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Cross-Industry Data

Cluster Mapping Project, Harvard Business School
Query-based access to profiles of 41 regional clusters, with rankings for states, metro areas, and economic regions. 

Industries Information, International Trade Administration (ITA)
Links to ITA websites which provide coverage of key industrial and services clusters: technology and aerospace, tourism, basic industries, environmental technologies, service industries and finance, and textiles-apparel and consumer goods. Data at national level, primarily.

Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Geographic area series reports, by sector. Economic Census is comprised of censuses of U.S. business establishments, by industry group, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided for all industries include employment, establishments, payroll, and measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done); other data particular to sector provided as well (e.g., investment in plant and equipment). Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and places, and zip codes.

Industry Statistics and Data Analysis, U.S. Business Reporter
Data, analyses, and corporate profiles, for over 50 industries.

Business.com
Links to industry-specific web sites, organized by 26 major industry sectors. 

 

Agriculture and Natural Resources [ back to top ]

National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
Access to a variety of data on agricultural activity in the U.S. Of particular interest:

  • Published Estimates Data Base — Agricultural statistics for livestock, crops, and other commodities, for states and counties. Query-based.
  • Historical Data — Time series data on a variety of agricultural topics (e.g., crops, grains, livestock), for states and counties.
  • Agricultural Statistics Annual — Reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
  • Census of Agriculture — Census of farms and agricultural activity, for years ending "2" and "7". Examples of statistics provided include land use, market value of products sold, expenses, characteristics of farm operators, employees, inventory and sales of livestock, and farm assets. Data available by states and counties.
  • NASS State Statistical Offices — State and local reports on production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm aspects of the industry.
  • State Crop-Weather Reports — Weekly reports and maps of crop and weather conditions, by state.

Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
State, county and regional information and data on rural economic activity, including commercial agriculture, food and consumer economics, and natural resources, energy and the environment. Of particular interest:

  • State Fact Sheets — Farm characteristics and farm financial indicators, by state.
  • Farm Income — Net value added (1910-latest year), cash receipts (1924-latest year), government payments (1949-latest year), and production expenses (1949-latest year), 1910-latest year, by state.
  • Farm Balance Sheets and Financial Ratios — Statewide farm balance sheets and financial ratios (i.e., liquidity, efficiency, solvency, profitability), 1960-latest year.

State Fact Sheets, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
Brief summary of state agricultural export activity, latest year available.

American Farmland Trust

  • Farmland Information Library — Data and information on farming activity, by state. Drawn primarily from federal and state sources.
  • Farming on the Edge — Report on loss of farmland to development, periodically updated. Data provided by state and major land resource areas.

USDA Economics and Statistics System, Cornell University
Reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to state and county agricultural data from Decennial Census, 1850-1950.

Environmental Working Group

  • Farm Subsidy Database — Summaries and individual recipients of federal farm subsidies, for states, counties, cities, Congressional districts, and zip codes, 1996-2000.
  • Farm Conservation Needs — Data on farmland conservation needs, by state. Published 2001.

Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Data and maps concerning current drought conditions and drought forecasts.

Forestry Data, U.S. Forest Service
Links to various forestry-related databases. 

Fisheries Statistics and Economics, National Marine Fisheries Service
Data on commercial fish and shellfish landings, employment, seafood processing, and prices.

Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
Access to a variety of data and information on production of energy-related natural resources, by state. Of particular interest:

  • Petroleum State Data — monthly and annual data on petroleum supply, transportation, refining, and consumption.
  • Natural Gas State Data — monthly and annual data on natural gas reserves, production, delivery, and prices.
  • State Coal Profiles — annual data on coal reserves, production, prices, and use, with focus on 16 major coal-producing states.

Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Access to variety of coal, petroleum and natural gas data bases. Of particular interest, GEO-DATA Explorer, spatial display of geophysical data.

Petroleum Industry Statistics, American Petroleum Institute Fee Required
Data on various aspects of the U.S.petroleum industry, including supply, demand, and drilling. Provided through weekly, monthly, and annual reports, including the Basic Petroleum Data Book.

Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Access to data on mineral resources. Of particular interest:

Economic Census — Mining, Bureau of the Census
Census of mining establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include employment, companies, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and capital expenditures. Data available by states and counties.

Commercial Uses of Public Lands, Bureau of Land Management
Data on commercial uses and revenues generated for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.


