Statistical Data: US Census

The replacement for American FactFinder. Use the Advanced search feature. You will be walked through each step to answer your demographic and economic information needs.

Starting in July, data.census.gov will be the primary way to access Census Bureau data, including upcoming releases from the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census and more. After July 1, 2019, all new data (previously released on American FactFinder) will be released on this new data platform.

American FactFinder (AFF) will remain as an "archive" system for accessing historical data until spring 2020.

The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.

A web-based mapping and reporting application from the US Census Bureau that shows where workers are employed and where they live. It also provides companion reports on age, earnings, industry distributions, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, and sex.

The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.

Search by the Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings for US Census holdings in the Wright State University Libraries catalog.

Census of Population and Housing data present here ranges from our most recent census to the historical decennial census conducted throughout the decades. Some of the data were scanned as an effort to make historical census information available to the public.

All publications in pdf format. The site provides information on each census and contents of each questionnaire and instructions for filling it out. Other information includes availability of population schedules, availability of the 1930 Census Records, finding guides, State and Territorial Censuses, mortality schedules, population items on principal Census questionnaires, a History of the Decennial Censuses (1790 to 2000), individual histories of the United States Censuses

The first censuses in 1790 and 1800 were "simple" counts of population that fulfilled the U.S. Constitution's requirement. While later censuses met this constitutional mandate, they also gathered greater detail about the nation's inhabitants. As a result, the census has grown from a "head count" to a tool enabling us to better understand the nation's inhabitants, their pursuits and activities, and needs.

Expansion of the census began in 1810, when census-takers also asked questions related to the industrial pursuits of the nation's inhabitants. In 1850, the census began collecting "social statistics" (information about taxes, education, crime, and value of estate, etc.) and mortality data. Subsequent censuses gathered more detailed data on race and ancestry, health, housing, and transportation.

The NCSU Libraries contains summary statistical reports compiled from each of the U.S. decennial censuses.

For the decennial censuses from 1950 to 2000, the Census Bureau included Table Finding Guides in population and housing publications. These tables list the variables (topics) with columns shows the geographic level and table number where the data can be found. The guides appear in the printed publications. The easiest place to find scanned images of them online is the Decennial Population and Housing Censuses Guide provided by the North Carolina State University Libraries.

Total Population, Race, Ethnicity, Age/Sex, or Household.

Search by Library of Congress (LC) Subject heading for Ohio Census holdings in the Wright State University Libraries catalog.