Sociology: Web Resources

From the U.S. Bureau of the Census, this source provides population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

Census Online contains nearly 40,000 links and serves as a primary starting point for locating online census transcriptions.

PRB focuses on data related to reproductive health and fertility; children and families; population and the environment; and population futures (aging, inequality and poverty, migration and urbanization, and gender.)

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States, with data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.

This site features the Historical Census Browser, which draws data directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing.

State profiles provide information on the capital; population; median age; elected officials; history; points of interest; famous natives; entrance into the union; state motto, symbols, and nicknames; name origins; largest cities and county; and land area.

50States gives basic facts about each state and provides links to other web-based sources of information.

Stateline.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan online news site that practices journalism in the public interest by reporting on emerging trends and issues in state policy and politics.

StateMaster is a unique statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states. Information is compiled from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics.

Background Notes are publications with facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of various countries and independent states around the world. They are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs.

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

These profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.