State and Local Government Finances Summary: 2011. Governments Division Briefs.

摘要

This report is part of a continuing series designed to provide information on the structure, function, finances, and employment of our nations nearly 90,000 state and local governments. The U.S. Census Bureau produces data quinquennially as part of the Census of Governments for years ending in 2 and 7. Additional statistics are produced annually and quarterly during the intercensal period from data collected in sample surveys. These surveys provide a wealth of information on state and local government employment and financial activity. This report presents data on state and local government finances based on information collected from the 2010 and 2011 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances. The 2010 and 2011 surveys cover the following government finance activities: revenue by source, expenditures by character and function, indebtedness by term, and cash and security holdings by purpose.