Government Documents & Statistics

About Government Documents in the SUU Library

• As a member of the Federal Depository Library Program, the SUU Library regularly receives documents from federal and state agencies. These documents are placed in the Main Collection and Media Collection by subject call number (e.g., U.S. Geological Survey documents often are placed in the QE call number, for Geology).
• Use the SUU Library Catalog to search for government documents held by the library.
• Browse the Reference Collection in the call number AY (almanacs) and HA (statistics) for statistical collections.

SUU Library Subscription Databases

• Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
  Covers news, government and politics, business, law, biographies, state and country profiles, medicine and health, and reference information. Full text articles. Click Reference to search for Country Profiles, Polls & Surveys, State Profiles, and the World Almanac.
• Congressional Universe
  Covers U.S. legislative information, including Congressional publications, members and committees, and full text of proposed legislation.
• STAT-USA
  National Trade Database, domestic and international marketing information, and national economic statistics; from the Department of Commerce. This database is accessible only in the Library; ask at the Reference Desk for the password.

Starting Points - Basic Resources

• American FactFinder - http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
  U.S. census for 2000 and 1990, with community facts and maps. U.S. Census Bureau.
• U.S.population data and demographics. Population Reference Bureau and University of Michigan's Social Science Data Analysis Network.
• Demographic Profiles 2000 - http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml
  Profiles for states, counties, and cities from the 2000 census. U.S. Census Bureau.
• FirstGov.gov - http://www.firstgov.gov
  Official U.S. gateway to all government information.Gives easy, one-stop access to online U.S. Federal Government resources.
• Fedstats - http://www.fedstats.gov/
  The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S. - http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
  Primarily statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States, with selected international data. The Statistical Abstract is published annually and, due to copyright issues, some of the statistical tables in the print edition are not available online. For the print copies see SUU Reference HA202.U5.
• Utah Demographics & Statistics - http://www.utah.gov/about/demographics.html
  Utah demographic and economic analysis information.

• County and City Data Book - http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html
  Supplement to the Statistical Abstract, providing a summary of social, economic, and political statistics for counties, cities, and smaller incorporated places. For the print copies see SUU Reference HA202.A36.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/
  U.S. Department of Labor statistics on U.S. labor.
• CenStats - http://censtats.census.gov/
  U.S. Census Bureau statistics on manufacturers, international trade, U.S. counties, and occupations.
• ChildStats.gov - http://www.childstats.gov/
  Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
• Crime & Justice Statistics - http://www.ncjrs.org/
  National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
• Elections - http://www.fec.gov/index.shtml
  Federal Election Commission.
• Health - FastStats - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
  National Center for Health Statistics.
• Highway Statistics - http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm
  U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
  Two volume early historical supplement to the Statistical Abstract. For the print copies see SUU Reference HA202.U52.
• Historical Census - http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
  Population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960.
• Income Statistics: Local Area Personal Income - http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/
  Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Accounts Data.
• Industry Statistics: Current Industrial Reports - http://www.census.gov/cir/www/alpha.html
  U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics.
• International Statistical Agencies - http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
  Links to statistical agencies from around the world from the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Juvenile Justice Facts & Figures - http://www.abanet.org/media/jjqa.html
  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
• Population Reference Bureau - http://www.prb.org/
  World health and population data.
• Transportation Statistics - http://www.bts.gov/
  Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book - http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.html
  Supplement to the Statistical Abstract, providing a summary of social, economic, and political statistics for states and metropolitan statistical areas. For the print copies see SUU Reference HA 202 .U51.