Revised Release of State and Local Data for 2007

On December 24, 2009, usgovernmentspending.com updated its database with the revised data release for 2007 on State and Local Government Spending and Revenue from the US Census Bureau. The latest data updates the original 2007 data released in September 2009.
This update includes state and local data for individual states and data and aggregate spending and revenue data for all states combined.
Here is the current status of state and local government spending and revenue data.

• State and local data up to and including 2007 is actual data reported to and published by the Census Bureau.
• State spending and revenue data for 2008 is actual data reported to and published by the Census Bureau.
• State tax data for 2009 is actual data reported to and published by the Census Bureau in State Government Tax Collections.
• Data for 2008 (except state data for 2008 and state tax data for 2009) and subsequent years is "guesstimated" by projecting the change in each spending or revenue item between 2006 and 2007 forward. Maximum change is 15 percent. Minimum change is zero percent.

Caveat on "Guesstimated" Data

The crude "guesstimation" that usgovernmentspending.com applies to data after 2007 (the last year for which the US Census Bureau provides data) is a way to get a rough look at total government spending in the present year and the near future.
But in the current recession, state and local spending is probably higher than "guesstimated" and revenue is probably significantly lower than "guesstimated."
The US Census Bureau report of State Government Tax Collections for 2009, scheduled for release in March 2010, will be the first look at the effect of the recession on state government revenues.

Upcoming Data Updates

The Census Bureau will update State and Local Government Finances (i.e. spending and revenue data) for 2005 and 2006 in January 2010.
The Census Bureau will release State Government Tax Collections for 2009 in March 2010.
The Census Bureau will release State and Local Government Finances for 2008 (i.e. spending and revenue) in Summer 2010.

Data Update Schedule

Here's a table that tells you when data was last updated, and when to expect fresh updates from usgovernmentspending.com.

LAST UPDATED: 02/17/2021

Mon	Data Type	Last Update + Link		Next Update
Feb	Federal Spending/Revenue govinfo.gov	Mar 2019	FY20 Budget	Feb 2020	FY2021 Budget
Feb	Forecast US GDP govinfo.gov	Mar 2019	2019 ff	Feb 2020	CY20ff
Mar	Actual US GDP bea.gov	Mar 2019	2018 GDP	Mar 2020	CY19
Mar	Federal Revenue by State irs.gov	Aug 2020	FY19 data	Mar 2021	FY20 data
Mar	Agency Debt federalreserve.gov	Mar 2020	2019 data	Mar 2021	CY20
Apr	Actual US GO bea.gov	Apr 2020	2019 GO	Apr 2021	CY20
Apr	State Spending/Revenue census.gov	Apr 2020	FY18 data	Feb 2020	FY19 data
May	Actual State GDP bea.gov	May 2020	2019 data	May 2021	2020 data
May	Medicare Trustees Report cms.gov	May 2020	2020 report	Apr 2021	2021 report
May	OASDI Trustees Report ssa.gov	May 2020	2020 report	Apr 2021	2021 report
May	Medicare Part C Update cms.gov	May 2020	2020 report	Apr 2021	2021 report
June	CBO Long Term Outlook cbo.gov	Sep 2020	2020 report	Jul 2021	2021 report
Sept	State Quarterly Taxes census.gov	Sep 2020	FY20 data	Sep 2021	FY21 data
Oct	Federal Outlays, Receipts, Deficit treas.gov	Oct 2019	FY19 data	Oct 2020	FY20 data
Oct	State and Local Spending/Revenue census.gov	Oct 2020	FY18 data	Nov 2021	FY19 data
Dec	CMS Medicaid cms.gov	Dec 2020	CY19 data	Dec 2021	CY20 data
Feb	US, State Population census.gov	Feb 2021	7/20 data	Dec 2021	7/21 data

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Update: State Data for FY 2008

On December 12, 2009, usgovernmentspending.com updated its database with the latest data release on State Government Spending and Revenue from the US Census Bureau. The latest data is for fiscal year 2008. Previously the data displayed for 2008 was "guesstimated" based on a crude projection of spending and revenue levels from 2007.

This includes data for individual states and data and aggregate spending and revenue data for all states.

Here is the current status of state and local government spending and revenue data.

• Data for state and local governments up to and including 2007 is actual data reported to and published by the Census Bureau.
• State government spending and revenue data for 2008 is actual data reported to and published by the Census Bureau.
• State government tax data for 2008 is actual data reported to and published by the Census Bureau.
• State data for 2009 (except state tax data for 2009) and subsequent years is "guesstimated" by projecting the change in each spending or revenue item between 2007 and 2008 forward. Maximum change is 15 percent. Minimum change is zero percent.
• Local government and combined state and local data for 2008 and subsequent years is "guesstimated" by projecting the change in each spending or revenue item between 2006 and 2007 forward. Maximum change is 15 percent. Minimum change is zero percent.

Caveat on "Guesstimated" Data

The crude "guesstimation" that usgovernmentspending.com applies to data after 2007 (the last year for which the US Census Bureau provides data) is a way to get a rough look at total government spending in the present year and the near future.

But in the current recession state and local spending is probably higher than "guesstimated" and revenue is probably significantly lower than "guesstimated."

The US Census Bureau report of State Government Tax Collections for 2009, scheduled for release in March 2010, will be the first look at the effect of the recession on state government revenues.

Upcoming Data Updates

The Census Bureau will update State and Local Government Finances (i.e. spending and revenue data) for 2005, 2006, and 2007 in December 2009.

The Census Bureau will release State Government Tax Collections for 2009 in March 2010.

The Census Bureau will release State and Local Government Finances for 2008 (i.e. spending and revenue) in Summer 2010.