LibGuides: Geography and Geospatial Science: Statistical Sources

Top Recommended Sources for Statistics

Data.gov
Find, download, and use datasets that have been generated by the Federal Government. Includes nearly 450,000 raw and geospatial datasets, with new datasets continuously added.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
PRINT ACCESS: 1883-2012 in government documents; call numbers vary.
ONLINE ACCESS: 1879-2012 available online.
Census Bureau Data
A resource by the U.S.Census to provide quick access to data from various surveys and programs. Included in the Data is the Decennial Census, which collects data every 10 years about household income, education, and homeownership for the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.

Proquest Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2014-present by Bernan Press Staff; ProQuest LLC Staff
Call Number: HA202 .P7 (most recent at the Library Services Desk; most in the Books/Upper Level)
ISBN: 9781598887297
2014-Present available in paper.

The following websites are good places to begin your search for statistics related to geography.

Statistics Sources from Gale This link opens in a new window
Guide to current sources of factual quantitative information on more than 20,000 specific subjects, incorporating almost 135,000 citations and more than 1,600 sources. Provides wide range of print and nonprint, published and unpublished, and electronic and other forms of U.S. and international statistical data on industrial, business, social, educational, financial and other topics.

For more information on statistics consult the library's Statistical Sources Research Guide.