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Largest Year-to-Year Increase for Public School Spending Per Pupil
Public school spending per student rose 8.9%, according to new data from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances.
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National Aviation History Month: November 2023
The M3 Survey reports the 2022 seasonally adjusted value of shipments of U.S. total defense aircraft and parts was $54.5B. Nondefense was $117.3B.
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National Wilderness Month: September 2023
The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which now includes 803 areas (111,889,002) in 44 states and Puerto Rico.
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National Aviation Day: August 19, 2023
The Quarterly Service Survey estimated U.S. total revenue for air transportation was $271.3B in 2022, up from $181.1B in 2012. Q1 2023 was $71.1B.
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Census Bureau Releases 2021 State and Local Government Finance Table
The 2021 State and Local Government Finance Table details revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government.
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National Police Week: May 14-20, 2023
In March 2021, the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll counted 924,326 full-time police employees in the U.S. with a monthly payroll of $6.38 billion.
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Public Service Recognition Week: May 7-13, 2023
The 2021 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll counted 14.9M full-time and 4.0M part-time employees working in state and local government in the U.S.
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National Library Week: April 23-29, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 141,808 full-time librarians and media collections specialists. There are a total of 123,627 libraries in the U.S.
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Census Bureau Releases 2020 State and Local Government Finance Summary Brief
This report highlights changes in revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings for the state and local government finance combined estimates.
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Census Bureau Releases 2020 State and Local Government Finance Table
The 2020 State and Local Government Finance Table that details revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government.
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Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections Data Available
The data tables provide a comprehensive look at state governments and contains statistics on their tax collections.
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Annual Survey of State Government Finances
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data tables and a visualization on the Annual Survey of State Government Finances for fiscal year 2020.
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Selected Monthly State Tax Collection Experimental Data Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau released the Selected Monthly State Tax Collections featuring monthly selected tax collections compiled from state government resources.
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Census Bureau Releases 2019 State and Local Government Finance Table
The table details revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings.
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Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections Data Available
Provides a comprehensive look at state governments and contains statistics on the tax collections of all state governments.
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*Special Edition* World Statistics Day 2020: Oct. 20, 2020
Every five years on Oct. 20 we celebrate how innovation drives the U.S. Census Bureau to create new and improved data products to better serve our customers.
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State and Local Government Finances Summary Report
The U.S. Census Bureau released a summary report today for the most recent 2018 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances.
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How the Census Helps Communities
Responses to the 2020 Census shape how billions in federal funding is distributed to local communities annually.
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State and Local Government Finance and Employment Data Visualization
A new data visualization that allows users to explore the revenues, expenditures and employment of state and local governments.
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2015 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances
The 2015 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances shows revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government.
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Annual Survey of State Government Finances
The 2015 Annual Survey of State Government Finances provides a comprehensive summary of annual survey findings for state governments.
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2014 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances
Shows revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government.
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Understanding Government Finances Webinar
The Census Bureau will hold a webinar to define public sector statistics and provide a brief overview of the surveys that fall under government finances.
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Several Western States Lead in Public Welfare Spending Increases
Findings from the 2014 Annual Survey of State Government Finances show revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings for each state.
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Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions Fourth Quarter 2015
Survey provides national summary data on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the largest defined benefit public employee pension systems.
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2013 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances
Tables show revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government.
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State Government Revenues Exceed Expenditures in 2013
Total state government revenue rose by 16.3 percent, from $1.9 trillion in 2012 to$2.2 trillion in 2013, according to state government finances.
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State and Local Government Spending Grows Faster Than Revenue
Between 2007 and 2012, total expenditures for state and local governments rose 18.2 percent, to $3.2 trillion; total revenue fell 1.1 percent to $3.0 trillion.
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2013 Survey of Public Pensions
Provides a comprehensive look at the financial activity of the nation’s state-administered defined benefit pension systems.
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Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2014: 1st Quarter
National summary statistics on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the 100 largest state and local public employee retirement systems.
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Census of Governments: Finance — Survey of Public Pensions
The Census of Governments: Finance — Survey of Public Pensions is the only source of data on all state and local pension systems.
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State Government Tax Revenue Rises for Third Year in a Row
State government tax revenue increased by 6.1 percent from fiscal year 2012 to a record $846.2 billion in 2013,
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Quarterly Summary State and Local Government Tax Revenue
This summary shows quarterly tax revenue statistics on property, sales, license, income and other taxes.
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State Government Expenditures Exceed Revenues
General expenditures by state governments fell 0.5 percent in 2012 to $1.6 trillion, down from $1.7 trillion in 2011.
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