U. S. Census Data

Census Information:

American Fact Finder: From the United States Census Bureau, this site is an excellent gateway for accessing the 2000 U.S. Census Summary File. It is one of the best sources for obtaining local census data by either block or track. For special instructions on using the American Fact Finder see Special Instructions for the American Factfinder

U.S. Census Quick Facts
State and County QuickFacts is a service of the U.S. Census Bureau that provides frequently requested census information at the national, state, and county levels. To locate information users choose a state from the alphabetical list or the image map.

PA State Data Center
The Commonwealth's official source of demographic and economic data, offering a wide variety of products and services, such as population estimates, projections and many social, housing and economic characteristics. It is also the official state liaison to the US Census Bureau.

Historic Census Browser (University of VA)
The University of Virginia's Tool for Browsing important dimensions of the the United States Census from 1790 to 1960. Data for states & counties, graphic capabilities.

Uncle Sam's Reference Shelf
A site featuring some of the Census Bureau's key statistical sources.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Online
From the U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. & World Print Economic Statistical Sources:

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and more...


Handbook of U.S. labor statistics : employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data / Eva E. Jacobs, editor.
Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, c1997. Reference HD8051 .A63 1997.

Statistical handbook on poverty in the developing world / edited by Chandrika Kaul and Valerie Tomaselli-Moschovitis. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1999. Reference HC59.72 .P6 S73 1999

A Statistical portrait of the United States : social conditions and trends / edited by Patricia C. Becker. Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, c2002. Reference HA214 .S84 2002.


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