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Overview

Data are available for 1977-2004. Not all data are available for all years.

Notes for Use

Highlight one or more years in the left window and click Add >> to select years. Highlight one or more years in the right window and click << Remove to deselect years.

See Technical Notes further down this page for information on the reporting periods covered by each year of data.

Data Availability

Finance data for some levels are not available for every year. These tables show which analysis levels are available for which years.

Availability of US Totals, by year and level
Years State and Local State Local Local Government Detail
2004 X X X  
2003-2001 X X X X
2000-1998 X X X  
1997 X X X X
1996-1993 X X X  
1992-1977 X X X X

Availability of State Totals, by year and level
Years State and Local State Local Local Government Detail
2004 X X X  
2003   X    
2002 X X X X
2001   X    
2000-1998 X X X  
1997 X X X X
1996-1993 X X X  
1992-1977 X X X X

Note: Except for Census of Governments years (i.e., all those ending in "2" and "7"), the local government statistics in this data are based in part on a sample of local governments. They are therefore subject to sampling variability. Estimates of statistical errors for 1992 and later years are available from the Census Bureau. For earlier years, refer to the text in the report series, "Government Finances".

WARNING: FY 2003 and 2001 data for US Total of municipalities also includes townships.

Technical Notes

The reporting period for the Finance variables (starting with R, E, or D) is each government's fiscal year. From Chapter 3.35: Reporting Periods :

"Finance data:Through the fiscal year 1963 finance survey, the Bureau collected data for governments' fiscal years that ended in a particular calendar year. Effective with the fiscal 1963-64 survey, the Bureau began using governments' fiscal years that closed within the 12-month period ending on June 30. Thus, the reporting period for fiscal year 1996-97 data includes government's fiscal years that ended between July 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997. There are a few exceptions to this rule, primarily for the Federal and state governments and the District of Columbia.

Dependent agencies of a government do not always share the same fiscal year period as their parent government. In those case, data are for the agency's fiscal year that ended within the 12-month period ending on June 30, which may be earlier or later than the parent government's own fiscal year."

Population data are mid-calendar year estimates for the year of the data. Example: Selecting the "Per Capita" option for Alabama in 2004 would divide variables by 4,525,375. This is the July 2004 estimate from the Bureau of Census.

Personal Income data are for the same calendar year as the year of the data. Example: Selecting the "Fraction of Personal Income" option for Alabama in 2004 would divide variables by 125,329,964. This is the personal income amount for Alabama in calendar year 2004. Personal Income data is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Sources

  1. Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual, http://www.census.gov/govs/www/class.html .
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and Census of Governments (1977-2004).