academic institution, state, federal agency, and fiscal year (1990-latest year).

Federal Employment Statistics, Office of Workforce Information, Office of Personnel Management
Statistical information on the size and composition of the Federal civilian workforce, by location. Of particular interest:

• FedScope — Quarterly data on federal employment for states, counties, and metro areas, with detail available by agency, gender, age, occupation, salary level, grade, and length of service.
• Federal Employment by Geographic Area — Biennial report on federal employment distributions by states, counties, metro areas, U.S. territories, and foreign countries. For the States, counties, and metro areas, employment figures are shown by major pay systems and by selected Federal agencies.

Tax Stats, Internal Revenue Service
Data files prepared by the Statistics of Income Division of the Internal Revenue Service. Of particular interest:

• Federal Tax Revenue from Individuals — For states, counties, and zip codes.
• Employment Tax Statistics — Data on federal income, employment, estate, gift, and excise tax revenues, by state, 1995-latest year.
• IRS Data Book —  Federal tax revenues, by state, 1995-latest year.

Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, The Brookings Institution and the Progressive Policy Institute
Frequency of use of federal earned income tax credit (EITC) and of EITC refund loans from commercial preparers, 1999, for 100 largest metro areas, disaggregated by central cities and suburbs (.pdf). (May 2002)

Federal Procurement from Small Businesses, Small Business Administration
Data on federal procurement from small businesses, by state.

Statistical Reports, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Annual caseload profiles and activity data, for federal district courts and courts of appeals, 1997-latest year.

Federal Elections Data, Federal Election Commission
Statistics on federal election activity, including votes and financing. Of particular interest:

• Campaign Finance — Access to wide variety of campaign finance data on House, Senate, and Presidential campaigns, 1996-latest year. Includes data on campaign contributions, disbursements, and debts, for each House and Senate campaign; national party and Congressional committee transfers to states; and Presidential primary spending limits by state.

Voter Registration and Turnout Statistics, US Election Assistance Commission
In federal elections, 1960-latest year, by state.

Military

Personnel and Expenditures Data, Statistical Information Analysis Division, Department of Defense
Data on military and civilian personnel and expenditures, by state. Of particular interest:

• Personnel — Data on military and civilian personnel, payroll, and contracts, by state.
• Procurement Awards — Annual reports on prime contracts awarded, by state.
• Military Casualties — Selected tables on military deaths and casualties by home state.

National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
Data on the geographic distribution of veterans and veterans programs and facilities. Of particular interest:

• Geographic Distribution of VA Expenditures — Annual report showing estimated VA expenditures for major programmatic areas by geographic area (state, county, and congressional district), as well as the estimated veteran population for each state, county, and congressional district.
• Program Statistics — From annual report, select tables on VA programs. See tables 19 and 22 for data by state.

 

Firm Listings

Here are the subcategories under “Firm Listings” on this page.

• General
• Manufacturing
• Technology
• Finance
• Nonprofit
• Healthcare

 

General

Corporation Public Records, BRB Publications, Inc.
Links to state web sites providing access to corporation records.

Corporate Listings and Information, Dun & Bradstreet  $$
Access to two on-line databases:

• Selectory Marketing Database — Information on 11 million U.S. businesses.
• D&B Million Dollar Database — Information on 1.3 million large U.S. public and private businesses. Company information available up to 8-digit SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies.

InfoUSA.com, InfoUSA, Inc. $$
Listings for 11 million U.S. businesses. (Formerly American Business Information, Inc.)

Companies, Business.com
Profile and financials of 10,000 U.S. public firms, 14,000 international firms, and 44,000 private firms.

Hoover’s Online, Hoover’s, Inc.  $
Capsule profiles of 14,000 U.S. and foreign enterprises. For fee, access to in-depth profiles of 4,000 firms; and financial information for 8,000 public U.S. firms.

Book of Lists, American City Business Journals  $$
Listings of key firms in over 50 business and industry categories (e.g., accounting, law, banking, venture capital, architecture, manufacturing), for 67 metro areas (one book per metro area).

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Access to submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the SEC.

Edgar-Online
Access to corporate financial data provided through the SEC EDGAR database, organized by industry.

U.S. Business Reporter
Corporate profiles, financial data, and financial ratios, organized by industry.

InSite2, Intelligence Data  $$
Access to corporate information culled from directories, trade publications, industry newsletters and profiles, current news, and analyst reports.

 

Manufacturing

Manufacturers’ News $
Access to database of over 390,000 U.S. manufacturing firms.

Harris InfoSource  $$
Access to database of 370,000 U.S. manufacturing firms.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Access to database of 155,000 U.S. manufacturing firms.

Iron and Steel Establishments, American Iron and Steel Institute
List of AISI member headquarters and production facilities.

 

Technology

CorpTech Profiles, CorpTech  $$
Access to data and information on over 50,000 technology companies.

Research Centers and Services Directory, Gale Group  $$
Access to information on 14,000 university-related and independent non-profit research organizations in the U.S. and Canada, 4,300 U.S. and Canadian government research centers, and 8,200 research centers outside North America.

Biotech Companies, BioSpace
Profiles of biotechnology companies, by state.

Biotech Companies, Bio-Link, City College of San Francisco
Biotechnology companies, by state.

Software and Information Industry Companies, Software and Information Industry Association  $$
Directory of 1,400 members of Software and Information Industry Association.

Finance 

National Information Center, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Information on individual banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve has a supervisory, regulatory, or research interest, including both domestic and foreign banking organizations operating in the U.S.

FDIC Institution Directory, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Information and financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions.

Nonprofit

Database of Nonprofit Organizations, GuideStar, Philanthropic Research, Inc.
Query-based access to database of 850,000 nonprofit organizations. Information provided includes mission, activities, staffing, areas served, financials, and IRS Form 990. (Use Search.)

Unified Database of Arts Organizations, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute
Master list of non-profit and governmental organizations with activities in the arts, with financial data and classification of arts activities.

Healthcare

Nursing Homes, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health & Human Services
Query-based access to listing of nursing homes, with results of inspections, including quality measures, deficiencies, and staff hours per resident.