Research Guides: U.S. Government: Statistics

Statistics

Agricultural Statistics
The United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service's annual source for statistics about U.S. agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
Census of Agriculture
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The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. This site provides free access to the 2002, 2007, and 2012 Census of Agriculture.
Census of Agriculture Historical Archive
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The USDA Census of Agriculture Historical Archive is a collaborative project between Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University and the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The site serves as a public archive of Census publications published prior to 2007.
Statistical Bulletins
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These bulletins contain final estimates, including revisions made by the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB), for five-year periods preceding the Census of Agriculture. Data included in these publications provide an historic record and a benchmark for current estimates.
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New Jersey Statistics & Publications
Includes links to NJ Quick Stats (Searchable Database), New Jersey Agricultural Overview, and the Census of Agriculture for New Jersey. Available New Jersey Publications include, the Annual tatistical Bulletin, Blueberry Statistics, Cranberry tatistics, Crop Progress & Condition, and many ore.

National Center for Education Statistics
Publications, data, and information on education. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
The Condition of Education
Digest of Education Statistics

The Condition of Education by National Center for Education Statistics
Call Number: ED1.109: , U.S. Documents
Digest of Education Statistics
Call Number: ED1.326: , U.S. Documents

Data and Statistics about the United States
USA.gov's gateway to finding data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government's open data. Data on the site are provided by hundreds of organizations, including Federal agencies.

National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is the Nation's principal health statistics agency, The NCHS states it's mission is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.
AgingStats.gov
A federal interagency forum on aging-related statistics, providintg access to data sharing among Federal agencies, providing access to key well-being indicators for older Americans.
Data and Statistics about the United States
USA.gov's gateway to finding data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
Data.CDC.gov
Search and browse the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's data catalog. CDC datasets, charts, maps can also be accessed by topic or category.
Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government's open data. Data on the site are provided by hundreds of organizations, including Federal agencies.
Health Data Interactive
The Center for Disease Control's(CDC) Health Data Interactive presents tables with national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location to explore different trends and patterns.
Health Insurance
Statistics from the Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement; provides health insurance status and type of coverage statistics for the U.S. population. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS) A joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
Health Resources and Services Administration data.HRSA.gov
Center Data provides access to a variety of data, including patient demographics, services provided, staffing, clinical indicators, utilization rates, costs, and revenues.
Health, United States
A compendium of health status, health care resource use, and vital statistics from HHS agencies.
NCHS Data Briefs
Data Briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics in a straightforward format. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it in text and graphics that provide readers with easily comprehensible information in a compact publication. Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS Health E-Stats
Health E-Stats are internet-only releases on current and timely health topics that feature highlights from all NCHS data systems. This list of all Health E-Stats that have been released to date is presented in an interactive, searchable, and sortable data tables format.
Vital Statistics
Life tables published by the National Center for Disease Control

United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making. As an independent statistical agency, BLS serves its diverse user communities by providing products and services that are objective, timely, accurate, and relevant.
BLS Economic Summaries: State & Local
These summaries present a sampling of economic information for the area; supplemental data are provided for regions
and the nation. Subjects include unemployment, employment, wages, prices, spending, and benefits.
BLS Geographic Information
BLS Reports
BLS Reports provide analytical information related to the labor force, consumer spending, earnings, and work injuries and illnesses.
BLS Reports, Archive
Various BLS Reports by subject from 1999 to the present
BLS by Subject
BLS information about, Inflation & Prices, Employment, Unemployment, Pay & Benefits, Spending & Time Use
Productivity, Workplace Injuries, International, and Regional Offices.
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly periodical
CPI Detailed Report
Monthly periodical
Beyond the Numbers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Blog
Bureau of Labor Statistics - New Jersey
Available Bureau of Labor Statistics data about New Jersey
Bureau of Labor Statistics Publications
BLS Economic News Releases
Current BLS economic statistical releases.
Economic Summaries
For each state, the Bureau of Labor Statistics presents a sampling of economic information for various metropolitan areas; also, supplemental data are provided for regions and the United States as a whole.
Employment & Earnings
Monthly periodical
Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject
BLS data tools by subject

Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government's open data. Data on the site are provided by hundreds of organizations, including Federal agencies.
Data and Statistics about the United States
USA.gov's gateway to finding data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career information and projections about hundreds of occupations.

