Research Guide: Statistics

General Statistical Resources

American Factfinder
Data from the US Census Bureau for the 2000 Census and the 1990 Summary Tape File.
Population Research Center
Located at Portland State University, the Population Research Center's primary responsibility is to "provide ready access to census and other information on the population of Oregon and to provide timely analyses of the patterns of past, current, and projected future populations in Oregon and of the implications of such patterns for key issues facing Oregon."
County and City Data Book
A selection of tables from the most recent edition of the databook .The full-text of the 1988 and 1994 City and County Data Books are available courtesy of the University of Virginia.
Data for Local Communities (in Oregon)
A gathering place for statistical, spatial, and descriptive information about the cities, counties and other civil, economic and natural regions of Oregon. The LocalData database lets you retrieve web-based information by topic and geography, while Additional Resources provides links to geospatial data and other organizational websites.
Data on the Net
Search or browse a listing of 363 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more.
FIRST
Covers areas in the field of international relations and security, includes hard facts on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding, nuclear weapons, chronology, statistics and other reference data.
GeoHive: Global Statistics
Almanac of world statistics: "geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena; ....... and yet, even more." Links to statistical offices in many countries.
Historical Statistics of the United States
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. (more info)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series census microdata for social and economic research
LexisNexis Statistical Universe
An index of statistics published by the U.S government and some by state government , international and private sources. (more info)
National Agricultural and Statistics Service
NASS publishes the bulk of the USDA's statistics. For domestic data, also check out the National Agricultural Library, the main USDA site, and the USDA Economics and Statistics System maintained by the Mann Library Cornell University. For international agricultural statistics, try the Foreign Agricultural Service or the statistical databases of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
National Center for Health Statistics
Statistics for domestic health issues. For international data try the World Health Organization.
NationMaster.com
Authoritative country statistics culled from the UN, World Bank, WHO, OECD etc
Oregon Climate Service
Current and historical statistics on Oregon's climate.
Population Reference Bureau
Provides "timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications."
Social Science Data Archives
An annotated listing of data sources useful for demographic or social science research from the University of Amsterdam.
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
The Data Book contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the State and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and central cities of metropolitan areas are also included.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
Statistical Resources on the Web
A very useful topic-oriented guide to statistics from the University of Michigan.
TRACfed
Authoritative information about Federal government enforcement, staffing and spending. (more info)
U.S. Historical Census Browser
The data presented here describe the population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960.
World Development Indicators
The World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. (more info)

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This page maintained by Dan Kelley dkelley@lclark.edu. Updated December 18th, 2008.