Census Resources - Federal

The primary site for accessing Census Bureau data, including upcoming releases from the American Community Survey, the Economic Census, the 2020 Census, and more. All new data (previously released on American FactFinder) will be released on this new platform.

Interactive data maps of the United States, including Census tracts and historical data back to 1790. Some material requires a subscription.

Scans of all available published US federal census volumes from 1790 forward in PDF format. From IPUMS USA.

Full-text PDF versions of the decennial census from 1790 forward. Additional material is being added on a continuing basis. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

An easy to use interface for retrieving census data and data visualizations. Intended to make it "easier for journalists to write stories using information from the U.S. Census bureau."

PDF versions of the 1947 through 2007 editions of this U.S. Census Bureau publication, containing official statistics for all U.S. counties.

Easy access to data from more than 70 organizational sources with over 4.9 billion datasets. Coverage includes US Federal, US State, International, and Nonprofit organizational sources.

Covering Colonial times to the year 2000, the database is a standard source for data on all aspects of American history. Sections include population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations with over 37,000 data series and statistics from more than 1,000 sources.

"Provides easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks."

An online data and mapping application that provides access to over 10,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, income, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, and more. Data is available at many common geographic entities (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, metro area) as well as unique geographies such as school districts and political boundaries.

A source for United States Population data covering variables such as education, employment, environment, and health.

A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Divided into broad sections such as Population; Health and Nutrition; Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings; Foreign Commerce and Aid; and many others, the database can be searched or browsed to retrieve results that can then be narrowed by source, geography, time period, subject, and other breakdowns.

Full-text PDF versions of the publication from the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 1878 to 2012. Includes statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected international data. Also includes a full-text PDF version of Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.

Displays current population estimates for the United States and the world. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

Full-text PDF versions of the decennial census from 1790 forward. Additional material is being added on a continuing basis. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

PDF versions of the 1947 through 2007 editions of this U.S. Census Bureau publication, containing official statistics for all U.S. counties.

Covering Colonial times to the year 2000, the database is a standard source for data on all aspects of American history. Sections include population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations with over 37,000 data series and statistics from more than 1,000 sources.

Full-text PDF versions of the publication from the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 1878 to 2012. Includes statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected international data. Also includes a full-text PDF version of Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.

A research guide that describes numeric data resources and services.

This guide provides instruction to help you locate Census tract data for neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey using American FactFinder.

A wealth of background information on every decennial census from 1790 to the present, including complete questionnaires and an overview of each census.