Guides: Biological Sciences Research Guide: Demographics and Statistics

Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. If you don't know the number of the tables you need, browse the index section to locate your subject and the corresponding table numbers. For access to pre-2013 statistics, visit the Census Bureau's archive.
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Historical Statistics of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
A source for the statistics of American history, Historical Stats arranges the data by population; work and welfare; economic structure and performance; economic sectors; and government and international relations.

UNdata
Numerous databases or tables collectively known as "datamarts" contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.

U.S. Census Bureau
Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials.
Social Explorer Profiles
Social Explorer Profiles takes you from raw data to meaningful stories, and helps you analyze socio-economic data, discover trends and gain insight into the world around you
Mapping America
A tool to understand well-being in America. Select a category of well-being, a specific location and a population segment, and see the results visually mapped.
World Bank Open Data
An analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics. You can create your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them.