State Fact Sheets: Data Download

Release Date

Data Files

• Microsoft Excel .xls files are available for each fact sheet. Select a fact sheet from the Product Overview page and then select the Excel file at the top right of the fact sheet that is displayed.

• A Microsoft Access data base file containing data for all states is available. Download StateFactSheets_ACCESS.mdb (MS Access 2000; 2052KB) and then open the Data Relationships view to see how the tables are related and to find a particular variable.

Data Sources

The data are from a variety of sources.

• Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Current Population Survey, Food Security Supplements , 2002-2010, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Regional Economic Information System, April 2012, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
• 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 Census of Population, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce.
• 2006-2010 American Community Survey, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
• Organic data, USDA, Economic Research Service, based on information from USDA-accredited State and private organic certifiers.
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room, Economic Research Service, USDA.
• Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
• Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.