Statistics & Demographics

Demographics- masaimarket  Select from the online reference resources available below, or search in the ODU Library Catalog. For help finding statistics and demographics data, ask a librarian for assistance.

Sites and Portals

Start Here for Statistics & Demographics:
American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau)  State & County Quick Facts (U.S.C.B) 
CenStats Databases (U.S.C.B.)  Statistical Abstract of the United States- Current (U.S.C.B) 
NationMaster: Nations of the World 
Statistical Abstract of the United States- Historical 
OECD Library (country data) USA.Gov Data & Statistics 
OFFSTATS (country data) USA.Gov Statistics - State & Local 

Additional Resources:
Association of Religion Data Archives  Population Reference Bureau 
BRB Public Records Search  Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (Bureau of Justice Statistics) 
Business & Nonprofits: Data & Statistics (USA.gov)  Sports Reference 
College Navigator (NCES, IES)  State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation) 
EPI Datazone (Economic Policy Institute)  State of Working America (Economic Policy Institute) 
Human Development Reports (UNDP)  StateMaster - US State Comparisons 
International Data Base (U.S.C.B.) (country & population data)  Statistic Sites on the World Wide Web (U.S. federal agencies) 
National Criminal Justice Reference Service  UN Statistics Divison: Demographic & Social Statistics 
Pew Research Center  The World Bank: Data 

Databases and Reference E-Books 

Library Databases for Demographics & Statistics:
OhioLINK Electronic Books Center* (click here for sample list of demographics ebooks)  Historical Statistics of the United States* 
World Almanac* 
*Library databases restricted to ODU community.

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