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Provides economic accounts data including interactive access allowing table extraction and manipulation. National economic accounts on the production, distribution and use of the nation’s output,regional economic accounts with estimates of personal income, population, and employment for regions, States, metropolitan areas, and counties, and international economic accounts providing balance of payments and estimates of U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the U. S are available.
Census Bureau Economic Statistics
The five year economic census for every industry; Statistics for U.S., states, metro areas, counties and cities.
Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition
Allows small business owners a way to easily navigate to and use key demographic and economic data to help guide their research into opening a new or expanding their existing business. These key data includes the most recent and/or relevant data that Census provides that are useful to small business owners.
Census Business Builder, Regional Analyst Edition
Economic Census data to help understand the business landscape for a region
County Business Patterns
County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. This data is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for other statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for administration and planning.
Data and Statistics about the United States
USA.gov's gateway to finding data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
Economic Database Search and Trend Charts
A Census data tool that provides easy access to Economic Statistics using drop-down menus to create tables in ASCII text and spreadsheet format.
Economic Indicators
Available from April 1995 forward, this monthly publication is prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the Joint Economic Committee. It provides economic information on gross domestic product, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics.
Economic Report of the President
Economic Research Service (ERS)
The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Economic Summaries
For each state, the Bureau of Labor Statistics presents a sampling of economic information for various metropolitan areas; also, supplemental data are provided for regions and the United States as a whole.
ERS State Fact Sheets
The ERS State Fact Sheets provide information on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and exports.
FRASER: Economic Indicators, 1948-2015
Economic Indicators back to 1948, from the Federal Reserve Archive, FRASER
State Fact Sheets, USDA Economic Research Service
The ERS State Fact Sheets provide information on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and exports.
Statistics of U.S. Businesses
Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB) is an annual series that provides national and subnational data on the distribution of economic data by enterprise size and industry. SUSB covers most of the country's economic activity. The series excludes data on nonemployer businesses, private households, railroads, agricultural production, and most government entities.
Tabulations providing data by employment size of enterprise have been assembled as far back as 1989.
Tax Stats
The Internal Revenue Service's portal to tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.

USA Trade Online
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Use USA Trade Online to access U.S. current and cumulative export and import data. Search industries by NAICS or schedule B number (HS) and limit by location and time period. Results can be sorted and a variety of charts and graphs constructed. USA Trade Online is useful to economists, investors, business owners, manufacturers, governments and federal agencies. Produced by US Census Bureau. Create a free account to access.

U.S. Census Recorded Webinars
The Census Training Resources Library contains free trainings that have been previously recorded and are available for use at your convenience.
BLS Economic Summaries: State & Local
These summaries present a sampling of economic information for the area; supplemental data are provided for regions
and the nation. Subjects include unemployment, employment, wages, prices, spending, and benefits.
U.S. Census Bureau's COVID-19 Hub
The U.S. Census Bureau's COVID-19 Hub contains demographic and economic data designed to help guide decision-making related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interactive platform includes key demographic data from the American Community Survey and key data on businesses with one or more paid employees from the County Business Patterns program. The hub was built in collaboration with ESRI and leverages many features of the ArcGIS platform and solution templates.

Energy Information Administration (EIA)
The Energy Information Administration collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information.
Monthly Energy Review
A publication of recent and historical energy statistics. This publication includes statistics on total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversion values.
Natural Gas Monthly
Monthly price and volume statistics on natural gas at a national, regional
and state level.
Petroleum Marketing Monthly
Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional
and state level.
Renewable & Alternative Fuels
Find statistics on renewable energy consumption by source type, electric capacity and electricity generation from renewable sources, biomass and alternative fuels.

Crime Data Explorer
The CDE is an interactive tool, which enables law enforcement and the public to more easily use and understand the massive amounts of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data currently collected and published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) UCR Program managed by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division.

Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics
Call Number: J29.9/6: , US Documents, Level 4
Publication Date: 1973 - 2003
No longer distributed to depository libraries in a tangible format after the 31st ed, 2003

U.S. Marshals Service Fact Sheets
Statistics and reports on U.S. Marshals Service activites
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Crime in the United States
An annual publication in which the FBI compiles the volume and rate of violent and property crime offenses for the nation and by state. Individual law enforcement agency data are also provided for those contributors supplying 12 months complete offense data. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. Current access is Online, continuing the earlier print version call no. J 1.14/7:
Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics
Online, formerly distributed to libraries in print format. University at Albany, Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center. 2003-
NIJ Research Report Digest
The Research Report Digest presents findings from research funded by the National Institute of Justice.
BJS: Corrections
BJS: Courts
BJS: Crime Type
BJS: Federal
BJS: Law Enforcment
BJS: Victims
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Publications prior to 1995
Indicators of School Crime and Safety
Offices of the United States Attorneys, Annual Statistical Reports
The annual statistical reports for the Offices of the United States Attorneys contains statistical tables displaying both national and district caseload data, covering the many priorities of the United States Attorneys in both criminal prosecution and civil litigation. 1955 - present.
Uniform Crime Reports
An annual publication in which the FBI compiles the volume and rate of violent and property crime offenses for the nation and by state. Individual law enforcement agency data are also provided for those contributors supplying 12 months complete offense data. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. In 2020, replaced by the Crime Data Explorer.

