Overview
On this page are links to a select list of nearly comprehensive sources of quick statistical information. They're where librarians start when answering reference questions.
More detailed information can found at the Government Publications Statistics page and U.S. Census page.
Data users should go to the Social Sciences Data.
Minnesota
Links to statistics about Minnesota.
- Demography A-Z
Index of all demographic statistics produced by the Office of the State Demographer for Minnesota.
- StateMaster.com
StateMaster.com is a unique statistical database useful for comparing and ranking US states. The content is from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics. StateMaster.com provides pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots as well as maps, flags, state profiles, and correlations.
United States
Statistics about the United States as a whole or sources providing statistics for all parts of the United States.
- BestPlaces.net
Contains over 3,000 city profiles, cost of living and salary calculator, school statistics, crime statistics, and more.
- Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005
This volume updates the "government publication, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. Combining data tables and text, it {aims to} provide a foundation for examining {the} 'nation's growth--revealing historical patterns and principal changes' for 23 selected areas, including health, agriculture, housing, energy, finance, and government. . . . For the period up to 1970, Datapedia is based entirely on Historical Statistics. For 1970-90, it is based on the annual Statistical Abstract of the United States. Where possible, as with demographics, projections are extended to the year 2010." (Booklist) Index.
• Location(s): TC Magrath Library Reference Quarto HA202 .D38x 2001 Non-Circulating
TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto HA202 .D38x 2001 Non-Circulating
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- FedStats
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. This site provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
Published by the Census Bureau, this set contains U.S. Statistics from Colonial times to 1970. Subjects covered are population, vital statistics, migration, labor, prices and price indexes, national income and wealth, consumer income and expenditures, social statistics, land, water, climate, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, minerals, construction and housing, manufacturing, transportation, communications, energy, trade, productivity, financial markets and institutions, government, colonial and pre-federal statistics.
• Location(s): Also available in print: WILSON Reference Quarto HA202 .B87 1975; WILSON Gov Pub (US Desk Ref) C 3.134/2: H 62/ 789-970/; MAGRATH Reference HA202 .B87
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- Infoplease.com
Infoplease.com combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records into a single web site.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also your Guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations (see example table). The online version has full text from 1995-, although the series as a whole starts in 1878.
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International
Resources providing statistics about countries around the world.
- Commodity Price Statistics
Provides monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependant countries. Price indices are provided for commodity groups (including food, tropical beverages, vegetable oilseeds and oils, agricultural raw materials, minerals, ores and metals), and for all groups in current dollars and SDRs.
- Fast Facts
This resource, created and maintained by a Gary Price of George Washington University, is intended to be a guide to find "fast facts" like those you find in an almanac or statistical abstract.
- Infoplease.com
Infoplease.com combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records into a single web site.
- International Data Base (IDB) - Census Bureau
The International Data Base (IDB) is a source of demographic and socio-economic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world. The IDB combines data from individual countries with U.S. Census Bureau estimates and projections to provide information from 1950 to 2050. For a detailed list of tables and variables, see Tables and Variables in the International Data Base (IDB).
NOTE: The Census provides several methods of interacting with the database. The method that allows the most choice of country, variables and time period is called "Online Access".
- International Financial Statistics
International Financial Statistics (IFS) is the electronic version of the International Monetary Fund's standard source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance from more than 200 IMF countries. It contains approximately 32,000 time series of financial and economic data. Topics covered include exchange rates, IMF postion, international liquidity, money and banking accounts, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, national accounts, and population. The database contains annual, monthly, and quarterly data going back as far as 1945. Data output formats include CSV, Excel. HTML, and TAB delimited.
• Location(s): Current Year: TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (Ref Periodicals) Quarto HT3881 .I626 Non-Circulating
Prior Years: TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (LC) Quarto HT3881 .I626 Regular Loan
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- LexisNexis Statistical
Index to statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities. Comprised of three indexes--the American Statistics Index (ASI)--Index to International Statistics (IIS)-- and Statistical Resources Index (SRI) that give bibliographic citations, abstracts, and links to selected full-text tables and web sites when available. The Government Publications Library has the companion microfiche collections which include copies of almost all the publications indexed in this database.
- Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online
MBS Online presents the current month's economic statistics for most of the countries and areas of the world. Also included are a selection of annual and/or quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic trends and developments. The resource is provided by the United Nations Statistics Division
- OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the WWW
Hosted by the University of Auckland Library, this site lists other web sites offering free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from official or similar "quotable" sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series.
- Polling the Nations
The online version of the American Public Opinion Index, this database is a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries. Each of the nearly 350,000 records reports a question asked and the responses given. Also included in each record is the polling organization responsible for the work, the date the information was released, the sample size, and universe.
- WDI Online
WDI (World Development Indicators) Online contains statistics for over 550 indicators from 1960 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Subjects include: social welfare, economies, natural resources, and the environment. Data may not be available for all years for all countries. A user guide can be found at http://courses.lib.umn.edu/page.phtml?page_id=1802.
- World Factbook
Published annually, this brief guide profiles the economy, government, land, demographics, communications, and national defense establishments of 191 nations and other political entities.
Prior years may be accessed via the guide World Factbook.
Tables of data items in each country's profile can be viewed from the Notes and Definitions link. Click on the term being defined and a table for all countries will appear.
• Location(s): Widely available in the University Libraries in print and on CD-ROM; see U of M Catalog for specifics.
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