Research & Subject Guides: Statistical Information: Home

Welcome

This selective guide contains a bibliography of electronic resources to assist library patrons with research using statistical information.

Databases

Census 2010 Results
The United States Census Database, 2000 includes population information from the year 2000 census for the United States and Puerto Rico. The information is presented by county and includes statistics on total population; population under age 18; population by age, gender, race, and ethnic group; and change in population between 1990 and 2000.
Crime in North Carolina
The North Carolina Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is part of a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Encyclopedia of ED Stats (Educational Statistics)
IES brings rigorous and relevant research, evaluation and statistics to our nation's education system.
National Center for health Statistics
This database is a rich source of information about America’s health.
NC State Center for Health Statistics via NCLive
SCHS is responsible for data collection, health-related research, production of reports, and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics
North Carolina Agricultural Statistical Services
Provides and disseminates statistics about North Carolina agriculture.
North Carolina State Data Service via NCLive
The North Carolina State Data Center (SDC) is a consortium of state and local agencies established in cooperation with the US Bureau of the Census to provide the public with data about North Carolina and its component geographic areas.
North Carolina State Demographics
The State Demographics unit is primarily responsible for producing population estimates and projections.
Social Explorer
Provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present.
Source Book of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Data tables on criminal justice topics from over 100 sources are presented at this indexed and fully searchable site.
Statistical Abstracts of the United States
Provide tables and charts covering various aspects of social, political, and economic life. Emphasis is on the United States, but some tables cover regions, states, cities, and comparative international statistics.

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
This database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers. Cited references are included for many journal articles.
World Bank E-Library This link opens in a new window
cancelled Welcome to the World Bank e-Library, an online, fully cross-searchable portal of over 4,500 World Bank documents. The collection consists of over 1,800 World Bank publications and over 2,700 Policy Research Working Papers, plus each new book and paper as they are published.
North Carolina Agricultural Statistics Service This link opens in a new window
Provides statistical information in table, map, and graph format on farm animals, crops, cash receipts, and weather.