State pages that read business funding by state from public data

What does each state page cover?

Each state page covers the same five things, written for that state alone:

• the largest cities or towns and how their populations have moved since 2020
• which industries produce the most output, and which kinds of business are unusually common there
• which funding structures fit that industry mix, and where they do not
• a rules note that states no legal rule and names the official state source where one is listed
• links to the pages for bordering states and to the application

Population figures come from the Census Bureau city and town population totals. Each state page lists the exact tables it reads in its Sources section.

Which states have a business funding page so far?

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have a page. Most read incorporated places. New England pages read towns, because towns hold most local government there. Hawaii has no incorporated places, so its page reads counties and census-designated places.

Why the pages avoid city landing pages

A page per city would repeat the same advice with a new place name, and Afterfirst has no branch locations to point to. The state pages name cities only as data, in a table with the Census source beside it. Some needs follow the calendar more than the map: the page for tax preparers shows one industry's year month by month. Some needs follow the calendar more than the map: the page for tax preparers shows one industry's year month by month. Some needs follow the calendar more than the map: the page for tax preparers shows one industry's year month by month. Some needs follow the calendar more than the map: the page for tax preparers shows one industry's year month by month.

How the numbers are checked

A script pulls every number from the downloaded Census and BEA files, and a second script checks that each number printed on a state page appears in that data. A page that fails the check is not published.

Differences between state and funder rules

A state page describes the state's economy. Whether a funder will take a file from that state depends on its own buy box. Availability also varies by state, so confirm yours with us before applying.

Data vintages used

Population figures are Census Vintage 2025 estimates for July 1, 2025. Industry output is BEA state GDP for 2025. Establishment counts are County Business Patterns for 2023, the latest year published.