Open Data

API & Data Files

Name: LocalLedger public economic data files
Creator: LocalLedger
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

All LocalLedger data is available as static JSON files. Free to access, sourced from official public databases.

Data integrity snapshotOfficial sources

Source

FRED

Live series

Labor and GDP

Source

Census

ACS data

Income and housing

Source

BEA

Regional data

State accounts

Source

USAspending

FY awards

Federal flows

Validation statusMetadata verified

Source URLsDataset namesFetch timestampsNull handlingStatic exportIntegrity checks

Validation status details
Check	Status	Detail
Source URLs	Pass	Every metric links to its public source.
Dataset names	Pass	Displayed metrics include dataset labels.
Fetch timestamps	Pass	Pipeline timestamps are included.
Null handling	Pass	Unavailable values are explicit.
Static export	Pass	Data is bundled at build time.
Integrity checks	Pass	Validation runs before build.

Static JSON API

LocalLedger publishes all processed data as static JSON files. No authentication required. Base URL: https://local-ledger.net

Available Files

State Dashboards

All U.S. state economic dashboards with income, labor, GDP, and federal spending metrics.

Source: FRED, Census, BEA, USAspending

/data/processed/states.json

County Economic Indicators

County population, income, housing, and Local Economy Score records across the United States.

Source: Census ACS

/data/processed/counties.json

Metro Economic Indicators

Major U.S. metro and city population, income, and housing indicators.

Source: Census ACS

/data/processed/metros.json

Colorado Overview

Statewide unemployment, income, GDP, and population from FRED.

Source: FRED

/data/processed/colorado-overview.json

Colorado Cities

MSA-level economic data for Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Aurora.

Source: FRED

/data/processed/cities.json

College ROI

Net price, graduation, earnings, debt data from College Scorecard.

Source: College Scorecard

/data/processed/colleges.json

Federal Spending

Federal award spending in Colorado from USAspending.gov.

Source: USAspending

/data/processed/federal-spending.json

Slowdown Risk Indicator

Colorado Slowdown Risk Score and components.

Source: FRED (computed)

/data/processed/recession-indicator.json

Metadata Catalog

Catalog of all datasets with fetch timestamps and source info.

Source: LocalLedger

/data/processed/metadata-catalog.json

Usage Notes

• All files use a consistent schema with _meta block including generatedAt, description, and sources.
• Data values of null indicate unavailable data - not zero.
• Every data point includes sourceName, sourceUrl, lastFetchedAt.
• Files are regenerated on each build. Cache with care - always check lastFetchedAt.
• If you use this data, please cite both LocalLedger and the underlying official source.