Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library

Statistical Sources

Fedstats
...a fast way to get to statistics from more than 70 U.S. federal government agencies.

Counting California: A new initiative committed to enhancing California citizens' access to the growing range of social science and economic data produced by government agencies. In a departure from more static formats, Counting California's single interface enables users access to actual raw data compiled by federal, state, and local agencies, and also allows users to collate and integrate data by topic, geography, title, and provider. Counting California also addresses the serious preservation dilemma posed by ever-changing technology and data formats, insuring easy and continuous access to historical and current information.

San Joaquin County Statistics: This site includes statistics on San Joaquin County for the following categories: Agriculture, Population - immigration - and demographics, Business, Crime, Energy and Environment, and Miscellaneous.

Statistical Abstract of the United States: Frequently requested tables of national and state data.

Statistical Resources on the Web, University of Michigan: United States, state and international data.

American FactFinder (U.S. Bureau of the Census): This site, created and maintained by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, offers many ways to look up Year 2000 census maps and data. You can look up many sorts of information currently, but there will also be many more detailed reports added as they become available.

Bureau of the Census: Census summary tape files; 100% and sample population and housing data.

Bureau of the Census Home Page: The most comprehensive site for U.S. demographic data.

Census and Demographic Data, Mansfield University: Although heavily U.S. census data, contains some foreign and international links; sources are annotated.

United Nations Economic & Social Development: Population information for countries.

United States Historical Census Data Browser: The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.

California Department of Finance: California state budget, California Statistical Abstract, California Economic Indicators.

CEDAR: California Economic Diversification And Revitalization: Doing Business in California: Jobs, Education and Training; Military Base Closure & reuse.

County and City Data Book, Univ. of Virginia.: County, city, state economic data.

Economic Indicators: Browse the 1998-2002 Economic Indicators (Prepared and published monthly for the Joint Economic Committee, by the Council of Economic Advisers)

STAT-USA: Department of Commerce: Trade statistics, market research reports for countries, daily economic releases. Access by subscription (one free subscription per depository library...Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library IS a depository library). Some information is accessible free from issuing agency webs. If you are in the Central Library and want full access, please ask at the INFORMATION desk.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment and labor statistics; includes Producer, Consumer, and International Price Indexes data.

What is a dollar worth?: This handy site allows you to compare what a dollar would buy in any year from 1913 to 2000. It also includes links to: Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rates, 1913-present... Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rates (Estimate), 1800-present... Bureau of Labor Statistics -- regional and commodity/service group indexes... How the CPI is used to make these calculations

ASKEric: U.S. Dept. of Education Educational Resources Information Center: A question-and-answer service and virtual library.

National Center for Education Statistics: Comprehensive site for data from U.S. Department of Education; includes contents of Digest of Education Statistics, Condition of Education, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2006, and many other reports.

CDC Wonder: Query system for CDC health statistics; register online to use this free site.

Centers for Disease Control: HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Sexually Transmitted Diseases reports; may require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files.

National Center for Health Statistics: Access to full text of many publications; may require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files.

University of Washington: Subject access to U.S. foreign and international health information and statistics from governmental and non-governmental sites.

WHOSIS: World Health Organization Statistical Information System.: International health statistics.

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Full text of many Dept. of Justice publications.
California Dept. of Justice: Criminal Justice Statistics Center; online now is Hate Crimes, 1995; other publications to be added.
Uniform Crime Reports: Crime Reports from the FBI for the past six years or more.