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State Data Files

Raw State data files can be reused by citizens and organizations for their own web applications and mashups. If there are additional datasets that you would like to see included on this site, please contact us. View the various data files in the table below.

Data Type Description CSV XLS KML TXT XML
Air Quality - Air Resource Board Air quality data and statistics. x x   x  
Alcoholic Beverage Licenses - Alcoholic Beverage Control Monthly data export contains raw data of pending and active license records.   x   x  
Budgetary Data - Legislative Analyst's Office Expenditures, revenues, personnel years, historical, and budgetary data.   x      
California RSS Feeds - CA.gov Various RSS feeds from state agencies and departments.         x
California Twitter Feeds - CA.gov Various state, city, county, and legislator Twitter feeds.         x
Colleges and Universities - CA.gov Locate community colleges, independent colleges, state universities, and universities (in KML format).     x    
Community Colleges - CA.gov Student demographics and reports x        
Construction - Department of Finance Monthly and annual data on residential and nonresidential units and valuation, housing permits and starts.   x      
Contracts - Department of General Services

Tracks contracting dollars spent by the State of California

  x      

County Profiles - Department of Finance

A statistical "snapshot" of selected economic, social, and demographic data for California and its 58 counties.   x      

Demographics - Department of Finance

Estimates, projections for various demographics including: race/ethnic population with age and sex detail, population counts for counties/cities, immigration. x x   x  

Economic - Department of Finance

New car sales, Department of Defense and NASA prime contract awards, gross domestic product, top counties ranked by gross domestic product, California’s world ranking.   x      

Economic Forecasts - Department of Finance

National economic forecast, California economic forecast, consumer price index forecast.   x      

Economic Indicators - Department of Finance

A bimonthly summary of economic trends and data relating to the State of California.   x      

Education (Comprehensive Data) - California Postsecondary Education Commission

Over 50 million records of comprehensive and customizable data on education. Custom data reports, trend analysis, transfer pathways , freshman pathways , high school characteristics, and California school codes and cross-walk system. x        
Education (Quick Data) - California Postsecondary Education Commission Graphs and tables displaying the most-requested reports based on the Commission's data. College-going rates and student migration, graduation rates, regional data, student snapshots, ethnicity snapshots, 50-state comparison , California colleges mailing list. x        
Education (Workforce and Fiscal Data) - California Postsecondary Education Commission Various economic, fiscal, and workforce data reports, including School To Employment Pathways System (STEPS), workforce snapshots, fiscal snapshots, fees and funding, California county comparison, and 50-state comparison.          

Election Results - Secretary of State

Statewide election results.   x      
Employment - Department of Finance Civilian labor force and employment, unemployment rate, nonagricultural wage and salary employment.   x      
Employment and Wages - Employment Development Department Count of employment and wages for workers covered by unemployment insurance programs.       x  

Employment Projections - Employment Development Department

Estimates the changes in industry and occupational employment over time resulting from industry growth, changes in technology, and other factors. These data are commonly called "occupational outlook" or "demand occupations."   x      
Envirostor - Department of Toxic Substances Control Cleanup sites and permitted facilities.       x  
Fingerprinting Locations - Attorney General Fingerprinting services for background checks are available to the public at these locations.     x    

Health and Vital Statistics - California Department of Public Health

Birth, marriage, death, disease, etc.   x      

Healthcare Statistics - Office of Statewide Health & Planning Division

Hospitals, providers, quality of care, long-term care, etc.   x      

Income - Department of Finance

Measure of personal income, minimum wage history, poverty income guidelines by family size.   x      

Labor Statistics - Department of Industrial Relations

Occupational injuries and illnesses.   x      

Licensing and Registration - Department of Industrial Relations

Garment manufacturers and contractors, farm labor contractors, talent agency license, studio teachers, car washing and polishing.   x   x  
Mandate Reimbursement Claims  - Legislative Analyst's Office Mandate reimbursement claims by K-12 school districts, community college districts, and other local agencies.   x      
Prices - Department of Finance Consumer price index, national deflators.   x      
Public Debt Bond Issues - State Treasurer's Office Detailed data of all public debt bond issues sold in California by sale date within each calendar year from 1999 to present.   x      

Public Safety Survey (2008) - Department of Personnel Administration

Comparison of State Safety employees (for example, CHP officers) to similar jobs in other jurisdictions.

        x
Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Recovery.ca.gov Download California stimulus map showing recovery projects by county. x        

State Employee Compensation - Department of Personnel Administration

Comparison of compensation of State employees to similar jobs in other jurisdictions.

        x

Statistical Abstract - Department of Finance

A compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the state. 

  x      
Tax Rates - Board of Equalization Tax rates for California cities and counties (see links at the bottom of the page).  x x      
Trade - Department of Finance Exports and imports through California ports.   x      

Traffic Counts - Caltrans

Traffic counts on State highways.   x      
Traffic Records - California Highway Patrol Driving statistics, fatalities, accidents, injuries, etc.   x