Energy [ back to top ]

Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
Access to a variety of data and information on energy utilities and use. Of particular interest:

  • State Data Profiles — Wide variety of data on energy consumption, prices, and expenditures by energy resource, including natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear, and alternative energy. 

  • State Energy Data Report — Biannual report on energy consumption estimates for each state, by energy source and economic sector.

  • State Energy Price and Expenditure Report — Energy price and expenditure estimates, by state.

  • Regional Data Abstracts — Statistical reports on energy use in the four Census Regions, nine Census Divisions, and four most populous states. 
  • Energy Topics — Links to variety of energy tables, many for states, listed by topic.
  • Energy Prices — Monthly, quarterly, and annual price data for petroleum, natural gas, electricity, and coal, by state.
  • State Electricity Profiles — Extensive data set on generating capability, electricity generation, fuel use, retail sales, nuclear power, capacity factor, and pollutant emissions. 
  • Petroleum State Data — Monthly and annual data on petroleum supply, transportation, refining, and consumption.
  • Natural Gas State Data — Monthly and annual data on natural gas reserves, production, delivery, and prices.
  • State Coal Profiles — Annual data on coal reserves, production, prices, and use, with focus on 16 major coal-producing states.
  • Coal Employment — Number of coal miners by type of mine, by state, annual data.
  • Nuclear Reactors — Data on individual nuclear reactors, listing by state.
  • Renewable Electricity — Renewable electric generation and net summer capability by state.
  • Alternative-Fueled Vehicles — Estimated number of alternative-fueled vehicles in use, by state.
  • Web Sites of State Energy Offices

E-GRID, Environmental Protection Agency
Electric power generation resource mix (coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind) and air pollutant emissions, for 50 states, 145 power control areas, 2100 generating companies, and 4800 power plants.

Electric Industry Statistics, Edison Electric Institute Fee Required
Data on the electric utility industry.

Economic Census — Utilities, Bureau of the Census
Census of utilities establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include employment, companies, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and capital expenditures. Data available by states, with limited metro area data.

Daily Fuel Gauge Report, American Automobile Association
Daily update of price of gasoline (regular, mid-grade, premium, diesel), per gallon, for states and metro areas.

Solstice, Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
Links to on-line sources of data and information on renewable and alternative energies.
 

Construction [ back to top ]

Construction Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Access to various Census data series on construction activity and businesses. Of particular interest:

Construction Cost Calculator, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal
Tool for estimating likely range of construction costs in specific metro areas, by type and size of project. Includes breakdown for plumbing, HVAC, electrical.

Real Estate Market Reports, CB Richard Ellis
Data and information on recent economic, vacancy, absorption, rental rate and construction trends for real estate in over 100 markets around the U.S. Office, industrial, retail and multi-unit housing real estate segments are covered.

Construction Market Rankings, FW Dodge Real Estate Group Limited Free Data
Rankings of 58 metro areas, for office, hotel, retail, and warehouse construction markets. For fee, provides commercial construction database for 110 markets and five property types, and real estate forecasts for 58 markets and six property types.

Building Permit Time Series and Forecasts, Economagic.com Limited Free Data
Access to Census Bureau building permit time series, for states and metro areas. User-prepared on-line forecasts available for fee.

MarketBeat, Cushman & Wakefield  Fee Required
Quarterly analysis of commercial and office real estate conditions for 47 markets. Includes projects under construction and completions. 

Housing Statistics, National Association of Home Builders Fee Required
Data and forecasts on housing industry and market activity, at state and local level.

Manufacturing [ back to top ]

World Class Communities for Manufacturing, Industry Week
Annual rankings of 315 metro areas as locations for manufacturing.  Prepared by Cleveland State University.  

Annual Survey of Manufactures, Bureau of the Census
Establishments, receipts, employment, and payroll, by state and industry, 1994-latest year. (Based on 2000 ASM, the State Science & Technology Institute provides tables on manufacturing employment and payroll and value-added manufacturing, by state.)

Economic Census — Manufacturing, Bureau of the Census
Census of manufacturing establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include employment, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and investment in plant and equipment. Data available for states, metro areas, and large industrial counties and places. Data by zip code available on CD-ROM.

Longitudinal Manufacturing Databases, Center for Economic Studies, Bureau of the Census Fee Required
Access to analysis of manufacturing establishment microdata collected through the Census of Manufactures, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, and other periodic government surveys.

Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to manufacturing data from Decennial Census, for states and counties, 1870-1940.

