American Factfinder - Offers "data in the form of maps, tables, and reports from a variety of Census Bureau sources."
City
Population - Statistics and maps about the population of the
major agglomerations of the world. (An agglomeration is a central
city and the neighboring communities linked to it).
CityTownInfo.com - Includes basic demographic information about
cities and towns across America.
Childstats - Developed by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child
and Family Statistics, this is the sixth annual synthesis of
information on the status of the Nation's most valuable resource,
our children.
Consumer
Price Indexes - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of
the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers
for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are
available for major groups of consumer expenditures, for items
within each group, and for special categories, such as services.
Sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fedstats
- Statistics from over 70 agencies of the federal government.
Maintained by the Federal Interagency Council.
infoplease.com - Quick facts on a wide range of topics,
including the world, sports, entertainment, people, business,
society, and science. Searchable and organized by category. This is
a commercial site maintained by Information Please LLC, publishers
of the Information Please Almanac.
Minority Links - "Quick and easy links to the latest data on racial and ethnic populations in the United States."
Rand California
- Information on California business, economic, and public policy
issues. Includes statistics on topics as varied as industry
employment to housing prices.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Contains a
collection of statistics (over 1400 tables and graphs!) on social,
economic, and international subjects. In addition, the Abstract is
your guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other
Federal agencies, and private organizations. Web source contains
statistics in brief and frequently requested tables.
Statistical Resources on the Web - Links to websites offering
statistics on a variety of topics. Maintained by the University of
Michigan Documents Center.
Survey of
Business Owners - "Provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, and race."
U. S. Census Bureau - Access to data collected through the
census. Includes population, business, and geographical data. Also
includes economic projections and information about the Census
Bureau, including employment opportunities.
We the People: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States -
"This report provides a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska
Native population in the United
States and discusses the largest
specified tribal groupings, reservations,
Alaska Native village statistical
areas (ANVSAs), and areas outside
reservations and ANVSAs
(outside tribal areas) at the
national level."