Research Guides: Economics: City Data

USA Counties (Census)

USA Counties
Information in USA Counties is derived from the following general topics: Accommodation and Food Services, Age, Agriculture, Ancestry, Banking, Building Permits, County Business Patterns, Civilian Labor Force, Crime, Earnings, Education, Elections, Employment, Government, Health, Hispanic or Latino, Households, Housing, Income, Manufactures, Nonemployer Statistics, Population, Poverty, Race and Hispanic Origin, Retail Trade, Social Programs, Survey of Business Owners, Taxes, Veterans, Vital Statistics, Water Use, and Wholesale Trade.
County Business Patterns (Census)
County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll.

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This data is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for other statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for administration and planning.

CEIC Data
Provides economic research on emerging and developed markets by economists around the globe.

Business Ready
Business Ready is a data collection and analysis project of the World Bank Group to assess the business and investment climate worldwide, accompanied by an annual corporate flagship report. It is organized according to topics essential for private sector development that correspond to various stages of the life cycle of a firm and its participation in the market while opening, operating (or expanding), and closing (or reorganizing) a business. The topics are Business Entry, Business Location, Utility Services, Labor, Financial Services, International Trade, Taxation, Dispute Resolution, Market Competition, and Business Insolvency. It replaces and improves upon the World Bank Group’s earlier Doing Business project.

Global Market Information Database
Provides international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers. To find information on cities, hover over "Countries & Consumers," then click "Cities."
SimplyAnalytics
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application with access to thousands of demographic, business, marketing, crime, city data, data variables that can be used to develop interactive thematic maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software. Individual registrations are required.

Social Explorer
Social Explorer contains access to U.S. Census data dating back to 1790. Users can create maps and embed them as objects or download static images.
To access Social Explorer, create a user account after signing in to NYU's SSO. If you have questions about authenticating your NYU Social Explorer account from off-campus, please contact Data Services.
Sage Data
Sage Data aggregates datasets sourced from reputable public and private organizations, such as OECD, China Data Online, the United Nations, and the U.S. Census. It covers topics across many subject areas, including education, population and income, industry, commerce, trade, housing and construction. Users can create custom extracts and download files in delimited, SAS, or shapefile formats.

HUD State of the Cities Data System
Data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs.
Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Economic Accounts
Data for states, metropolitan statistical areas, and US regions. Ability to create interactive charts, graphs, tables and charts for data from 1969-2008 for some reports. Personal Income and employment data are provided in annual or quarterly format.

New York City (Research Guide)
Finding NYC Data (Research Guide)
NYU Furman Center NYC Data Services
NYC Open Data
The NYC data sets are available in a variety of machine-readable formats and are refreshed when new data becomes available. Data is presented by category, by City agency, or by other City organization. Descriptions of the data, the collection method, and other contextual material, called metadata, make the data sets easier to understand and use

How to get Census Stats for NYC
Help guide on how to get data from the American Community Survey through American Factfinder.