Graphics & examples of the many uses of Economic Census data, including comparing your business or community to others, identifying new markets, & more.

Island Areas News Stories

The following coverage highlights travel by Census Bureau staff to the Island Areas to promote the 2017 Economic Census of the Island Areas and coordinate collection with local officials.

American Samoa

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Guam

Puerto Rico

USVI

Comparability

For 2017, the industry-specific questionnaires used for Puerto Rico were extended to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which previously used one questionnaire to cover all industries. This allows for the collection of more detailed data for these territories. For all territories, some questions have been changed to match questions asked on stateside Economic Census questionnaires.

Geographies

Economic Census Geographic Coverage 2017

Tables denoting geographic coverage for states, metro areas, counties, places, & ZIP codes in the 2017 Economic Census by sector & other economic programs.

Data

Electronic Data Files

2017 Economic Census data links to data.census.gov and the FTP sites are now available.

Island Areas Data Tables

Island Area Snapshots

These snapshots provide key data from the 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The data release for Puerto Rico is scheduled for December 2020.

2012 snapshots are still available for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.