General Resources
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowProvides selected historical data from the U.S. Decennial Census going back to 1790, as well as current data from the Census and the American Community Survey, and some religion data. Interactive mapping features allow you to generate small thematic maps from the data.
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new windowA master index to statistical publications from Federal, state, local, international, and other sources. Provides full text of selected tables, and links to many data-producing agencies.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesAuthoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Also available in print 1878-present in the Government Information department.
Note: the U.S. government no longer produces this publication. This is now produced commercially by ProQuest and the latest volume is held at MAIN Reference 312.73 U581 and online annually 2013-2019.
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new windowThe standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.
- ICPSR Data Archive This link opens in a new windowThe Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to thousands of social science datasets for research and instruction. This is a good first place to start when looking for social science data for secondary analysis.
Statistics on Latinos
Latino Stats by Call Number: MAIN Library E184.S75 M363 2015ISBN: 9781595589613Publication Date: 2015-01-27New York, NY : The New Press, 2015.
The Hispanic Databook by ISBN: 1619250047Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, 2013.
Available online, click link above to access.
Ancestry in America : A Comparative City-by-city Guide to Over 200 Ethnic Backgrounds by Call Number: MAIN Reference 304.60973 A538ISBN: 1592370292Millerton, N.Y. : Grey House Publishing, 2003.
Hispanics in the United States : A Demographic, Social, and Economic History, 1980-2005 by Call Number: MAIN Reference 973.0468 B493hISBN: 0521889537Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- New Americans in Postsecondary Education: A Profile of Immigrant and Second-Generation American Undergraduates byPublication Date: July 2012This Statistics in Brief describes the characteristics and undergraduate experiences of 2007–08 undergraduates who immigrated to the United States or who had at least one immigrant parent (second-generation Americans).
- The Foreign Born from Latin America and the Caribbean: 2010 byPublication Date: September 2011This brief discusses the size, place of birth, citizenship status, and geographic distribution of the foreign born from Latin America in the United States. It presents data at the national and state levels based on the 2010 American Community Survey.
- Achievement Gaps : How Hispanic and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress byPublication Date: June 2011This report provides detailed information on the size of the achievement gaps between Hispanic and White public school students at the national and state levels and describes how those achievement gaps have changed over time.
- We the People of More than One Race in the United States byPublication Date: April 2005This report provides a portrait of the population in the United States who identify with two or more races, and discusses the twelve largest race combinations within this population at the national level.
- Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals by Race, 1790 to 1990, and by Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, for Large Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States byPublication Date: February 2005This working paper presents decennial census data on the population by race and Hispanic origin for 306 large cities and other places in the United States, based on the 21 decennial censuses taken from 1790 to 1990.
- We the People : Hispanics in the United States byPublication Date: December 2004Part of the Census 2000 Special Reports series, this report provides a portrait of the Hispanic-origin population in the United States and discusses some of the Hispanic or Latino groups within this population at the national level.
- Status and Trends in the Education of Hispanics byPublication Date: December 2002This report examines the educational status of Hispanics in the United States using statistical measures. It presents a selection of indicators that illustrate the educational gains made in recent years, as well as the many gaps that still exist.
- American Fact FinderThe Census Bureau's primary vehicle for distributing recent Census data. Data from the 2000 and 2010 Census, economic censuses since 2002, and the American Community Survey are also available here.
- Distribution of Hispanic or Latino Population by Specific Origin: 2010This interactive graphic from the U.S. Census Bureau displays the clustering and dispersion of people in the many different specific origins under the larger category of Hispanic or Latino Origin.
- Hispanic Population of the United StatesOfficial page from the U.S. Census Bureau with reports and data about the Latino population from Census surveys, including the 2000 Census, American Community Survey, and Current Population Survey.
- Latin American Migration Project (LAMP)LAMP is a multidisciplinary research project investigating migration flows originating in Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Haiti, Peru, and Guatemala.
- National Center for Education StatisticsThe NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- Resource Center for Minority Data (ICPSR)The RCMD provides educators, researchers and students with data resources to analyze issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisThe mission of the BEA is to produce and disseminate accurate, timely, relevant, and cost-effective economic accounts statistics that provide a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of economic activity.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe BLS serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data on topics such as inflation, wages and earnings, employment, and productivity.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security - PublicationsProvides links to publications concerning immigration flows into the United States.
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and EngineeringThis site provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. A formal report, now in the form of a digest, is issued every 2 years.
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