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Government Finance (Local Government Finance/State Government Finance)

Government finances include revenues, expenditures (spending), debt, and assets (cash and security holdings). The Census Bureau classifies data from various State and local governments into standard categories for ease of comparison.

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2024 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue Tables

June 2024

View and download the 2024 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue tables.
2024 State Government Tax Tables

April 2024

View and download the state tax tables for 2024.
2023 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue Tables

June 2023

View and download the 2023 Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue tables.

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Annual Survey of State Government Finances Summary: 2021

January 2023

This report presents data on state government finances collected from the 2021 Annual Survey of State Government Finances.
Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 2022 Q1

July 21, 2022

Quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states.
Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 2021 Q4

March 25, 2022

Quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states.

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Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections Data Available

April 15, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new tables and files containing detailed data from its 2024 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Census Bureau Releases State Government Finance Data

March 27, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data tables for the Annual Survey of State Government Finances.
New Financial Data for the Census of Governments Now Available

October 31, 2024

The 2022 Census of Governments Finance Component provides detailed data on revenues, expenditures and debt by level of government.

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Building Permits

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

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

Information about congressional apportionment for the current and past Decennial Censuses.
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This office advises Congress, and tribal and intergovernmental associations on Census Bureau programs and policies, and advises the Census Bureau’s management.
Government Employee Retirement Systems

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

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

Information about state and local governments, including the number of governments in the U.S.
Government Taxes (State Tax Collections/ Quarterly Tax Revenues)

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

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

The Census Bureau provides state legislatures with the small area census population tabulations necessary for legislative redistricting.
Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD)

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

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