Last revised: April, 2009

Statistics in Federal and State Government Resources

Scope: This is a guide to international, federal, and state statistics in various federal and state resources. It is not exhaustive, but it will expose you to the variety of sources of government statistical information. If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please contact the U.S. Government Information, Maps & GIS Services Staff at govdocs@umd.edu or 301.405.9165.

Don't know where to start? Try:

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Local Statistics

Maryland Statistics: A Finding Aid

List of selected sources of statistical information for Maryland available in the Maryland Room and on the Internet.

Statistical Reference Index (SRI)

Identifies statistics contained in publications from more than 1,000 leading sources such as associations and institutes, businesses and commercial publishers, state government agencies, research centers, and universities.

LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library, Reference Stacks

     CALL NUMBER: HA217 .S77

To find statistics on other topics in the UM Libraries Catalog or on the Web, try using the keywords Maryland, statistics, and other pertinent terms in a word search within the Catalog or a search engine.

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National Statistics

American Statistics Index (ASI)

Comprehensive annual index to U.S. federal statistical information and publications. A set of microfiche complements the ASI.

LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

     CALL NUMBER: Z7551.A4

Also see UM Libraries' Guide to the American Statistics Index.

FedStats

This website is an index to federal statistical information available on the Web. Users can search for information by Topic, Map Statistics, Agencies (that produce statistics), Subject, Statistical Collections, and many others.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

This is your first stop when looking for recent federal statistics. The Statistical Abstract is a digest of major statistics from many U.S. agencies. It includes guides to sources of statistics from the government, non-government, state and some foreign statistics, both in print and electronic versions.

LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

     CALL NUMBER: C 3.134: date

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html

UM Libraries' Guide to the U.S. Census Information and Data

You can also find more statistical resources through our individual Government Information Online pages organized by subject. Select the subject area you want, then look under the Data and Statistics section.

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International Statistics

UM Libraries' Guide to International Statistics

Index to International Statistics (IIS)

Comprehensive annual index to International federal statistical information and publications.

LOCATION: US Government Information Reference

     CALL NUMBER: HA36 .I5

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Historical Statistics

Historical Census Browser

Browse quick summary Census data from 1790 to 1960. Users can make their own tables (down to the county level of detail) with Census data. Note that the questions asked for each Census differs from year to year. This website was made with a grant from the National Science Foundation to the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

Historical Decennial Census of Population Volumes

View PDF files of volumes from the Census of Population for the years 1790-2000. This is an ongoing project by the Census Bureau to scan in historic documents. Some of the documents have not be optimized for web use and will be improved over time.

Historical Statistics of the United States

This is your first stop when looking for historical federal statistics. It is the historical equivalent of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. This database is only available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students through Research Port.

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970

Free Census Bureau portable document file (pdf) version with data through 1970.

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Frequently Requested Publications

Older versions of these publications are locatated in the U.S. Government Information collection at the call number listed.

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