ProQuest Statistical Insight
International statistical publications from the UN, OECD, EU, etc. 2,500 titles/year. Coverage from 1980. Full text from 2007.

International Map Viewer
This viewer provides four 2015 demographic indicators for the world's countries with a minimum population of 5,000 in 2015: total population, growth rate percent, life expectancy at birth, and infant mortality rate.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF Data
OECD Data
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's
OECD iLibrary, Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Go to Section 30: International Statistics, to browse international statistics

ProQuest Guide to Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

U.S. and World Population Clock
World population from the U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base (demographic data) and USA Trade Online (trade data).

United States Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation.
BTS News and Statistical Releases
The latest news and statistical releases from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Bureau of Transportation Statistical Products and Data
Browse databases, surveys, reports and other statistical products created by BTS.
Freight Facts and Figures
Freight data from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations
Highway Statistics
The Highway Statistics Series consists of annual reports containing analyzed statistical information on motor fuel, motor vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, highway mileage, travel, and highway finance. Published annually since 1945
State Transportation by the Numbers
Bureau of Transportation Statistics interactive map with state summaries.
Highway Statistics Archive
Historical archive of Highway Statistics. The Series consists of annual reports containing analyzed statistical information on motor fuel, motor vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, highway mileage, travel, and highway finance. These information are presented in tables as well as selected charts. Published from the 1940s - 1999. (Other archived publications are also available)
TransBorder Freight Data
Provides interactive data on the value and weight of shipments by U.S. trade, exports, imports, and origin and destination by ports.
TranStats database
TranStats is a website for transportation researchers and analysts, aimed at providing “one stop shopping” for transportation data.

data.census.gov
After June 30th, 2019, data.census.gov will be the primary way to access Census Bureau data, including upcoming releases from the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census and more. After July 1, 2019, all new data (previously released on American FactFinder) will be released on this new data platform.
U.S. Bureau of the Census: Population
The U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of statistical information about the nation’s people. Our population statistics come from decennial censuses, which count the entire U.S. population every ten years, along with several other surveys.
American Community Survey (ACS)
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.
Census Academy
The U.S. Bureau of the Census's Virtual Hub for Learning Data Skills.
The American FactFinder
This interactive application provides statistics from the Economic Census, the American Community Survey, and the 2010 Census, among others.
Health Insurance
Statistics from the Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement; provides health insurance status and type of coverage statistics for the U.S. population. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS) A joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
Immigration Statistics Publications
United States emigration and immigration statistics compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
My Congressional District
My Congressional District gives you quick and easy access to selected statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau through the American Community Survey. The American Community Survey provides updated detailed demographic, social and economic statistics every year for the nation’s communities.
New Jersey State Data Center
Quickfacts
QuickFacts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, county, and city level.
State Fact Sheets, USDA Economic Research Service
The ERS State Fact Sheets provide information on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and exports.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
ProQuest Guide to Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

U.S. and World Population Clock
World population from the U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base (demographic data) and USA Trade Online (trade data).
U.S. Census Educational Resources, E-Tutorials
This page contains free trainings that have been previously recorded and are available for use at your convenience.
Decennial Census of Population and Housing, By Decade
This section follows the evolution of the decennial census by detailing the events surrounding each of them. Political and technological changes, and the shifting public demand for information, have all shaped the modern census and the mission of the Census Bureau.
Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Library
Online collections of U.S. Census audio, infographics, photos, publications, videos, working papers.
Historical Census of Population and Housing Statistics
Some, not all Historical Decennial Census Reports dating back to 1790 are available online. All documents are in PDF format with a filesize ≤1MB unless otherwise stated.

Statistical Programs of the United States Government

Principal Statistical Agency Programs of the United States Government:

The following Agency programs provide essential statistical information for use by governments, businesses, researches and the public.

Statistical Programs of the United States Government

Data.census.gov

Data.census.gov is the U.S. Census Bureau’s New Data Dissemination Platform

Data.census.gov Tutorials

Data Gems: a series of "how-to" videos available for data users who are looking for an easy and quick way to enhance their knowledge of Census data.

DATA GEMS: How to Select Your Area to Access Data Using data.census.gov
NOVEMBER 04, 2019
Description: Selecting your area is one of the most important steps of every data search. Check out this data gem to learn three easy options to select geographies on data.census.gov.

