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Census State Data Centers - (dead link)

• Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) - (dead link)

Center for Economic Studies (CES) - (dead link)

Company Statistics

• Economic Census of Outlying Areas
  "...provides periodic and comprehensive data for economic activity and structure for Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)."

E-Stats - Measuring the Electronic Economy
"It features recent and upcoming releases, information on methods, classification systems, and background papers."

Electronic Products - (dead link)

• USA Counties 1998 - (dead link) "...features over 5,000 data items for the United States, States, counties and equivalent areas from a variety of sources. Files include data published for 1997 population estimates and over 500 items from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, the 1980 census and the 1992, 1987, 1982 and 1977 economic censuses."
• Zip Code Business Patterns - (dead link)

Facts for Features, Census Bureau Fact Sheets
"Each Facts for Features consists of a collection of statistics pertinent to a particular holiday or special observance; they serve as background for reporters who write or broadcast feature stories. The data are gleaned from demographic and economic subject areas across the Census Bureau."

• Special Edition - Lewis & Clark Bicentennial - (dead link)

Federal, State, and Local Governments

• Census of Governments
• Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR)
  "These data cover Federal expenditures or obligations for the following categories: grants, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, other direct payments, direct loans, guaranteed or insured loans, and insurance."
• Governments Finance and Employment Classification Manual
  "The Classification Manual contains the definitions of governmental units and the various revenue, expenditure, debt, and asset categories used for the purpose of collection and dissemination of statistics."
• Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data
  "...include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings) of elementary and secondary public school systems."
• State and Local Government Finances (June 2001)
• State Government Tax Collections
  "The State Government Tax Collections (STC) report lists the various taxes collected by each state. The tables and data files show the tax revenues collected on a state by state basis."

Foreign Trade Statistics

• International Trade in Goods and Services

Geography Topics

• Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas
• Cartographic Boundary Files
  • 1990 Census Block Groups (July 2001)

Housing and Household Economic Statistics

• American Housing Survey
• Property Owners & Managers Survey
• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (August 2001)

LandView
The Federal Geographic Data Viewer

Population and Household Economic Topics

• 2000 Census
  • Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity (August 2001)
    Census 2000 Special Reports (CENSR/01-1)
    "...presents a synthesis of the basic patterns and changes in U.S. population distribution in the last decade."
  • Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin (March 2001) [.pdf]
  • The Hispanic Population (May 2001) [.pdf]
  • Population Change and Distribution: 1990-2000 - (dead link) (April 2001) [.pdf]
  • Population Profile in the United States: 2000 (Internet Release) (February 2002)
    "...is the first Internet-only version of this U.S. Census Bureau product. It includes data from surveys conducted in 2000 and earlier, as well as some limited Census 2000 data...The Population Profile of the United States: 2000 is an attempt to provide the public with updated information in the years in which a print version is not issued."
• "Women in the United States: March 2000 (PPL-121)"
  "These tables present data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of women in the United States from the March 2000 supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). Topics covered include geographic distribution, age and sex distribution, family type and family size, educational attainment, labor force participation and unemployment, occupational characteristics, family income, and poverty status."
• Age Data
  • Baby Boomer
  • Older (55+) Population
  • Elderly (65+) Population
• Americans Overseas in U.S. Censuses
• Children
  • Living Arrangements of Children: Fall 1996 (P70-74)
• Interracial Tables
• Metropolitan Areas
• Race Data
  • American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
  • Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
  • The Black Population in the United States
• Voting and Registration Data
• Women in the United States

Publications

• 2000 Census
  • Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity (August 2001)
    Census 2000 Special Reports (CENSR/01-1)
    "...presents a synthesis of the basic patterns and changes in U.S. population distribution in the last decade."
  • Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin (March 2001) [.pdf]
  • The Hispanic Population (May 2001) [.pdf]
  • Population Change and Distribution: 1990-2000 - (dead link) (April 2001) [.pdf]
• Annual Benchmark Report for Retail Trade, [1990-1999] [.pdf]
• National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC) (2000)
• Poverty Among Working Families: Findings from Experimental Poverty Measures (2000) [.pdf]

Statistical Abstract of the United States

• Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (1995-2000)

Survey of Income and Program Participation

• Survey of Program Dynamics

Studies, Tools & Nongovernmental resources

The 2000 Census: Interim Assessment
Panel to Review the 2000 Census, Constance F. Citro, Daniel L. Cork, and Janet L. Norwood, Editors, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council, 2002.

CensusScope
Your Portal to Census 2000 Data
"...is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan. With eye-catching graphics and exportable trend data, CensusScope is designed for generalists and specialists."

TheDataWeb
"TheDataWeb is network of online data libraries. Topics include, census data, economic data, health data, income and unemployment data, population data, labor data, cancer data, crime and transportation data, family dyanmics, vital statistics data ... As a user you have an easy access to all these kinds of data. As a participant in TheDataWeb you can publish your data to TheDataWeb and, in turn, benefit as a provider to the consumer of data."
- A Collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control

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