Ward's Automotive Yearbook  Fee Required
Statistics and trend information for domestic and international car and truck production and sales.

Information and Telecommunications [ back to top ]

Economic Census — Information, Bureau of the Census
Census of information establishments (including telecommunications, publishing, broadcasting, motion pictures, information services, and data processing), for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include number of employment, companies, establishments, payroll, value of shipments, value added, cost of materials, and capital expenditures. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places. Data at zip code level available on CD-ROM.

  • 1997 Economic Census — Information Reports — See NAICS sectors 51.
  • 1992 Economic Census — Elements of information industries to be found in various reports, including those for manufacturing (publishing); transportation, communication, and utilities (broadcasting and telecommunications); and services (information services, data processing, motion pictures).

IT Salary Advisor, InformationWeek
Query-based access to data on information technology management and staff salaries, by job function, for 20 metro areas.

Telephone, Computer, and Internet Use, National Telecommunications and Information Agency
Data on telephone, computer, and internet use, by state, 1998.

Telephone Industry Statistics, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Data and information on the telephone industry, for states and areas.

Wireless Market Analysis, Telephia Fee Required
Detailed analyses of wireless telecommunications markets in metro areas.

America's Most Wired Cities, Yahoo Internet Life
Annual ranking of 86 metro areas regarding various dimensions of Internet use (e.g., percent households online, domains registered per 1,000 businesses, quality of local government sites). (May 2002)

Best States for E-Commerce, Progressive Policy Institute
Ranking of states regarding extent to which state governments facilitate Internet use for e-commerce, through regulatory, tax, and administrative policy. (March 2002)

Internet Statistics Toolbox, Cyberatlas
Data on Internet activity.  Compendium of recent articles from a variety of research sources, some of which focus on states or metro areas.  Articles include "America's Most-Wired Cities" and "Top Five States for E-Commerce Spending."

Internet Geography, Zooknic Internet Geography Project Limited Free Data
Internet activity data and analyses for states and major metro areas. Coverage includes domain names and E-commerce. 

Internet Activity, MIDS Fee Required
Internet activity, for states, counties, and cities.

State Cable Industry Data, National Cable Television Association 
Cable systems, subscribers, miles of plant, by state.

 

Advanced Technology Industries [ back to top ]

Technology and the New Economy, Progressive Policy Institute
Indices that examine state and metro area New Economy assets and activity. Indicator categories include knowledge jobs, globalization, economic dynamism and competition, transformation to digital economy, and technological innovation capacity.

New Economy Indices, Milken Institute
Rankings of states and metro areas regarding New Economy activity. Includes:

State Science and Technology Indicators, Office of Technology Competitiveness, Technology Administration
Indicators of technology business activity, by state (.pdf file). Published biannually. (October 2001)

High Tech and Info Tech Metros, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Rankings of metro areas in terms of high tech and information technology industry activities (.pdf file). Published August 2001.

Metro Areas and the New Economy, United States Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties
Rankings of states and metro areas in terms of high technology industry output. Published June 2000.

High-Tech Hot Spots, Entrepreneur's Business Start-ups
Annual ranking of top 50 metro areas as location for new high technology businesses. Prepared with Dun & Bradstreet.  Published November 2000.

High Tech Studies, Center for Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
Analyses and comparisons of metro areas regarding the extent and sources of growth in high technology jobs. Of particular interest.

  • High Technology Specialization — Examination of 14 high technology metro areas. (January 2001)
  • Biotechnology Centers — Analysis of biotechnology industry activity in the 51 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, with in-depth profiles of nine most active areas. (June 2002)

Federal R&D Activities, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND
Data and information regarding federal R&D activities by state, including federal R&D units, federal R&D grants, and other federal R&D activities. States ranked in summary tables (.pdf file). Published June 2000.

Cincinnati's Benchmarking Technology Study, Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.
Comparison of the technology assets and performance of 24 urban areas, using 17 indicators (.pdf file).

Advanced Technology Industry Statistics, American Electronics Association Limited Free Data
Data on advanced technology activity for states and metro areas.  See press releases for free data summary by state and metro area. 

 

Wholesale and Retail Trade [ back to top ]

Retail Sales Index, TeleCheck Services, Inc.
Monthly index of year-to-year change in retail sales, for select states and metro areas, January 1999-latest month. Weekly and select daily holiday index releases, Thanksgiving through Christmas.

