Changelog

When each dataset was last fetched, and what changed. Update timing follows the publisher: some series are annual, unemployment is monthly, and tax records are hand-verified.

  1. US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (summary file) — 2020–2024

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2020–2024, December 2025) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  2. US Census Bureau Population Estimates — Vintage 2025

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (Vintage 2025, January 27, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  3. BEA Personal Consumption Expenditures by State — 2025

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2025, September 30, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  4. EIA residential electricity (Table 5A) and natural gas prices — 2024

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2024, October 7, 2025) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  5. NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance (statewide) — 1991–2020 average

    Fetched for the 50 states (NOAA publishes no statewide series for the District of Columbia) (1991–2020 average, monthly) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  6. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting estimates (Crime Data Explorer) — 2025

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2025, August 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  7. Census Bureau State-to-State Migration Flows — 2024

    Fetched for every pair of states and the District of Columbia (2024, January 21, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  8. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division — State Minimum Wage Laws / Consolidated State Minimum Wage Update Table — 2026

    Hand-verified for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2026, DOL table effective 2026-07-01) and validated. Manually maintained.

  9. BEA Regional Price Parities — 2024

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2024, February 19, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  10. BEA Regional Price Parities by metro area — 2024

    Fetched for every published metropolitan statistical area (2024, February 19, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  11. BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics — July 2026

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (July 2026, Aug. 21, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  12. US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates — 2024

    Fetched for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2024, December 2025) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  13. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — May 2025

    Fetched for the selected occupations and available state areas (May 2025, May 15, 2026) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  14. FRED (FHFA House Price Index & state unemployment) — home prices through 2025, unemployment through 2024

    Fetched for the 50 states, District of Columbia, and national context series (home prices through 2025, unemployment through 2024, continuously updated) and validated. Fetched from the official publisher.

  15. Tax Foundation — 2026 State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets — 2026

    Hand-verified for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2026, tax year 2026) and validated. Manually maintained.

  16. Tax Foundation — State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2026 — 2026

    Hand-verified for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (2026, tax year 2026) and validated. Manually maintained.