Historical+Statistics

=Historical Statistics of the United States=

The last federally-produced edition of the //Historical Statistics of the United States// was published by the Census Bureau in 1975. When the Census Bureau decided in the early 1990's that it would not publish a new edition of //Historical Statistics//, a team of social scientists came together with Cambridge University Press to create a new edition. More than 200 of the nation's leading economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and other scholars contributed to the Millennial Edition of Historical Statistics. This new edition adds thirty years of data and contains coverage of topics that received little or no coverage in the 1975 edition: American Indians, slavery, poverty, race, and ethnicity.

The electronic edition has been designed to give users a variety of means to search and navigate the vast amount of data in the //Historical Statistics//. Users are able to graph individual tables and combine data from different tables into "custom tables" and to download tables for use in spreadsheets and other applications.

=The 2009 Statistical Abstract: Historical Statistics=

The //Statistical Abstract of the United States//, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. The Historical Statistics section is a summary of statistics mostly from the 20th century and is available to download in PDF and Excel formats.

=Historical Census Browser=

The data and terminology presented in the Historical Census Browser are drawn directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing. The site is searchable by an individual census year and by topic. Within each search, tables of data can be created to compare results by state, county, and year. There is also a function to generate maps of selected data. Available from the University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center.

=Historical Statistics of Black America=

Many historical statistical resources are available for specific groups (racial/ethnic, religious, etc.). //Historical Statistics of Black America// is one example that is available on the reference shelves at McKeldin. It is a two-volume work that was published in 1995. This book provides a statistical overview of African American history from the 17th century through the mid-1970s. It draws data from a wide range of sources, including U.S. government documents, //The Negro Year Book// (an irregular serial begun in 1915), and //The Negro Handbook// (an irregular serial begun in 1942). Subjects covered include agriculture, business, law, education, demographics, income, employment, the media, politics, religion, and slavery. Unlike //Historical Statistics of the United States//, this is not a comprehensive, year-by-year record. Rather, data for most topics cover a limited range of time, giving the user snapshots of information instead of a comprehensive picture.