Research Guides: History Research Guide: Historical statistics

Books in the library

Historical statistics of the states of the United States: 1790-1990 by Dodd
Call Number: REF HA214 .D63 1993
ISBN: 0313283095
Publication Date: 1993
Historical statistics of the United States: earliest times to the present by Carter
Call Number: REF HA202 .H57 2006
ISBN: 0521817919
Publication Date: 2006
5-volume set arranged by broad topics: Population Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic Sectors, and Governance and International Relations.
International historical statistics : Europe, 1750-1993 by Mitchell
Call Number: REF HA1107 .M5 1998
ISBN: 0333726901
Publication Date: 1998
International historical statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993 by Mitchell
Call Number: REF HA4675 .M55 1998
ISBN: 1561592331
Publication Date: 1998
International historical statistics: the Americas, 1750-1993 by Mitchell
Call Number: REF HA175 .M52 1998
ISBN: 1561592331
Publication Date: 1998
Statistical handbook on U.S. Hispanics by Schick
Call Number: REF E184.S75 S27 1991
ISBN: 089774554X
Publication Date: 1991
Nations within a nation: historical statistics of American Indians by Stuart
Call Number: E77 .S924 1987
ISBN: 0313238138
Publication Date: 1987
Chapter topics include land base and climate, population, removal and relocation, urbanization, vital statistics, health and more.
Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2000: America year by year by Kurian
Call Number: REF HA202 .K87 1994
ISBN: 0890590125
Publication Date: 1994

Statistical Abstract of the United States-Online Edition This link opens in a new window
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Includes many tables of data that go back to the first U.S. Census (1790) and other historical statistics as well as more current numbers. Data downloadable in .pdf or .xls.

International Historical Statistics 1750-2010
Online version of the print volumes. Data is downloadable into .pdf or .xls.
Vital Statistics of the United States
Annual reports of natality, mortality, marriage and divorce going back to 1890.
Census of Population and Housing - 1790-2010
Census reports going back to the first census of 1790, from the Census Bureau's website.