State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2013

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2013, First Edition

Essential for any economic development official, regional planner, or urban researcher, The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, previously published by the Census Bureau, is the first edition published by Bernan Press. This valuable resource continues to provide the most complete source of comprehensive and useful information about the nation’s individual states, metropolitan and micropolitan areas, and their component counties. This edition features the latest information on an array of topics such as population, birth and death rates, health coverage, school enrollment, crime rates, income and housing, employment, transportation, and government. Researchers, college students, and data users can easily see the trends and changes affecting the nation today.

This edition includes:
a complete listing and data for all states, metropolitan areas, including micropolitan areas, and their component counties2010 census counts and more recent population estimates for all areasresults of the 2012 national and state electionsexpanded vital statistics, communication, and criminal justice datadata on migration and commuting habitsAmerican Community Survey 1- and 3-year estimatesdata on health insurance and housing and finance mattersaccurate and helpful citations to allow the user to directly consult the sourcesource notes and explanationsA guide to state statistical abstracts and state information
A valuable addition for all academic and public libraries.


The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2013 is part of the County and City Extra Series available from Bernan Press. Other books include:
County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data BookThe Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community SurveyPlaces, Towns, and Townships

Deirdre A. Gaquin has been a data use consultant to private organizations, government agencies, and universities for more than 30 years. Prior to that, she was Director of Data Access Services at Data Use & Access Laboratories, a pioneer in private sector distribution of federal statistical data. A former President of the Association of Public Data Users, Ms. Gaquin has served on numerous boards, panels, and task forces concerned with federal statistical data and has worked on five decennial censuses. She holds a Master of Urban Planning (MUP) degree from Hunter College. Ms. Gaquin is also an editor of Bernan Press's Almanac of American Education; the Congressional District Atlas; The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community Survey; Places, Towns and Townships; and County and City Extra.

Gwenavere W. Dunn is a research editor with Bernan Press. She holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management from Trinity Washington University. She is a former senior editor with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and was managing editor of the Board’s Federal Reserve Bulletin. She is the assistant editor of the Almanac of American Education; The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community Survey; and editor of Crime in the United States and Employment, Hours, and Earnings; all published by Bernan Press.