DATA GEMS: How to Access Race Data on data.census.gov
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Description: Want to access Census Bureau data by race? Discover how to find population totals and characteristics across race groups using the advanced search on data.census.gov.

DATA GEMS: How to Access Data about the Hispanic Population on data.census.gov
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Description: Looking for Census Bureau data on the Hispanic population? Learn tricks to easily access this information using data.census.gov.

DATA GEMS: How to Access an American Community Survey Data Profile about Your Community using data.census.gov
OCTOBER 01, 2019
Description: Looking for data about your community? Learn an easy way to access social, economic, housing, and demographic statistics for your selected area or multiple areas on data.census.gov.

DATA GEMS: How to Customize and Download Tables Using data.census.gov
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Description: Do you know how to customize and download tables using data.census.gov? Discover easy tricks to customize your view, and learn how to the download the data in two different formats.

Databases

New Statistical Releases

Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What All Data Users Need to Know This handbook provides an overview of the ACS to help data users understand the basics of the survey,how the data can be used, how to judge the accuracyof ACS estimates, and how to access ACS data on theCensus Bureau’s Web site. It also includes some recent case studies that show how ACS data are being usedto help address important policy and program issues.
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Print and Electronic Resources

Statistical Abstract of the United States by U. S. Bureau of the Census
Call Number: C3.134: US Documents, Level 4
Publication Date: 1903- 2012
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States by Bernan; ProQuest LLC Staff
Call Number: C3.134: US Documents Reference, Level 4
ISBN: 9781598886399
Publication Date: 2012 -
The Historical Statistics of the United States by Richard Sutch (Editor); Susan B. Carter (Editor); Scott Sigmund Gartner (Editor); Michael R. Haines (Editor); Alan L. Olmstead (Editor); Gavin Wright (Editor)
Call Number: C3.134/2: H65, US Documents, Level 4
ISBN: 0521817919
Publication Date: 2006-01-30
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 by United States. Bureau of the Census
Call Number: C3.134/ 2:H62/ 789-970/ pt.1-2, US Documents Reference, Level 4
Publication Date: 1975
Datapedia of the United States by Bernan Press Staff; Barbara A. Chernow; George Thomas Kurian
Call Number: C3.134/2: D23x/1790-2007, US Documents Reference, Level 4
ISBN: 9781598880830
Publication Date: 2007-10-30
Encyclopedia of the U. S. Census by Margo J. Anderson; Constance Citro
Call Number: R304.607 E56 2012, US Docs Reference, Level 4
ISBN: 9781608710256
Publication Date: 2011-10-17
Highlights changes in the US Census Bureau's data collection and dissemination practices for the 2010 enumeration, including the use of a short-form questionnaire for the actual population count, and the release in late 2010 of the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data set based on rolling samples of the US population.

New Jersey State Library Catalog

Locating Online Federal Documents Using the New Jersey State Library Catalog
This guide provides searching tips and examples of how to find and access online federal documents in the New Jersey State Library's catalog.

New Jersey State Library Catalog Advanced Search

Factfinder for the Nation

The Factfinder was published on an irregular basis as a series of topical brochures to be used individually, in selected interest groupings, or as complete sets. Each brochure described the range of census materials available on a given subject and suggested some of their uses.

The subjects included minority statistics, the availability of census records about individuals, population, housing and construction, retail and wholesale trade, selected services, manufactures, minerals, foreign trade, transportation, agriculture, governments, geographic tools, reference sources, and the history and organization of the Census Bureau. Source: https://www.census.gov//library/publications/time-series/cff.html

Availability of Census Records About Individuals
This Factfinder explains what census materials are available and how to obtain them and also lists the sources for some other useful records about individuals.

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June 2008
SuDoc Number: C 3.252: 2/2000

Availability of Census Records About Individuals

Agricultural Statistics
This Factfinder describes the Census Bureau agriculture censuses and surveys and available Agriculture statistics.

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February 1989
SuDoc Number: C 3.252: 3/989

Agriculture Statistics

History and Organization
This Factfinder describes the Census Bureau's history and organization, its purpose and activities.

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May 2000
SuDoc Number: C 3.252: 4/4

History and Organization

Statistics on Race and Ethnicity
This Factfinder explains the various kinds of statistics about racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

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August 1991
SuDoc Number: C 3.252:1/4

Statistics on Race and Ethnicity

Historical Statistics

Economic Data: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER)
Historical Statistics of the United States : Colonial Times to 1957
Historical Statistics of the United States : Colonial Times to 1970
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-1949
Statistical Abstracts Series
The Statistical Compendia program was comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products—the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book and the County and City Data Book, starting in 1887 and ending with the 2012 volume.
The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011.

U.S. Government

U.S. Documents Librarian