2007 Economic Census

Using American FactFinder

How do I get started?

Searching for data in American FactFinder (AFF) is a multi-step process.

1. You build a search by adding criteria to Your Selections from the search menus. Criteria can include geographies, industries, and other topics. Each time you add an item to Your Selections, the search results and search menus change to reflect the selected items.
2. Once you have narrowed your search results to a manageable level, select and view one or more tables.

Let's walk through an example:

How many manufacturers of dog and cat food did the state of Alabama have in 2007?

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Step 1: Build Your Selections

At factfinder2.census.gov, use the Select Topics menu to select a Program:

1. Select Economic Census from the Program submenu.
2. Economic Census is added to Your Selections and the Topics, Geographies, and Industry Codes menus now reflect those available in the Economic Census.

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Use the Select Geographies menu to add geographies:

1. In the List tab, select State from the geographic type dropdown menu.
2. From the updated results list click on Alabama
3. Click on the Add to Your Selections box to add it to Your Selections. You can now close the Select Geographies menu.
4. Alabama is now in Your Selections.

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Use Select Industry Codes menu to add a NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System), Product, Material, or Commodity code:

1. Using the keyword search feature, do a search for "dog food" and click GO.
2. The Industry Code Results will be limited to only codes that: have "dog food" in the title, are in the Economic Census, and have data available for Alabama.
3. Check off 311111: Dog and cat food manufacturing and click Add to add it to Your Selections.You can now close the Select Industry Codes menu.
4. 311111: Dog and cat food manufacturing is now in Your Selections.

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Step 2: Select your table and view.

The search results are now limited to only Economic Census tables that include NAICS 311111 at the state level.

1. Check off the table(s) you would like to open.
2. Click the View button to see the table.

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Lastly, the table appears:

Using table EC0700A1: All sectors: Geographic Area Series: Economy-Wide Key Statistics: 2007, you can see that there were 5 establishments in the state of Alabama classified in NAICS 311111, which are primarily engaged in manufacturing dog and cat food.