The 6th edition of the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book continues to provide the most complete source of comprehensive and useful information about the nation’s individual states and metropolitan areas. This edition features the latest information so that researchers and users can easily see the trends and changes affecting everyone today.

Sections

Map of the United States, Showing Census Regions and Divisions [1.2 MB]

Preface [<1.0 MB]

Guide to Tabular Presentation [<1.0 MB]

Major Federal Data Contacts [<1.0 MB]

Subject Index [<1.0 MB]

Table A. States

Note: Table A presents data for the United States, states, and the District of Columbia. Data are presented for 1,539 items with the states listed in alphabetic order.

All state tables [1.2 MB]

Table B. Metropolitan Areas

Note: Table B covers 361 metropolitan statistical areas and 11 metropolitan statistical areas with 29 metropolitan divisions defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of June 6, 2003, and subsequently updated in December 2003 and November 2004. For more information, see OMB Bulletin 05-02 at <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy05/b05-02_appendix.pdf>.

All metropolitan areas tables [<1.0 MB]

B-1. Area and Population [<1.0 MB]

B-2. Components of Population Change [<1.0 MB]

B-3. Population by Age, Race, and Sex [<1.0 MB]

B-4. Population Characteristics 2000 Census [<1.0 MB]

B-5. Births, Deaths, Infant Deaths [<1.0 MB]

B-6. Physicians, Community Hospitals, Medicare, Social Security, and SSI [<1.0 MB]

B-7. Housing Units and Building Permits [<1.0 MB]

B-8. Personal Income and Earnings by Industry [<1.0 MB]

B-9. Labor Force and Private Business Establishments and Employment [<1.0 MB]

B-10. Banking, Retail Trade, and Accommodation and Food Services [<1.0 MB]

B-11. Government [<1.0 MB]

Table C. Metropolitan Areas with Component Counties

Note: Table C covers 361 metropolitan statistical areas, 11 metropolitan statistical areas with 29 metropolitan divisions, and 1,090 county components defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of June 6, 2003, and subsequently updated in December 2003 and November 2004. For more information, see OMB Bulletin 05-02 at <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy05/b05-02_appendix.pdf>.

All metropolitan counties tables [<1.0 MB]

C-1. Population and Population Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

C-2. Population Characteristics and Housing Units [<1.0 MB]

C-3. Personal Income and Earnings by Industry [1.0 MB]

C-4. Civilian Labor Force and Private Nonfarm Businesses [<1.0 MB]

Table D. Micropolitan Areas

Table D presents data for the 575 micropolitan areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of June 6, 2003, and subsequently updated in December 2003 and November 2004. For more information, see OMB Bulletin 05-02 at <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy05/b05-02_appendix.pdf>.

D-1. Population and Personal Income [1.0 MB]

Appendixes

A. Source Notes and Explanations [<1.0 MB]

B. Limitations of the Data and Methodology [<1.0 MB]

C. Geographic Concepts and Codes [5.7 MB]

D. Guide to State Statistical Abstracts and State Information [<1.0 MB]

Appendix E. Ranking Tables

All ranking tables [<1.0 MB]

State Rankings

E-1. Area and Population [<1.0 MB]

E-2. Population Projections [<1.0 MB]

E-3. Population by Age Group [<1.0 MB]

E-4. Median Income of Households and Families in Constant Dollars [<1.0 MB]

E-5. Poverty Status of Families and Individuals in the Past 12 Months [<1.0 MB]

E-6. Value and Gross Rent of Specified Owner- and Renter-Occupied Units, Homeownership Rates, Vacancy Rates, and Housing Prices [<1.0 MB]

E-7. Cost of Living Indicators--Utilities, Gasoline, and Tax Rates [<1.0 MB]

E-8. Population by Residence [<1.0 MB]

E-9. Population by Race and Hispanic Origin--Percent of Total [<1.0 MB]

E-10. Persons With and Without Health Insurance Coverage [<1.0 MB]

E-11. Health Conditions and Chronic Disease-Related Characteristics and Diabetes [<1.0 MB]

E-12. Social Insurance, Human Services, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program [<1.0 MB]

Metropolitan Area Rankings

E-13. Population Indicators [<1.0 MB]

E-14. Population Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

E-15. Social and Housing Indicators [<1.0 MB]

E-16. Economic Indicators [<1.0 MB]

E-17. Business and Federal Funds [<1.0 MB]

Others in Series

Publication | November 2001

County and City Data Book: 2000

A convenient summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the counties and cities of the United States.

Publication | April 1998

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 1997-98

A convenient summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the states and metropolitan areas (MAs) of the United States.

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006

A Statistical Abstract Supplement

Sections

Table A. States

Population

Vital Statistics

Health and Hospitals

Education

Crime

Labor, Employment, and Earnings

Income

Housing

Cost of Living Indicators

Gross State Product

Personal Income

Earnings by Industry

Science and Engineering Indicators

Business

Foreign

Agriculture

Natural Resources

Energy

Construction

Manufactures

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Transportation

Motor Vehicle and Highway Statistics

Communications

Information Industries and Newspapers

Financial Activities

Services

Travel and Tourism Indicators

Government

Social Welfare Programs

Medicare and Medicaid

Defense

Elections