The U.S. Census: Statistical Research

Locate Statistical Data from U.S. Censuses

Population Censuses 1790-2020

• U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Censuses 1790-2020

Agriculture

• Agricultural Census (1840-2017)
• N.C. Agricultural Statistics - Census of Agriculture 2017
• USDA-Quick Stats

Economics

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• BEA Data
• BEARFACTS
• Industry Facts
• Regional Economic Accounts
• Survey of Current Business (1921 - present)

U.S. Census Bureau

• Building Permits Survey
• Business & Industry
  • Misc. surveys
  • Historical Data (1992 - 2012)
• County Business Patterns
• Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons
• Economic Census

Education

National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Statistics

• Fast facts
• Literacy- (US compared to other countries)
• School District Mapping and Demographics

U.S. Dept. of Education

• Data & Statistics
• U.S. Civil Rights Data Collection

Government

U.S. Census Bureau

• Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (1983 - present)
• Annual Survey of State Government Finances (1992 - present)
• Census of Governments (1992 - 2017)
• Public Sector

Health

U.S. Census Bureau

• Covid-19, Household Pulse Survey Data Tables
• Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)

Housing

U.S. Census Bureau

• American Housing Survey
• Housing Vacancies and Homeownership 
• New Residential Construction
• Residential Improvements and Repairs, Historical Data

Industrial/ Manufacturing

U.S. Census Bureau

• 1810 Manufacturers also 
• A Statement of the Arts and Manufactures of the United States of America, for the year 1810

Labor

U.S. Census Bureau

• Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation
• Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
• Quarterly Workforce Indicator

Migration

Census Bureau

• The American Community Survey (ACS), Migration/Geographic Mobility Data Tables (2000-2019)
• Geographic Mobility: 2019-2020
• Great Migration, 1910-1970
• Historical Migration/Geographic Mobility Tables, Current Population Survey (1948-2020)
• State-to-State Migration Flows, American Community Survey

Mortality

U.S. Census Bureau

• 1850 Census: Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850

Multi-topic

LINC: Log Into North Carolina, N.C. State Data Center

U.S. Census Bureau

• The American Community Survey (ACS) -Yearly data releases on Demographics, Social, Housing, and Economics about American Households.
• ​​Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades
• Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
• Statistical Abstract Series (1889-2012)
• City and County Data Book (1947-2007)

Poverty

U.S. Census Bureau

• Historical County Level Poverty Estimates Tool (1960-2010)
• Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
• Poverty thresholds
• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)​
  • Interactive Data Tool

Technology

U.S. Census Bureau

• Computer and Internet Use
• E-Commerce Statistics (E-Stats)

Veterans

• 1840 Census: A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services (contains names)

N.C. Census Data (1960-1980) N.C. Digital Collections, SLNC

U.S. Census Bureau

• Census Academy- Courses, webinars, and tutorials on a large range of Census topics
• Data.census.gov- Learn about the Census Bureau's data dissemination platform
• Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790-2000