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    Statistics Guide     

    Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.
    Dewey call numbers for Almanacs is 031, and for General Statistics: 310-319

    This page contains links to Web sites and citations to books with mostly general socio-economic statistics. For more statistics in a particular field, go to the relevant topic in the Subject Guides.

    U.S. Statistics

    • FedStats (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
      • Links to statistics and information compiled by over 70 agencies of the U.S. Federal Government. Includes links to federal statistical agencies. Searchable. Good place to start.
    • Census Bureau (U.S. Department of Commerce)
      • Data about the people and economy of the United States. Searchable. Includes USA Statistics in Brief. Great site.
    • Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
      • 1995 to latest. Yearly publication of social, demographical, political and economic statistics of the U.S. Data is selected from both government and private sources. In PDF format. Excellent site.
      Statistical Abstract of the United States. U.S. Census Bureau.
      • (Call number: R 317.3 S798)
      • Hoover Library has volumes from 1907 to present; only the latest edition is kept in the Reference section. Standard reference work.
    • World Almanac and Book of Facts
      • Lots of miscellaneous facts and statistics, but does not have as much information as the printed book version.
      • Printed version of above.
      • (Call number: R 031 W927). Earlier editions are located in the circulating collection.

    U.S. Historical Statistics

    • United States Historical Census Data (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
      • Statistics about the people and economy of the U.S. from 1790-1970. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census decennial census reports, and the Survey of Churches and Church Membership (1952). Excellent resource.
    • Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970. U.S. Bureau of the Census.
      • (Call number: R 317.3 U58 1975)
      • Statistics about the people and economy of the U.S. from 1790-1970.

    U.S. States Statistics

    • Census State Data Centers
    • State and Metropolitan Area Data Book (U.S. Census Bureau)
      • U.S. social and economic statistics on the state, metropolitan and county area level. In PDF format.
      State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. U.S. Bureau of the Census.
      • (Call number: R 317.3 S796 1986)
      • Latest edition in Hoover Library is 1986!
    • State Rankings 2000: A Statistical View of the 50 United States. 11th ed. Lawrence, KS: Morgan Quitno Press, 2000.
      • (Call number: R 317 S797 2000)
    • Assessing the New Federalism State Database (Urban Institute)
      • Includes information on income security, health, child well-being, demographic, fiscal and political conditions, and social services.
    • See Subject Guide on Maryland.

    International Statistics

    • OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web (University of Auckland)
      • Links to social, economic and general data from official sources. Arranged by country or by topic. Good place to start.
    • Eurostat (Europa)
      • Statistics of the European Union. Some data is free; others require a fee. A free registration may also be required for some information.
    • InfoNation (United Nations)
      • Most up-to-date statistics on member countries of the U.N.
    • International Data Base (IDB) (U.S. Census Bureau)
      • Statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. Covers 1950-present, and projected demographic data to 2050.
    • National Publications and Statistical Yearbooks, Current Statistics and Internet Sites (United Nations)
      • Links often different from those provided above by the U.S. Census Bureau.
    • OECD Statistics
      • Statistics mostly on the 29 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, including the United States. Also available in French.
    • The Statesman's Yearbook: The Essential Political and Economic Guide to all the Countries of the World
      • (Call number: R 305 S897)
      • Annual publication.
    • United Nations Statistics Division (United Nations)
      • Has some statistics. Not a major site.
    • World Directory of Non-Official Statistical Sources. 2nd edition. London: Euromonitor, 1998.
      • (Call number: R 310.25 W927)
    • World Factbook (CIA)
      • Basic data on the geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, military, and transnational issues of countries of the world. Annual publication. Only the latest edition available.

    International Historical Statistics

    • East European and Soviet Data Handbook: Political, Social, and Developmental Indicators, 1945-1975. Paul S. Shoup. New York: Columbia UP, 1981.
      (Call number: 314.7 S559)
    • Historical Statistics of Canada. Ed. M.C. Urquhart. Toronto: Macmillan, 1965.
      (Call number: R 317.1 U79) Statistics from 1867 to 1960.
    • International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750-1993. 3rd ed. B.R. Mitchell, 1998.
      (Call number: R 315 M681)
    • International Historical Statistics: the Americas 1750-1993. 4th ed. B.R. Mitchell, 1998.
      (Call number: R 317 M681)
    • International Historical Statistics: Europe 1750-1993. 4th ed. B.R. Mitchell, 1998.
      (Call number: R 314 M681)
    • Soviet Statistics Since 1950. B.P. Pockney. New York: St. Martin's, 1991.
      (Call number: R 314.709045)

    International Statistical Agencies