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Use this guide to find data & statistics on a wide range of topics. Use the tabs at the top to select the type of data (U.S. general, crime, immigration, education, etc.) or to select international data.
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U.S. - General Data
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesThe authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. This link provides the most current year and requires a Purchase login. For older editions see column next to this one, on U.S. Historical Data.
- American Factfinder from the U.S. Census BureauContains data from the Census, including income, education, health, and much more. You can get data about a very specific geographic area, everything from the national level to a census "block."
- State and Metropolitan Area Data BookDetailed data on population, education, crime, death rates, energy, and much more. Also available in print at Purchase (most recent: Ref HA202 .A39 & older ones in the stacks: HA202 .A39), though the online version may be more current.
- General Social SurveyThe General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor social change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations. From the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
- Statistical Resources on the WebProvides links to statistics on a range of topics. You can browse or search for sites. Maintained by the University of Michigan Library Documents Center
- Fed StatsContains official statistical information from the federal government. You can browse or search for statistical information from many federal agencies.
- Statistical Sites on the World Wide WebProvides links to domestic and international sources of statistics on the web. Covers a wide range of topics.
- New York State Statistical YearbookDetailed data on population, employment, health and much more. Contains data on the state, counties, cities, and some data on town/village level. From the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the University at Albany. Also available in print at Purchase (Ref HA544 .A2).
- LexisNexis Academic UniverseIncludes polls and surveys, as well as country and state profiles. (If you are off-campus, you will need to login using your firstname.lastname and your Purchase email password.)
U.S. - Historical Data
- Statistical Abstract of the United States - Earlier EditionsOne of the most useful statistical publications. Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. This website has 1878 -2011. For 2012, see: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/. For newest edition, see US General Data column, next to this one. Also available back to the 1920s in print at Purchase (older editions in the stacks with call # HA202).
- Historical Statistics of the United States (1789-1970)Includes links to the "Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970" and to "Historical Statistics of the United States, 1789-1945." Data on population, health, labor, the environment, energy, business, and more for the entire country and for states, dating back to the 1700s. Also available in print at Purchase (call # HA 202 .A38).
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Earliest Times to the Present (in Print at Purchase)Call # Ref HA202 .H57 - Data on population, health, labor, the environment, energy, business, and more for the entire country and for states.
- Historical Census BrowserData from the Census from 1790 to 1960. You can get data at the country, state, and county level for many variables. Includes data on population, slave population, foreign-born population, education, agriculture, economy, housing and more. Maintained by the Geostat Center at the University of Virginia Library.
- Historical Statistics of the States of the United States : Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990 (in print at Purchase)Call # Ref. HA214 .D63 - Data on the general population, agriculture, manufacturing, as well as admission dates and 1990 land area for states.
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