state data center

Name

state data center

Legal name

State Data Center of Iowa

Website

https://iowadatacenter.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Statistical Data Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Libraries and Archives (51921), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Census data distribution
• Demographic statistics
• State government data
• Population estimates
• Public data portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Moines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Iowa State Data Center is a free public data portal operated by the State Library of Iowa in Des Moines that aggregates and distributes Iowa-focused census, demographic, economic, and statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state agencies. It serves as the state's official point of access to federal and state data products, publications, and geographic resources for researchers, businesses, government agencies, and the general public.

Product overview

The Iowa State Data Center is a data distribution portal operated by the State Library of Iowa that provides access to population, housing, business, and government statistics about Iowa. The portal offers data through multiple access points: Data by Subject (covering demographics, economics, and geography), Data by Source (including U.S. Census Bureau surveys and state agency data), Quick Facts (pre-compiled summaries at state/county/city/tract levels), Publications (thematic demographic profiles), and Geography resources. As a U.S. Census Bureau Premier Local Partner, the center disseminates federal statistical data alongside Iowa-specific statistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data by Subject Iowa demographic and statistical data organized by subject area, including population, housing, income, education, employment, and other key indicators for researchers, planners, and the public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides access to 2025 Annual Population Estimates, 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates, and 2020 Redistricting Data

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• State Library of IowacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe State Data Center is a program of the State Library of Iowa. The State Library provides institutional support and administration for the program, which serves as the state's primary portal for census and demographic data.
• U.S. Census BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe State Data Center is a U.S. Census Bureau Premier Local Partner, providing local access to Census Bureau resources including Census.gov, Explore Census Data, and the Population Estimates Program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• USAFacts: A nonpartisan civic data aggregator that compiles federal, state, and local government data for public use — functionally adjacent to the Iowa State Data Center but operating nationally as a private nonprofit.
• Census Reporter: A non-commercial project that simplifies access to U.S. Census Bureau data with topic-based browsing and visualizations; serves a similar researcher/journalist audience as the Iowa State Data Center but at the national level.

Direct peers

• Texas State Data Center: Texas Demographic Center, a state-level census and demographic data hub jointly operated with the University of Texas San Antonio; provides equivalent Premier Local Partner services for Texas.
• data.census.gov: The Census Bureau's primary dissemination portal for ACS, decennial, and population estimates data — the direct federal counterpart the Iowa State Data Center complements as a Premier Local Partner.
• New York State Data Center: New York's Census State Data Center program, providing analogous federal-state statistical access and redistribution to New York residents, businesses, and researchers.
• California State Data Center (Demographic Research Unit): Another state-level data center functioning as the official state conduit for U.S. Census Bureau and California-specific demographic data; directly comparable Premier Local Partner model in a larger state.

Others

• State Library of Iowa: Parent organization of the Iowa State Data Center, providing institutional and administrative support under the State of Iowa; operates as the state's library services authority.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Census Bureau: The federal source of the same population, housing, business, and government statistics that the Iowa State Data Center redistributes; the Iowa portal is explicitly designated as a Premier Local Partner of this agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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