Census of Governments and Related Programs

Governments DivisionEconomic Programs Directorate

U.S. Census Bureau

Presented at McCormick SRI: Going Deep with Census Bureau Demographic and Economic Data

June 18, 2011Disclaimer: This report is released to inform interested parties of research and to encourage discussion of work in progress. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census of Governments Programs

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Census of Governments Programs

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What is a Government?Census Bureau Definition

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Types of GovernmentsMeasured and Defined

Unit Based not Establishment Based

Source: 2007 Census of Governments

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Diversity of Governments

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Source: 2007 Census of Governments

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The Many Layers of American Government

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Periodicity of Data Products

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Census of Governments: Three Main Components

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• Revenues• Expenditures• Indebtedness• Cash and Securities

• Taxes• Pensions

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Organization:Data Collection

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Organization:Content and Products

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Public Employment:Data Collection

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Public Employment:Data Collection

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Public Employment:Content and Products

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Government Finance:Data Collection

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Government Finance:Data Collection

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Government Finance:Data Collection

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Government Finance:Content and Products

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Government Finance:Content and Products

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Government Finance:Content and Products

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Government Finance:Content and Products

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Government Finance:Content and Products – Quarterly

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Data Products

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Governments Datawww.census.gov/govs/

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Demo getting government data

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Census of Governments Component Tentative Release Date

2009 Education Finance May 2011

1st Quarter 2011 – Taxes and Retirement June 2011

2010 Public Employment and Payroll August 2011

2nd Quarter 2011 – Taxes and Retirement September 2011

2009 State and Local Government Finance October 2011

2010 State Government Finance December 2011

3rd Quarter 2011 – Taxes and Retirement December 2011

2010 State Government Retirement Systems January 2012

2011 State Government Tax Collections March 2012

4th Quarter 2011 – Taxes and Retirement March 2012

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Data ReleasesOver the Next 12 Months

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What Story Do These Data Tell?Recent News on Governments

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Christopher PeceSenior Technical AdvisorGovernments Divisionchristopher.pece@census.gov301-763-3030

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Thank You

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