Statistics

• BestPlaces.net
  Provides statistics on 3,000 American cities including information on housing, cost of living, crime, education, economy, health, and climate
• CIA World Fact Book
  Overview of most countries in the world.  Includes maps and information on the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
• Fast Facts
  Gateway site to "fast facts" available on the web such as statistics
• Fedstats
  Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
• Lexis Nexis Statistical
  MU Finding aid for statistical data on a wide variety of topics.   Includes direct access to recent statistical data. Coverage is 1973 to date
• OFFSTATS--Official Statistics on the Web
  University of Aukland site which supplies economic, social, and general statistics from official sources throughout the world
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S
  Ellis Library Reference HA 202 .A38  (print copy)
  Summarizes, in tables, U.S. statistics. The subject index is in the back of the print volume and is also available in the online version.  The numbers in the index refer to chart numbers, not page numbers.