Research Guides: Statistical Information: Populations

Statistical Resources

Major resources for statistical and reporting information on a wide range of groups. See the column at right for some specific group information.

Census Quick Facts
QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
American FactFinder
From the U.S. Census, lots of info on ethnic groups, race etc.
Census Bureau (US)
The major resource for statistics on populations. Bear in mind that not all populations are counted by the census bureau; for example they do ask about religious affiliation.
Dept. Health & Human Services
The Administration for Children and Families statistics page.
National Institute of Mental Health: Statistics
Wide range of mental health and well being statistics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Wide ranging compendium of US stats, going back to 1878!

Black Demographics
From BlackDemograhics.com.
American Indians and Alaska Natives
From the Census Bureau
Arab Americans
From the American Community Survey 2006-2010
Asian Populations in the US
From the Census Bureau
SUNY Brockport
Office of Institutional page; click on "datasets" at left, will show racial/ethnic breakdown etc.
Deaf Community
From the NTID at RIT
Disabilities
Census Bureau page with stats on disabled populations by age, disability...
Elderly
From the Administration of Community Living
Hispanic/Latino Populations
From the Census Bureau
Immigration (Foreign-Born)
From the Census Bureau
Jewish Databank
Data from the North American Jewish databank.
LGBT
From the Census Bureau
Muslim Americans
From the Pew Research Center
Occupations
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Religious Communities
From the Pew Research Center
Urban vs. Rural Populations
Report from the Census Bureau with link to data

Last Updated: Jul 28, 2022 12:25 PM
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/statistics