Economic Census — Wholesale Trade, Bureau of the Census
Census of wholesale trade establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include establishments, sales, payroll, employment, operating expenses, and end-of-year inventories. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places.

Economic Census — Retail Trade, Bureau of the Census
Census of retail trade establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include establishments, sales, annual payroll, first quarter payroll, and employment. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places. Data at zip code level available on CD-ROM.

Retail Sales Estimates, Bureau of the Census
Monthly retail sales data for 19 states and four metro areas, 1986-96. (Series discontinued.)

 

Transportation and Warehousing [ back to top ]

Intermodal Transportation Database, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to wide variety of transportation statistics. Topics include passenger, freight, energy, environment, safety, infrastructure, system performance, economics and finance. Data available for viewing, download, mapping. For additional portals, see National Transportation Data Archive. Other data collections include National Transportation Statistics, annual publication providing data on multiple modes of transportation, and National Transportation Atlas (collection of geo-spatial databases depicting transportation facilities, networks, and services, on CD-ROM, available free).

Transportation Facts, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Statistics on various aspects of transportation, for states and metro areas. Topics include household transportation choices and spending, federal transportation spending, and regional congestion.

Highway Statistics Series, Federal Highway Administration
Data on motor vehicles, motor fuel, driver licensing, highway mileage, and highway infrastructure, by state.

Journey to Work, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Number of commuters from a county of residence to a county of work, for 1970-latest Decennial Census.

Civil Aviation Data, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation

Airline Information, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to data on airline operations, for airports and states. Topics include airport activity, flight on-time performance and delays, and taxi-in and -out times.

Air Travel Consumer Report, Aviation Consumer Protection Division, Department of Transportation
Monthly data on on-time arrivals and departures, by airport and carrier. 

International Air Passenger and Freight, Office of Aviation and International Affairs, Department of Transportation
Recent quarterly reports on international passenger activity in major U.S. airports, and downloadable quarterly data on U.S.-international flight activity in terms of passengers, seats, departures, and freight, 1990-latest year.

Airport Traffic, Airports Council International
Year-to-date and annual reports on traffic at individual U.S. and foreign airports, measured in terms of passengers, cargo, and aircraft movements.

Airline Industry Facts and Figures, Air Transport Association Limited Free Data
Access to a variety of free and for-fee publications on the U.S. airline industry, for states and specific airports. In particular, see Selected U.S. Airports at a Glance, ATA Airline Almanac, and Passenger Origin-Destination Survey.

National Transit Database, Federal Transit Administration
Annual data tables and profiles for public transit systems.

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data on domestic waterborne commercial movements, including vessel trips, commodities, and tonnage, by state and port.

Economic Census — Transportation and Warehousing, Bureau of the Census
1) Census of transportation establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include employment, establishments, revenue, and payroll. Data available by states and metro areas.

2) Data on the physical and operational characteristics of the U.S. truck population, by state. Survey of private and commercial trucks registered or licensed in the U.S., carried out as part of Economic Census.

International Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Access to a variety of international trade data, including:

  • Transborder Surface Freight Data — Exports to Canada and Mexico by zip code, state, and National Transportation Analysis Region (multi-county areas). Monthly data, beginning 1993. Imports from Canada and Mexico by state of destination, custom district, and port of entry.
  • International Air Freight Data — Air freight tonnage for 15 U.S. international airports, 1994-95.

Finance [ back to top ]

Economic Census — Finance and Insurance, Bureau of the Census
Census of real estate establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include establishments, revenue, payroll, and employment. Data available by states and metro areas.

FDIC Statistics on Banking, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Data on insured commercial and savings banks, by state. Of particular interest:

  • Statistics on Banking — Quarterly reports providing data on assets, liabilities, income, and expenses for commercial banks and savings institutions, by asset size, by state, 1991-latest quarter. (See sections D and F.) Reports provided in .html and worksheet formats. 
  • State Banking Performance Summary — Quarterly financial and ratio data for commercial banks and savings institutions, by state, for latest 12 quarters.
  • Historical Statistics on Banking — Annual financial data for commercial banks (1966-latest year) and savings institutions (1984-latest year), by state.
  • Bank and Thrift Failures — Data on bank and thrift failures, by state, 1934-latest year.

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Aggregate Reports, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Originations and purchases of small business and small farm loans, by size of loan and income level of recipient, for counties and MSAs, 1996-latest year.

National Information Center, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Information on individual banks and other institutions for which the Federal Reserve has a supervisory, regulatory, or research interest, including both domestic and foreign banking organizations operating in the U.S.

