The use of CBSA's

To find the economics to explain the rational for creating new states, I have had to look beyond just the data on state's economics. When looking at MSA's ( use county statistical data) or CBSA's ( Functional region based arounf an urban center of at least 10,000 people).
This information is useful ( from OMB and the Census Bureau) but I have had difficulty finding financial data on individual counties. The financial data needed to complete a thesable statement, is county finance ( tax collected, realestate, sales....). There are counties of a CBSA that border state lines, tere for there should be economic data of the counties with in a CVSA and of the counties bordering the CBSA's.
These regional centers have a flow of resources, jobs, transportation that state statistics do not show and stright data of the counties in and around CBSA's would give more accurate information.
The trouble now is that I have not been able to access the type of data on counties that the Census Bureau web site is not showing, or perhaps I'm not querring the right questions.
When the data comes in and I can show a link between counties of a CBSA regardless of state borders, then would a CBSA become a state?
How with this data can I show that a CBSA would fuction better as a state?
Could the CBSA provide better services and representation?
The Census Bureau lists 3,141 counties or county-equivalent, I've found that 9 states where the largest city and the largest county by population are not the same. Just one of many odities I've come across.
Among other statistics on the population is help full, currently the size of a county is useless ( until we discuss growth potential) but some counties might be large but might be unsutiable for growth.
Later questions of voting districts, electorial college delagets, House of representitives and other information wil follow. County Laws, state laws will need to be addresed.
With so many county governments (3,141) and 50 states reservations, federal laws and one federal government it is easy to give up thinking that i could be possible to reorganize this nation.What is the perpose of our ofr what funtion dose a county serve?