Starting Points

• FedStats
  • Access statistics from over 100 federal agencies.  Browse for statistics by agency, topic, or location, or search for statistics across agencies.  Also includes data tools that allow you to create tables, download and export statistics.
• University of Michigan Documents Center 
  • This site contains links to a wide range of state, federal and international statistics broken into 24 bread categories.  This site also contains a subject index on the left side of the screen.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Multiple Locations--HA202 [Edition #] 
  • The starting point for statistical information on a wide range of topics.  The current edition of this book can be found at the Zumberge and Steelcase Reference sections. Older editions going back to 1878 are shelved either in the Zumberge Stacks either in print or microfiche depending on the year.
    
• American FactFinder
  • This site is a good starting point for census information, and includes population, housing, geographic, and economic data. Contains data sets available for download.