Pew Research Center
"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions." --http://www.pewresearch.org/about/
One of the projects, "The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through surveys that examine how Americans use the internet and how their activities affect their lives."
Statista Database
Books
Statistical Abstract of the United States by Call Number: REFERENCE COLLECTION REF HA202 .P76ISBN: 1641432837The Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878.State and Metropolitan Area Data Book by
Call Number: EBOOK READ ONLINEISBN: 9780160873546Publication Date: 2010The SMADB is a convenient summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the states, metropolitan areas, and micropolitan areas in the United States. It is intended to be a regional complement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Datapedia of the United States: America year by year.
REF HA202 .K87 2007
Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1970.
United States. Bureau of the Census.
United States. Bureau of the Census.
REF HA202 .B87 1975
International historical statistics: the Americas 1750-1988
Mitchell, B. R. (Brian R.)
REF HA175 .M52 1993
Places, towns, and townships.
REF HT123 .P53 2007
State & Local Statistics Online
- U.S. Census Bureau Quick FactsProvides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
- Data HavenConnecticut Data Haven is a regional data cooperative that collects and ensures access to data on well-being, equity, and quality of life.
United States Statistics Online
- United States Census Data
Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic information
- Data and Statistics-USA.gov
Links to statistics and data from all aspects of the US government.
- Data.gov
Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.
- Measure of America
Measure of America provides easy-to-use yet methodologically sound tools for understanding the distribution of well-being and opportunity in America and stimulating fact-based dialogue about issues we all care about: health, education, and living standards.
- American Community Survey (ACS)The American Community Survey is a project of the Census Bureau and the premier source for information about America's changing population, housing and workforce. This project surveys more than 250,000 residents of the U.S. each month.
International
- CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
- Population Reference Bureau Data Finder
Contains global data and statistics by country
- U.S. Census Bureau - International Programs
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts demographic, economic, and geographic studies of other countries
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture and communication.