About this eBook
The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book is the continuation of the U.S. Census Bureau’s discontinued publication. It is a convenient summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the states, metropolitan areas, and micropolitan areas in the United States. It is designed to serve as a statistical reference and guide to other data publications and sources.
This new edition features more than 1,500 data items from a variety of sources. It covers many key topical areas including population, birth and death rates, health coverage, school enrollment, crime rates, income and housing, employment, transportation, and government.
The metropolitan area information is based on the latest set of definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan areas including:
a complete listing and data for all states, metropolitan areas, including micropolitan areas, and their component counties2010 census counts and more recent population estimates for all areasresults of the 2016 national and state electionsexpanded vital statistics, communication, and criminal justice datadata on migration and commuting habitsAmerican Community Survey 1- and 3-year estimatesdata on health insurance and housing and finance mattersaccurate and helpful citations to allow the user to directly consult the sourcesource notes and explanationsA guide to state statistical abstracts and state information
Economic development officials, regional planners, urban researchers, college students, and data users can easily see the trends and changes affecting the nation today.
This new edition features more than 1,500 data items from a variety of sources. It covers many key topical areas including population, birth and death rates, health coverage, school enrollment, crime rates, income and housing, employment, transportation, and government.
The metropolitan area information is based on the latest set of definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan areas including:
a complete listing and data for all states, metropolitan areas, including micropolitan areas, and their component counties2010 census counts and more recent population estimates for all areasresults of the 2016 national and state electionsexpanded vital statistics, communication, and criminal justice datadata on migration and commuting habitsAmerican Community Survey 1- and 3-year estimatesdata on health insurance and housing and finance mattersaccurate and helpful citations to allow the user to directly consult the sourcesource notes and explanationsA guide to state statistical abstracts and state information
Economic development officials, regional planners, urban researchers, college students, and data users can easily see the trends and changes affecting the nation today.
About the author
Deirdre A. Gaquin has been a data use consultant to private organizations, government agencies, and universities for more than 30 years. Prior to that, she was Director of Data Access Services at Data Use & Access Laboratories, a pioneer in private sector distribution of federal statistical data. A former President of the Association of Public Data Users, Ms. Gaquin has served on numerous boards, panels, and task forces concerned with federal statistical data and has worked on five decennial censuses. She holds a Master of Urban Planning (MUP) degree from Hunter College. Ms. Gaquin is also an editor of Bernan Press's Almanac of American Education; the Congressional District Atlas; The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community Survey; Places, Towns and Townships; and County and City Extra.
Mary Meghan Ryan is a senior research editor for Bernan Press. She is also the editor for Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas; and co-editor for County and City Extra and Places, Towns and Townships. In addition, she serves as the associate editor for Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change.
Mary Meghan Ryan is a senior research editor for Bernan Press. She is also the editor for Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas; and co-editor for County and City Extra and Places, Towns and Townships. In addition, she serves as the associate editor for Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change.
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