September 20, 2012

1. Utilizing Statistics about GovernmentsGovernments DivisionEconomic Programs DirectorateU.S. Census BureauPresented at the Pennsylvania State Data Center Annual Conference September 20, 2012 Disclaimer: This report is released to inform interested parties of research and to encourage discussion of work in progress. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Census Bureau.

2. Introduction

3. Government Statistics Data

4. Government Statistics Data

5. History of the Census of Governments

6. Governments as Producers Personal Consumption 71.2% Percentage Federal 39.9% of govt (8.1% of GDP) Government Expenditure 20.3% Private Domestic Investment 12.3% State & local 60.1% of govt (12.2% of GDP) Net Exports -3.8% Components of Gross Domestic Product Source: BEA

7. Government Statistics in the News

8. Census of Governments • Taxes • Pensions • Education Finances • Revenues • Expenditures • Debt • Cash and Securities

9. Milestones: 2012 Census of Governments Organization • Initial Mail: October 2011  Preliminary Publication: August 2012 Employment • Initial Mail: March 2012  Preliminary Publication: December 2013 Finance • State and Local Finances • Initial Mail: October 2012  Preliminary Publication: December 2014 • Retirement • Initial Mail: October 2012  Preliminary Publication: February 2014 • Education Finances • Initial Mail: January 2013 Preliminary Publication: June 2014

10. Definition of a Governmemnt

11. Government Organization

12. Types of Governments Measured and Defined (Preliminary Estimates) Source: 2012 Census of Governments (preliminary estimates)

13. The Many Layers of American Government Source: 2012 Census of Governments

14. Types of Governments in Pennsylvania • 2ndin the number of local governments (4,905) • 2ndin the number of towns and townships (1,546) • 3rdin the number of municipalities (1,015) • 10thin the number of independent school district governments (514) • 6thin the number of special districts (1,764) • Tied for 21stwith FL and SD in the number of counties (66) Source: 2012 Census of Governments (Preliminary Estimates)

15. Government Employment

16. Annual Employment Statistics • United States • Pennsylvania • 19,412,954 S&L government employees • Total payroll for March 2011 was $70.4 Billion • 57.2 % are employed in public education systems • 7,845,337 are in K-12 • 3,164,669 are in Higher Education • 727,733 S&L government employees • Total payroll for March 2011 was $2.6 Billion • 57.4% are employed in public education systems • 307,683 are in K-12 • 105,232 are in Higher Education Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll

17. Government Finance

18. Government Finance • July ………. 547 • Aug ………. 2,410 • Sept ……… 6,267 • Oct ……….. 418 • Nov ………. 304 • Dec ………. 36,153 • Jan ……… 351 • Feb ……… 1,662 • Mar ……… 4,072 • April ……... 2,595 • May ……… 938 • June …….. 33,809 Source: 2007 Census of Governments

19. Sources of Tax Revenue – Variety Among States Source: 2011 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections

20. www.census.gov/govs

21. Thank You Paul Reyes Outreach and Education Branch Brigitte Wehrs Chief, Outreach and Education Branch Governments Division Governments Division U.S. Census Bureau govs.cms.inquiry@census.gov 1-800-242-2184