The U.S. Census Bureau has published new data on government organization counts for 2025, releasing three tables: Government Units by State, Local Governments by Type and State, and Special District Governments by Function and State. In addition to these tables, the agency also made available the Organization Public Use File for State and Local Government Structures, a database that covers U.S. state and local governments along with their main agencies.
The newly released counts are categorized by features such as government type, state, population size, group, and function. The data set includes comprehensive details about school systems, covering both independent and dependent districts.
According to the Census Bureau, “The Census of Governments, which includes the Government Organization counts, collects state and local government data every five years in years ending in ‘2’ and ‘7.’ The Organization Component of the Census of Governments provides the official count of active U.S. governments. Now, in addition to the Census of Governments product series, select tables will be published annually.”
These resources are accessible online through the Census Bureau’s website: Government Organization tables can be found at www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/government-organization/data/tables.html while the Organization Public Use Files are available at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/data/datasets.html.
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