Table 11. The Impact of Requiring Consecutive Data on Average Population.

Consecutive Years Required	All Reports	2-Year	3-Year	4-Year	5-Year
Federal	229,703,936	229,703,936	229,703,936	229,703,936	229,703,936
State	5,148,833	5,148,833	5,148,833	5,148,833	5,148,833
County	95,796	108,182	113,368	118,457	123,753
Municipality	15,568	23,986	28,017	31,423	35,677
Township	4,963	7,521	8,923	10,087	11,967

This table displays how the average population of included governments will change when researchers require consecutive years of data. The calculations are shown by government type, and each column increases the number of required years by one.