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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

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