California Government Information: Statistics

The following databases provide statistics on many subject and topic areas for California and in some instances other states.

Current

• Sage Data.  Provides easy access to a wide variety of economic, social, political, and other indicators, primarily from federal, state and intergovernmental agencies.
• Local Government Financial Data. Cities, counties and special districts. From the California State Controller.
• Data.gov California Data. Datasets in the U.S. data.gov domain that are tagged for California.
• Open FI$Cal. Displays data from the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), to allow the public to monitor state spending.
• Public Policy Institute of California. Nonprofit with reports and data on economic development, education, employment and income, environment, government, health, housing, immigration, infrastructure, political participation, population, public finance, social policy, transportation, and water.

Historical

• California Statistical Abstract. Compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State. The contributor for each table is given at the bottom of the table and may be contacted for more details or an explanation of the data.
• California Budget - Expenditures and Revenues. From the Legislative Analyst's Office.  Historical data from 1950.
• Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the Legislature of the State of California. Contains agency annual reports that include statistics about California. San Francisco Public Library has digitized volumes of the Appendix for 1855–1931. Click "View Additional Copies" to see the full list.
• Index to reports published in the Appendices to the Journals of the California Legislature, 1905-1970. Index to the reports published in the Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the Legislature of the State of California, linked above.