Small Business Lending, Small Business Administration
Ranking of commercial bank performance regarding lending to small businesses, by state; ranking of individual banks and bank holding companies with regard to small business lending, with specific focus on micro-business lending and farm lending. Data based on analysis of call report data collected by the Federal Reserve on the lending activity of about 9,000 individual reporting commercial banks.

Bank and ATM Fees, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Biannual surveys of banking and ATM fees charged by individual banks, by state. 

Mortgage Market Reports, Mortgage Bankers Association of America Fee Required
Mortgage market forecasts and analysis for states and 80 metro areas; competitive assessment of mortgage markets in 80 metro areas.

Venture Capital Profiles, Venture Economics
Venture capital investment activity in multi-state regions, states, and metro areas, 1991-latest quarter. For investments in particular geographic area, data provided regarding sector, stage, county, IPOs, state of funding source, top company investments. For investments by VC funds in a geographic area, data provided on state of firms receiving investment.

MoneyTree Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Quarterly survey of venture capital investments in the U.S., by state and industry.

  • Aggregate Regional Data — Aggregate dollars and deals for 18 regions, 1995Q1 to latest quarter. (.xls spreadsheets)
  • Venture capital investments by region and state, latest quarter only, click on "Region".
  • Venture capital funds by state, with latest quarter's investments, click on "VC Funds".

Venture Capital Investments Data Base, Mercury Center, San Jose Mercury News
Searchable database of U.S. firms that received venture capital financing between the third quarter of 1997 and the latest available quarter. Data available by state, city, and zip code.  Compiled from a Mercury News/PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of venture capitalists.

Recent Venture Industry Statistics, National Venture Capital Association
Quarterly venture capital investments by key states and regions.  Provided in conjunction with Venture Economics.

VentureXpert, Thomson Financial Securities Data Fee Required
Access to database of venture capital firms and activity, by geographic area.

National IPO Database, Hale and Dorr
Database of initial public offerings (IPOs) by state, 1998-present.  Data by state include total number of deals, total dollar value, and individual record of each IPO.

Insurance  [ back to top ]

Statistical Reports, National Association of Insurance Commissioners Fee Required
Data on insurance industry activity, by state.

Workers' Compensation Premium Rates, Workers Compensation Division, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
Biannual ranking of states by workers' compensation insurance premium rates.

Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
State tables on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, as well as health insurance coverage, 1990-latest year.

Publicly-funded Health Insurance for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics

Regional Health Insurance Trends, Health Cost Index Report, Milliman USA  Limited Free Data
Quarterly report with one-year percent change in health insurance costs, by Census region, April 1995-latest issue available. (Issues available for free, with one-year delay; recent issues available for fee.)


Housing and Real Estate [ back to top ]

Economic Census — Real Estate, Bureau of the Census
Census of real estate establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include establishments, revenue, payroll, and employment. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places.

House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly index of single-family housing appreciation for states and 325 metro areas, 1975-latest quarter. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. 

Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Index of single-family home price change, 1975-latest quarter, by metro area, state, and Census Bureau multi-state division. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. 

Home Sales Data, National Association of Realtors
Sales of existing homes by state, issued quarterly; index of median housing prices, for 140 metro areas, issued quarterly.

Home Price Check, Domania, Inc.
Sale prices of individual homes, 1987-latest year.

Risk of Housing Price Decline, PMI Mortgage Insurance, Inc.
Index assessing probability of housing price decline, for 274 metro areas, published quarterly. Report provides narrative for larger cities.

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership , Bureau of the Census
Annual statistics on housing vacancies and homeownership, for states and the 75 largest metro areas, 1995-latest year; quarterly statistics by multi-state region.

Survey of Real Estate Trends, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Semi-annual publication reviewing trends in single-family, multifamily, office, retail, and industrial property markets located in 74 large and small metropolitan areas.

Real Estate Market Reports, CB Richard Ellis
Data and information on recent economic, vacancy, absorption, rental rate and construction trends for real estate in over 100 markets around the U.S. Office, industrial, retail and multi-unit housing real estate segments are covered.

Regional Overviews, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal
Quarterly market reports for 50 metro areas, for four types of real estate (apartment, office, retail, industrial). Data include vacancy rate, asking rent, and supply/demand trends. Reports provided by Reis.com.

