Statistics
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- Don't know where to start? Try:
- FedStats
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
Basic Resources
Local Statistics
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- Maryland Statistics: A Finding Aid
- UM Libraries' guide to finding Maryland statistics.
National Statistics
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- American Factfinder
- Portal to Census data, including decennial censuses since 1990, The American Community Survey since 2000, and Economic Censuses since 1997. Capability to browse, search, map and download data.
- Census Data and Information
- UM Libraries' guide to Census Data and Information.
- County and City Data Book
- Detailed tables of Census data broken down by region, counties, and cities.
- FedStats
- Gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
- Federal Statistics
- UM Libraries' guide to finding U.S. federal statistics.
- MapStats
- StateMaster.com
- Data from various US government sources (FBI, Census, NCES and others) with graphical views to allow easy state-to-state comparisons. Note: Not all source data is guaranteed to be reliable on this site. Users should take note to double check their sources for information.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Provides statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States from across the government. Subject areas include population, vital statistics, health, education, law, geography, government, labor, agriculture, and business/trade/finance. Earlier editions (back to 1878) are also available.
International Statistics
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- NationMaster.com
- Data from prominent international statistics sources like the CIA, UN and others and with graphical views to allow easy comparisons of countries. Note: Not all source data is guaranteed to be reliable on this site. Users should take note to double check their sources for information.
- International Statistics
- UM Libraries' guide to finding International Statistics.
Historical Statistics
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- Historical Statistics of the United States UM Only
- Statistics from over 1,000 sources from early America to the present.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
- Free Census Bureau portable document file (pdf) version with data through 1970.
Agencies
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- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Census Bureau
- Energy Information Administration
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for Heath Statistics
- Office of Management and Budget
Statistics by Subject
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- Note: You will also find statistical resources related to specific subjects on the pages linked from our Government Information Online page.
- STAT-USA UM Only
- Access to business, trade, and economic information from the Federal Government. Includes the National Trade Data Bank.
- Access available at the Information & Research Services desk, 1st floor, McKeldin Library.
- World Factbook
- Information on countries around the world from the Central Intelligence Agency. Includes reference maps.
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