Internet Links - Business & Economy
For more resources, see our Business and Money Databases
Business Statistics & Demographics
General Information
- Statistics of U.S. Businesses
- County Business Patterns/Metro Business Patterns/Zip Code Business Patterns
Census
- 2010 Census from the United States Census Bureau
- American Factfinder -From this page you can find data for any geographic entity (city, state, national).
- Easy Stats - quick and easy access to 2010 Census data.
- How to use the American Factfinder 2 - a libguide from Western Illinois University.
Historical Census Data
- United States Historical Census Data Browser - Search the United States Census for different variables from 1790-1960. This is from the University of Virginia.
- Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts - From the Census Bureau.
- Statistical Abstracts 1878-2012
International
- United Nations Demographic Yearbook - Demographics are available for capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants.
- United Nations Statistics Division - Social Indicators - "Social indicators covering a wide range of subject-matter fields are compiled by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, from many national and international sources in the global statistical system."
- International Statistical Data - Prepared by the Census Bureau, this is a list of statistical agencies for over 50 countries of the world. The language of the site is indicated on the list.
Louisville and Kentucky
- Kentucky County Profiles
- Kentucky State Data Center
- Kentucky Kids Count -"KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being."
- Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky - two page profiles of each county from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.
United States
- United States Census Bureau
- Statistical Abstract - "The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."
- United States Historical Census Data Browser - Search the United States Census for different variables from 1790-1960. This is from the University of Virginia.
- Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Last Updated:
03/12/2013