Office and Industrial Real Estate Market Trends, CoStar Group
Vacancy rates, new construction, net absorption, and rental rates for office (CBD, suburban) and industrial (breakout for flex) real estate, for 38 major metro areas. Published quarterly.

Office Market Reports, Insignia/ESG
Quarterly report on office market leasing trends, for 25 metro areas.

Office Leasing Trends, Julien J. Studley, Inc.
Detailed quarterly reports on office leasing trends in twelve metro markets. Data include inventory, space available, rental rate, space leased, disaggregated by submarket and class.

Reis.com, Reis, Inc.  Limited Free Data
Commercial real estate market data and analysis for 100 largest metro areas. Coverage includes apartments, office, industrial, and retail. Five-year market forecasts in terms of rent growth, vacancy rate, and inventory growth. Detailed reports, including submarket analysis, available for fee. 

Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Trends, Cushman & Wakefield  Limited Free Data
Quarterly analysis of commercial and industrial real estate markets for 48 regional and metro markets. Summaries free; detailed reports for subscription.

Market Reports, Grubb & Ellis  Limited Free Data
Quarterly reports on commercial real estate trends in major metro areas. Summaries free; detailed metro trend and forecast reports for office, industrial, multifamily, and retail markets for fee. 

Commercial Real Estate Market Indicators, F.W. Dodge Limited Free Data
Vacancy rates, and supply-demand comparisons, for office, hotel, retail, and warehouse markets, for 58 metro areas. Also, fee-based Real Estate Planning and Analysis Service — real estate supply and demand analysis and forecasts, for 58 metro areas.

Mortgage Market Reports, Mortgage Bankers Association of America Fee Required
Mortgage market forecasts and analysis for states and 80 metro areas; competitive assessment of mortgage markets in 80 metro areas.

Trends in Commercial Real Estate Values, Integra Realty Resources Fee Required
Absorption and projected demands indices for various property types (downtown office, suburban office, retail, industrial, and apartment) for 45 metro areas, with tables on total inventory, vacancy rates, historical and forecast, absorption and value changes for each property type in each market.

Commercial Real Estate Reports, Real Capital Analytics  Fee Required
Reports on office, industrial, retail, and apartment real estate markets for major metropolitan areas.

Economic Impacts of Housing Markets, Homeownership Alliance
Analysis of the impact of the increase in housing values on wealth, 1990-2001, for 50 metro areas (see map). (March 2002)  Also of interest:

Commercial Office Sprawl, The Brookings Institution
Analysis of the geography of commercial office space in 13 metro areas (October 2000).

Healthcare [ back to top ]

Economic Census — Services, Bureau of the Census
Census of services establishments, for years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided include establishments, revenue, payroll, employment, and other characteristics particular to specific industry. Data available by states, metro areas, counties, and places. Data a zip code available on CD-ROM.

State Health Workforce Profiles, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Department of Health and Human Services
Data on health care employment by workplace (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes) and in specific health professions and occupations. 

Data and Statistics, Health Care Financing Administration
Access to statistical series on health care expenditures by state and reports on participation in federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program) by state and county. Of particular interest: 

  • State Health Care Expenditures — Estimates of spending for personal health care services and products (hospital care, physician services, nursing home care, etc.) by state of provider and by two sources of funding (Medicare and Medicaid), 1980-latest year.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Limited Free Data
Query-based access to state inpatient hospital data, 1997-latest year. Data include  diagnoses, procedures, length of stay, total charges, discharge status, patient characteristics, primary payer, and hospital characteristics. Ambulatory surgery data to be added. CD-ROMs that provide more detailed data available for purchase: 

  • State Inpatient Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1995-latest year.
  • State Ambulatory Surgery Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1997-latest year. 

Physician Workforce Ratios for Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Biennial report of the number of general pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, general practice physicians, family physicians, and children in each U.S. county. 

Health Care Organization Rankings, U.S. News & World Report

  • Best Hospitals — For each of 17 specialties, annual ranking of top 50 hospitals.
  • Best HMO Finder — Ranking of 271 health maintenance organizations, by state (1999).

Managed Care Digest, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Regular reports on the managed care industry, with a few tables by state and large metro area. Topics include HMOs, integrated health systems, managed Medicare and Medicaid. Of particular interest:

Health Plan Report Card, National Committee for Quality Assurance
Query-based access to ratings for individual managed care plans (HMOs and PPOs), by state and zipcode. Ratings available for commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans. Rating topics include access and service, provider qualifications, and health outcomes. Accreditation status indicated.

