Census of Governments (1987). Volume 6, Guide to the 1987 Census of Governments.Number 1

摘要

There were 83,237 government units in the United States at the beginning of 1987.The 14,721 local school districts and 29,532 special districts accounted for 53 percent of this total. The remainder includes the Federal government and governments for the 50 States, 3,041 counties, 19,200 municipalities and 16,691 townships. During the 5 years from 1982 to 1987, total revenue for all governments--Federal, State and local--increased 47 percent to $1,680 trillion in fiscal 1987. In October 1987, civilian public employment totaled 17.2 million persons. This level of employment represents an increase of 8.9 percent since October 1982. These data are part of the 1987 Census of Governments--the latest of the quinquennial censuses of State and local governments conducted by the Census Bureau.