Electronic Resources
- Historical Census Browser This link opens in a new windowOnline decennial U.S. census data from 1790-1960.
- FRED This link opens in a new windowEconomic and financial data in 12 categories, including: interest rates; consumer price indexes; employment and population; gross domestic product and components; producer price indexes; trade data; and daily/weekly financial data. Much of the data was compiled monthly. Periods covered vary according to category, and some statistics go back to 1901.
U.S. Historical Statistics
International Historical Statistics : The Americas, 1750-1993
Statistics in a wide range of categories: population, labor, agriculture, industry, trade, transportation, finance, prices, and education. This volume includes the United States.
ISBN: 9780333726891
Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2000 by
Access best available data on several hundred indicators of social, economic, political, and cultural developments within the nation. Graphs and highlights sections summarize significant historical patterns or crucial shifts in key subject areas.
ISBN: 9780890590126Publication Date: 1994-03-01- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesCall Number: HA202 .A21 (Most recent edition in Reference)Annually published since 1878, the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use older editions to locate historical statistics. Print volumes from 1913 to the present are in the Library. See HathiTrust Digital Library for older editions.
- Historical Statistics of the States of the United StatesCall Number: Reference HA214 .D63 1993Census-focused compilation of state-level population, agriculture, and manufacturing data for the fifty states and the District of Columbia. It also includes population figures for the largest 1990 cities from 1790 to 1990.
- Population of States and Counties of the United States, 1790-1990Call Number: Reference HA214 .F67 1996Basic population data of states and their counties for each U.S. census conducted from 1790 to 1990.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, 1790-1970: The MidwestCall Number: Reference HA215 .D6Each volume provides basic state-by-state compilation of census data in the areas of population, agriculture and manufacturing of states within the region.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, 1790-1970: The SouthCall Number: Reference HA215 .D6
- Statistical Handbook of Women in AmericaCall Number: Reference HQ1420 .T34 1996Includes dozens of tables on demography, employment and economic status, health, and social characteristics of women in the U.S.
- Statistical Handbook of Working AmericaCall Number: Reference HB2595 .S7 1995Profiles employment in the U.S. Statistics are arranged in eleven chapters, and are drawn from governmental and nongovernmental sources.
- Statistical Record of Asian AmericansCall Number: Reference E184 .O6 S73 1993
- Statistical Record of Hispanic AmericansCall Number: Reference E184 .S75 S94 1993
- Statistical Record of Native North AmericansCall Number: Reference E98 .P76 S73 1993
- Statistical Record of Black AmericaCall Number: Reference E185.5 .S83 1995
- First Measured Century: an Illustrated Guide to Trends in America, 1900-2000Call Number: Main Stacks HN60 .C38 2001Covers a wide variety of statistics over the length of the 20th century. This work is limited in scope and detail but provides the information in colorful charts.
- Value of a Dollar, 1860-2004Call Number: Reference HB235 .U6 V35 2004Records the actual prices of thousands of items that American consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present.
By Topic
- Budget of the United States GovernmentCall Number: HJ2051 .A595 (Latest edition in Reference)The Budget brings together a wide range of data. Expenses and receipts of the government are broken down into detail and a portrait of the president's proposed financial plan is presented at length.
Several of these resources are available online. Use older editions to find historical data on particular subjects.
- Census of Agriculture Historical ArchivesCall Number: InternetSearchable database of the Census of Agriculture between 1925 and 1987. Census from 1987 forward are available at the USDA website.
- Demographic Trends in the 20th CenturyCall Number: InternetCovers the major subject areas of population size, growth, geographic distribution, age, sex, race and ethnic composition, housing, and households.
- Digest of Education StatisticsCall Number: L11 .D48 (Latest edition in Reference)Provides the broadest range of statistics on education in the United States. Print volumes from 1975 to the present are in the Library.
- Economic IndicatorsCall Number: Periodicals HC101.A5Provides a concise overview of economic activity. Topics include income, spending, employment, unemployment, and wages, production and business activity, prices, money, credit, and security markets, and international statistics.
- Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990Call Number: InternetDecennial census data on population totals by race (1790-1990) and by Hispanic origin (1970-1990) for the United States, regions, divisions, and states.
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-1990Call Number: InternetNumber, language spoken, place of origin and other demographic statistics relating to the foreign-born population of the United States.
- Life expectancy by age, race, and sex, 1900-2007Call Number: InternetTables 19, 20 and 21 in U.S. Life Tables, 2007.
- Population Estimates Historical DataCall Number: InternetPre-1980 national population estimates and national estimates by age, sex, and race. Tables go back to 1900.
- Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States, 1790 to 1990Call Number: InternetPresents decennial census population totals for the 100 largest cities and other urban places in the United States based on the 21 decennial censuses taken from 1790 to 1990.
- U.S. Agricultural Workforce, 1800-1900Call Number: Internet"Estimates of the rural agricultural workforce by sex and age-group, by county at census dates from 1800 to 1900. The data are contained in a set of files, one for each census year."
- Uniform Crime ReportsCall Number: HV6787 .A3Comprehensive set of historical crime statistics, including national, state and city information for a wide range of crimes, demographics of people arrested and law enforcements personnel. Print volumes from from 1950 to 2004 are in the Library.
- Urban and Rural Populations: 1900 to 1990Call Number: InternetContains total and percent of urban and rural populations. Text file.
- Vital Statistics of the United StatesCall Number: HA203 .A22Detailed statistics on natality, mortality , marriages and divorces. Information is divided by age, sex, race, geographic area, etc. State and city level as well as some international data provided statistics. Print volumes from 1937 to 1993 are in the Library.
- Vital Statistics of the United States (Online)Call Number: InternetOnline version covering the years 1900 to 1993, plus other historical information.