Nursing Facility Data, American Health Care Association
Data on nursing facility industry, by state. 

Prescription Drug Use, Express Scripts, Inc.
Prescription utilization rate per member for eight types of drugs, by state, 2000. (June 2001, .pdf file)

Area Resource File, Quality Resource Systems for the Health Resources and Services Administration Fee Required
County-specific health resources database containing more than 7,000 variables for each of the nation's counties, including information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. Drawn from from over 50 different source files.

Hospital Statistics, American Hospital Association Fee Required
Data on hospital facilities and services for states and metro areas. Annual publication.

DataMart, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations  Fee Required
Access to accreditation and performance data for 19,000 healthcare organizations.

Managed Health Care, InterStudy Publications  Fee Required
Detailed profiles of HMO and PPO activity in counties, metro areas, and states. Data cover enrollment, penetration, reimbursement, inpatient beds, and individual HMO/PPO profiles.

Health Care State Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press Fee Required
Data and rankings on health care facilities, providers, insurance and finance, disease, mortality, physical fitness, natality and reproductive health. Annual publication.

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School Fee Required
Data on health care resources, rates of common surgical procedures and hospitalization, and quality of health care, for 3,400 hospital service areas and 300 hospital referral regions (covering the entire U.S.). Particular focus on Medicare enrollees. Annual publication. For additional information, see site provided by American Hospital Association.

 

Education [ back to top ]

Child Care Establishments, Bureau of the Census
Data on child care establishments, by state, 1977-97.

National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education 
Data on educational staffing and expenditures. Of particular interest:

  • Common Core of Data (CCD) — Comprehensive, annual, national statistical
    database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 91,000) and school districts (approximately 16,000). CCD contains three categories of information: general descriptive information on schools and school districts; data on students and staff; and fiscal data.
  • Education Finance Statistics Center — Education finance information for elementary/secondary public or private education, for states and school districts.
  • Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) —  Trends in postsecondary education at the institution and state levels. Data include institutional revenue and expenditure patterns by source of income and type of expense; salaries of full-time instructional faculty by academic rank and tenure status; completions (awards) by type of program, level of award; and tuition and room and board charges.
  • Global Education Locator — Query-retrieved information on individual postsecondary institutions, public schools and districts, public libraries, and private schools in the United States.
  • Library Statistics — Data on public, school, and academic libraries, and library cooperatives, by state.

Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, Bureau of the Census
Revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) of individual  elementary and secondary public school systems, 1992-latest year.

Data Reports, National Education Association
Data reports on various education-related topics, by state. For example:

  • Education Statistics — Data reports on various aspects of public education.
  • Rankings & Estimates Limited Free Data — Annual rankings of various educational statistics, by state, including average teacher salary, per pupil expenditures, change in enrollments, state share of education funding.
  • School Modernization — State fact sheets on school facility conditions and modernization. 

Teacher Salary Trends, American Federation of Teachers
Annual survey of teacher salaries, for states and 100 largest school districts.

Higher Education Facts and Figures, Chronicle of Higher Education
Access to variety of data on higher education, including institutions, faculty and staff, finances, students, and research.

Trends in Affordability of Public Higher Education, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Data on public higher education appropriations, tuition and fees, and financial aid, by state. (May 2002)

 

Travel and Tourism [ back to top ]

American Travel Survey, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Data on household and personal long-distance travel, including trip characteristics (e.g., purpose, distance, lodging, mode of transport) and traveler demographics, by state and metro area of origin and destination, 1995. Carried out every five years.

Tourism Industries Office, International Trade Administration Limited Free Data
Access to data on international tourists visiting the U.S. Of particular interest:

US Travel Data Center, Travel Industry Association of America Fee Required
Data on the economic significance of the travel and tourism industry at national, state and local levels; size, characteristics and growth of existing and emerging travel markets; and qualitative trend analysis and quantitative forecasts of future travel activity and impact.

 

Other Services  [ back to top ]

Profiles of the Nonprofit Sector, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute
Data on number, assets, and type of non-profit (501c3) organizations, for states and counties.

Sports Participation, National Sporting Goods Association
Participation index for five most popular sports in each state, for 2000.

 

Public Administration and Taxation [ back to top ]

Federal, State and Local Governments, Bureau of the Census
Access to a wide variety of reports on federal, state, and local government operations, including employment, finances and tax collections, and retirement systems.

