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| Name | Local Government Finances |
| Summary | Local government assets, expenditures, revenues |
| Additional Background |
This database contains financial data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data are reported for large public agencies every year and every five years (years ending in '2' and '7') for small agencies. A sample of state and local governments is used to collect data in the intervening years, and a new sample is selected every five years (years ending in '4' and '9').
Users of these data are urged to exercise caution since these data are derived from surveys and not from direct reporting. In particular, users should use data obtained directly from these state, county, city/township, special district, and educational establishments when they are available. Data in many years are reported as zero and are not available for all possible combinations of categories, government types, and items. For detailed category definitions, see U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Finally, totals for major budget and finance categories expenditures, revenues, and and cash, debt, securities (e.g., Total, expenditure; Total, revenue; and Total, Cash, Debt, Securities) reflect the sum of all reported minor categories within major category. Because values in many minor categories are often reported as Not Applicable (NA) or Not Reported (NR), calculated sums are inconsistent and/or vary widely from year to year. As a result, we have replaced all major category totals with NA.
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| Geographic Coverage | States, Counties, City or Other Local Government |
| Periodicity | Annually |
| Series Begins/Ends | 1995 - 2022 |
| Data Source | U.S. Bureau of the Census |
| Summary | Local government assets, expenditures, revenues |
| Geographic Coverage | States, Counties, City or Other Local Government |
| Series Begins/Ends | 1995 - 2022 |
| Reporting Period | Annually |
| Updated | Sep. 04, 2022 |
| Estimated next update | Mar. 01, 2026 |
| Original Source | U.S. Bureau of the Census |
| Sample File | Sample_CSV__Local_Government_Finances.zip |
| Number of records | 3,613,761 |
| Values Missing or Not Reported | 80.5% |
| File Size | 2436.6MB |
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Source (APA): |
State Statistics. (2022, September 4). Local Government Finances. https://statestatistics.org/us/stats/local-government-finances.html?dbc=cmFuZF91c2E%3D
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This database contains financial data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data are reported for large public agencies every year and every five years (years ending in '2' and '7') for small agencies. A sample of state and local governments is used to collect data in the intervening years, and a new sample is selected every five years (years ending in '4' and '9').
Users of these data are urged to exercise caution since these data are derived from surveys and not from direct reporting. In particular, users should use data obtained directly from these state, county, city/township, special district, and educational establishments when they are available. Data in many years are reported as zero and are not available for all possible combinations of categories, government types, and items. For detailed category definitions, see U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Finally, totals for major budget and finance categories expenditures, revenues, and and cash, debt, securities (e.g., Total, expenditure; Total, revenue; and Total, Cash, Debt, Securities) reflect the sum of all reported minor categories within major category. Because values in many minor categories are often reported as Not Applicable (NA) or Not Reported (NR), calculated sums are inconsistent and/or vary widely from year to year. As a result, we have replaced all major category totals with NA.
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