Websites
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)Reports and data sets including natality, mortality, marriage, divorce, and various disease statistics. Search by:
- NCHS Data Access and Resource GuidesUse NCHS Data Access and Resource Guides to navigate the site’s interactive tables, online querying tools, and direct download options.
- Statistical Review of Immigration to the United States, 1820-1910Digitized copy of a complete Immigration Commission report published in 1910. The report’s data series includes number of immigrants, countries of origin, race and sex distributions, U.S. destinations, occupations, and financial status.
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-1990U.S. Census Bureau’s data series include total immigration figures, language/s spoken, places of origin, and other demographic statistics relating to the foreign-born population of the United States from 1850 to 1990.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Historical Data, 1948-present: A TablesFeatures sixteen U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data series, including household employment data by race, age, and gender; educational attainment; unemployment figures; and full-time/part-time status.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Historical Data, 1948-present: B TablesFeatures nine U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data series, including employment data by industry.
- Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
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This online repository collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion. Includes surveys of the general population and religious groups. Additionally, ARDA includes international statistics of major religions represented worldwide.
- Current Value of Old MoneyThis website provides a list of online calculators and data sets for determining prices, exchange rates, and inflation rates for several countries, although the majority of the focus is on the United States and the United Kingdom. Data sets date from the 17th century to the present.
- EH.netAdministered by the Economic History Association, this website includes a wide variety of historical economic statistics from the United States and several other countries.
The section, “How Much is That?” http://www.measuringworth.com, allows the comparison of money and goods at different periods in history. - FDIC: Historical Bank DataProvides annual statistical information on the U.S. banking industry beginning in 1934. Data series cover national and state level statistics, the number, structure and income of financial institutions; and the loans, liabilities, investments and deposits of banks.
- Medieval and Early Modern Data BankConsists of a compilation of datasets created by individual scholars. The data include exchange rates, prices, and wages in specific geographic regions. Data sets are limited, as are search options, but this tool is useful for medieval economic research.
Books
The Value of a Dollar: 1600-1865 by Call Number: HB235.U6 V358 2005Publication Date: 2005Young Library, Reference Collection.
Colonial Era to the Civil War. Includes a record of the costs of thousands of items purchased by American consumers from 1600 to 1865. Features include standard salaries, significant economic events, and investments.
The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860 - 2004Call Number: HB235 U6 V35 2004 Young Library – ReferenceIncludes a record of the costs of thousands of items purchased by American consumers from 1600 to 1865. Features include standard salaries, significant economic events, and investments.
The Value of a Dollar: 1860-2009 by Call Number: e-bookPublication Date: 2009Prices and Incomes in the United States.
Records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities.- Wholesale commodity prices in the United States, 1700-1861Call Number: HB235.U6 C56 Young Library – 4th floorIncludes commodity price data across several key U.S.
historical industries. - Agricultural StatisticsCall Number: A1.47: Young Library – Reference (2nd floor) and U.S. Government Publications (5th floor)Includes statistics covering farm income, acreage, yield, production, imports, exports, and foreign trade. Statistics are divided into chapters on specific crops, types of livestock, and trade.
120 Years of American Education: A Statistical PortraitProvides historical statistics for American education for the period 1870 to 1990. Covered statistics include general education characteristics of the population, as well as select demographic and economic indicators.- Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984Call Number: J 29.2C 81/850-984 Young Library – U.S. Government Publications (5th floor)PDF version
Includes capital punishment statistics, as well as local, state, and federal correctional facility statistics, including demographic and offense distribution data. - Historical Statistics of the South, 1790 – 1970Call Number: HA218 .D63 Young Library – Reference (2nd floor)General population, demographic, agriculture, and manufacturing data for 16 southern states.
- Historical Statistics of Black AmericaCall Number: E185 .H543 1995 Young Library – Reference, 2 volumes (2nd floor)Statistical tables on topics including agriculture, education, employment, and vital statistics. Data from multiple sources, including census statistics.
- Statistical Record of Black AmericaCall Number: Call Number: E185 .S720 Young Library – Reference (2nd floor)Statistical tables on topics including education, employment, and vital statistics. Data from multiple sources, including census statistics.
- Statistical Record of Asian AmericansCall Number: Call Number: E184 .O6 S73 1993 Young Library – Reference (2nd floor)Statistical tables on topics including education, employment, and vital statistics. Data from multiple sources, including census statistics.
- Statistical Record of Native North AmericansCall Number: E98.P76 S730 Young Library – Reference (2nd floor)Statistical tables on topics including education, employment, and vital statistics. Data from multiple sources, including census statistics.