The publication presents information on the state and protection of the environment, demographic situation, education, labour resources, quality of life, the state of the economy as well as finances of local government units in Podlaskie Voivodship. Most of the information relates to 2021, and in the absence of availability – to the year preceding the analyzed year. In order to better illustrate changes taking place in the region, a lot of data is presented in relation to the previous year, to 2015 and to 2010, and some of them – in an twelve-year retrospective. Moreover, voivodship data were displayed against the background of the country, and some of them – against the background of other voivodships. Certain topics are also presented for the voivodship city as well as by subregions (NUTS 3), powiats and gminas. Information in the elaboration is shown in the form of analytical commentary, enriched with tables, maps and charts.