Statistical Information

The US government is the largest producer of statistical information in the world. If you're looking for statistics, chances are you'll find it in a government document. There are many more sources of statistics available from the government; this is a listing of the more popular sites.

General Sites

American FactFinder (Bureau of the Census): Housing, population, economic, and geographic data
CenStats Databases: Building permits, county business patterns, international trade data and more
Fedstats: Gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies
Statistical Abstract of the United States: PDF version of the traditional reference source
Stat-USA: CD-ROM database available in the library. Ask at the reference desk.

Historical Census Data

Historial Cenus Publications: Census data from 1790 to 2000, electronic versions from the University of Michigan Library
Selected Historical Population and Housing Counts: Data from the US Census Bureau; coverage varies depending on geographic location; see also the index of the Decennial Census.
US Historical Census Data: Census data from 1790 to 1960, provided by the University of Virginia Library

Subject Sites

Bureau of Economic Analysis: Provides data on US macroeconomic variables
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Statistics on offenders, victims, and the justice system
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Provides labor economic statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Statistics from the Bureau of Transportation
ChildStats.gov: Forum on Child and Family Statistics: Provides statistics on childfren and their families
Economic Research Service: USDA economic research service for a safe food supply and a healthy agricultural system
Energy Information Administration: National, local, and international fuel statistics
Environmental Protection Agency: Pollution and environmental statistics on national and local levels
Federal Election Commission: Election and campaign finance statistics
Federal Reserve Board: Banking and finance statistics
Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division: Tax statistics
National Agricultural Statistics Service: Agricultural statistics from the Department of Agriculture
National Center for Education Statistics: Education statistics from the Department of Education
National Center for Health Statistics: From the Center for Disease Control, statistics on diseases, births, aging, and mortality
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Statistics on justice and substance abuse issues.
Office of Management and Budget: The office in charge of submitting the president's annual budget proposal to congress.
Science Resources Statistics: From the National Science Foundation, statistics on science and engineering
Social Security Administation, Office of Policy: Social Security statistics

International/Foreign

Europa--EuroStats: Statistics on European Union and candidate countries
FAOSTAT: International production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, and population statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
InfoNation: Statistical comparisons of United Nations member countries
Statistical Agencies of Foreign Governments: Alphabetic listing from the US Census Bureau