Census of Governments, Bureau of the Census
Data on government organizations, finances, and employment, for all state and local governments, published in years ending in "2" and "7". Local governments include counties, cities, townships, special districts and school districts. 

Vital Statistics on American Politics, Congressional Quarterly
Data on a variety of aspects of federal and state politics, by state. Topics include elections, parties, campaign finance, and federalism.

Grading the States, Governing
Letter grades for each state in five areas—financial management, capital management, human resources, managing for results, and information technology. (February 2001)

State Fiscal Reports, National Association of State Budget Officers
Annual State Expenditure Report breaks down expenditures by functional category and fund source. Functional categories include elementary and secondary education, higher education, cash assistance for public welfare, Medicaid, corrections, and transportation. Semi-annual Fiscal Survey of the States provides analysis of trends and significant developments on the fiscal condition of the states, along with tables of state general fund revenues, expenditures, and balances are included in the report. 

State Budget and Tax Data, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Access to studies of various aspects of state budget and tax programs and priorities, with a particular focus on impacts on low-income families. Of particular interest:

State Revenue Reports, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York
Quarterly reports on tax revenues by source of revenue, by state.

State Tax Rates, Structure, and Burden, Federation of Tax Administrators
State income, sales, and excise tax rates; state and local tax burdens, by state.

State Finance Data, Tax Foundation
State tax rates and tax collection data, by type of tax. 

Distributional Analysis of State Tax Systems, Citizens for Tax Justice
Analysis of impact of state tax systems on families, according to income level, by state, 1995.

State Lottery Fast Facts, North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
For state lotteries, total sales, per capita sales, profits, and uses of profits.

State Tobacco Settlements, National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
For each state, data regarding amount of tobacco settlement funds and extent to which funds are used for public health purposes. 

Development Report Card for the States, Corporation for Enterprise Development 
Includes data on and rankings of tax and fiscal systems of states.

Unemployment Insurance Program Finances, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Data and information on unemployment insurance finances, including tax rates, taxable wage bases, revenues, benefits paid, and trust fund balances, by state. Annual data available 1938-three years ago; quarterly data, past 12 quarters; monthly data, past 12 months; weekly data, past 6 weeks.

Workers' Compensation, National Academy of Social Insurance
Annual report providing cost data and coverage information on workers' compensation program benefits, for states. (.pdf download)

Digital State Survey, Center for Digital Government and Government Technology
Annual ranking of state governments in eight dimensions of digital technology utilization: law enforcement and the courts, social services, e-commerce/business regulation, taxation/revenue, digital democracy, management/administration, education and GIS/transportation. (2002) 

Best States for E-Commerce, Progressive Policy Institute
Ranking of states regarding extent to which state governments facilitate Internet use for e-commerce, through regulatory, tax, and administrative policy. (March 2002)

Research Collection of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, University of North Texas Libraries
Access to publications that were available on the Web site of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations when the agency closed in April 1996. Of particular interest, Significant Features of Fiscal Federalism.

Competitive Cities Report Card, Reason Public Policy Institute
Rankings of 44 cities regarding the efficiency of 11 types of public services (e.g., libraries, street repair, police). (April 2001)

City Business Tax Study, Vertex, Inc.
Business tax burdens, by type of tax, for 27 cities.

Local and State Property Tax Collections, Tax Foundation
Periodic report on local and state property tax collections, data by state. (September 2001)

Local Tax Capacity, Metropolitan Area Research Corporation
Maps regarding tax capacity per household, for local political subdivisions in the 25 largest metro areas.

Digital Cities Survey, Center for Digital Government
Annual rankings of cities by progress in adopting and utilizing digital technologies to improve the delivery of services to their citizens. Cities grouped in three categories based on population. (2002)

Criminal Justice System Data, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Access to a variety of data on criminal justice operations, expenditures, and personnel, by state and local areas. Topics include law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

State and City Criminal Justice Data, Morgan Quitno Press Fee Required
Data and rankings on corrections, law enforcement personnel and expenditures, courts, and drug and alcohol treatment, for states, 240 metro areas, and all cities of 75,000 or more. Annual publication.

Death Penalty Facts, Death Penalty Information Center
Data on executions and death row inmates, by state. Also, table on death row inmates by race and state.

National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
State data on child welfare conditions and programs.

Data and Statistics, Health Care Financing Administration
Access to statistical series and reports on participation in federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program) by state and county.

Publicly-funded Heal