The U.S. Census Bureau provides data for the federal, state and local governments as well as voting, redistricting, apportionment and congressional affairs.

The Census Bureau’s Public Sector program is the definitive source of comprehensive, uniform statistics on economic activity of state and local governments. Public sector data track the changes in government activity over time. The data provide an economy-wide perspective when taken together with retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and services sector data. The Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve Board use public sector data to measure the nation's economic and financial performance. State and local governments use the data to develop programs and budgets, assess financial conditions, and perform comparative analyses.

Public sector surveys cover state and local statistics for the number of governments, employment and wages, public pensions, and finance and taxation. The data are available by government function; for example, education, fire protection, administrative and legal services, infrastructure, parks and recreation, health services, and utilities. 

Public Sector Data Tables Stats displayed in columns and rows with title, ID, notes, sources, and release date. Many tables on census.gov are in downloadable XLS, CSV and PDF file formats. Data.census.gov tables can be modified, bookmarked/saved, printed and downloaded.

• Census of Governments: A quinquennial census conducted in years ending in ‘2’ and ‘7’. Statistics cover state and local governments and sets benchmarks for public finance and public employment, in addition to providing official counts on state and local governments, special districts, and school districts.
• Congressional Apportionment: The process of dividing the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states.
• Federal Spending: Federal spending on selected programs.
• Government Employee Retirement Systems: Financial statistics on state and local government employee retirement systems, including revenues, expenditures, assets, and membership information for state- and locally-administered defined benefit public pensions.
• Government Employment and Payroll: Statistics on the number of state, and local civilian government employees and their gross monthly payroll for March of the survey year by functional category.

For additional information on this topic and other surveys collected by the Census Bureau visit Census Survey Explorer.