Research Guides: African American Studies: Statistics

U.S. Statistics

U.S. Census Bureau - African American Data Links
Includes a population snap shot, detailed demographic profile, Survey of Business Owners, reports on the African American population, American Community Survey reports, Current Population Survey Reports, and Decennial Census Reports.
Census Data Site (Official)
Data.Census.gov is the official source for U.S. Census data. It offers a single search box interface for finding Census and American Community Survey data.

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
2013-present. The Statistical Abstract of the U.S. includes brief statistics on almost every topic. The focus is on the U.S. but some international statistics are included. This is a great source to start with to find which agency or organization has collected more in-depth statistics. Last print edition: Pius Level 1 Reference HA202 .A3 2012....more.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
1790-present. The tool provides easy mapping and report creation functions for U.S. Census data on population and housing, as well as statistics on religion, crime and health; and statistics from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe..more.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is a statistics portal that integrates data on media, business, politics, education, technology and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets on over 80,000 topics from 18,000 sources...more.

U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts
Access and compare local data.
Data USA - Missouri
Demographic, economic, health, diversity, education, and housing and living statistics for Missouri.
Data USA - St. Louis City and County Comparison
Statistical comparison of St. Louis City and County. Includes demographic, economic, health, diversity, education, and housing and living statistics for both.