GSU Library Research Guides: Geography: Find Statistics

Find Statistics

Mathscentre, Coventry (2006)

Depending on what you’re looking for, finding a statistic or dataset, can either be easy or quite time consuming. This page contains a list of resources useful for finding statistics and datasets. These resources are good places to start. If you cannot find what you’re looking for, a librarian can provide further assistance.

Local & State

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to current and historical census data (back to 1790), demographic information, and interactive demographic maps that can be queried and manipulated.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics contains over 75,000 data variables covering demographic, historical census data from 1980, real estate, housing, employment, consumer spending, consumer behavior, health data and over 23 million businesses from D&B.

American FactFinder
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American FactFinder provides access to the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, American Community Surveys, the Economic Census from 1997 to 2007 as well as other census information.
Georgia County Guide
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The most recent edition is held at the Research Support Desk on the 2nd floor of Library North.
Georgia Statistical Abstract
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The Georgia Statistical Abstract features over 400 pages of tables on Georgia's economic resources such as, business enterprise, labor, income and wealth, manufactures, agriculture, banking, population and vital statistics, education, and government and law enforcement.
Georgia Statistics System
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This web site will customize the statistics, maps and graphs that you want from the latest data sources from the Georgia County Guide and the Farmgate Value Report.

National

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to current and historical census data (back to 1790), demographic information, and interactive demographic maps that can be queried and manipulated.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics contains over 75,000 data variables covering demographic, historical census data from 1980, real estate, housing, employment, consumer spending, consumer behavior, health data and over 23 million businesses from D&B.

American FactFinder
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American FactFinder provides access to the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, American Community Surveys, the Economic Census from 1997 to 2007 as well as other census information.
Census.gov
Provides quality data about the United States of America, its people, and economy.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
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The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

International

United Nations Demographic Yearbook
The Demographic Yearbook provides official national population statistics for over 230 countries and areas of the world.
UNData
Millennium Indicators Database
This site presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
OECDiLibrary
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For more than 40 years, OECD has been one of the world's largest and most reliable sources of comparable statistics and economic and social data. As well as collecting data, OECD monitors trends, analyses and forecasts economic developments and researches social changes or evolving patterns in trade, environment, agriculture, technology, taxation and more.
Eurostat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean
This annual publication is one of the leading sources of statistical information of the region, and contains social, economic and environmental data from the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Historical

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Historical United States data on migration, health, crime, climate and the environment, religion, economics, and more.

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