Migrant-Remittances The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) web site is a good place to look for remittance data such as: Remittances to select Latin American countries (by destination country) for 2005 and also annually back to 2001 Remittances from the US to Latin America (by source US state) for 2006 and 2004 See also the Remittances…
StateMaster – US Statistics, State Comparisons For those of you who, like me, are already big fans of NationMaster, now there is an analogous tool for comparative U.S. state statistics. Their summary says it all: “Welcome to StateMaster, a unique statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on…
American Community Survey Data Iterated by Race, Hispanic origin, Ancestry and Age Read the press release. The American Community Survey (ACS) now provides detailed population profiles for about 200 groups at the state and national levels. Some profiles are available for cities and metropolitan areas, but are limited. Groups must have a population of over…
Ten Things to Know about the American Community Survey(2005 edition) Before using the American Community Survey, read this quick Top 10 list of features. It is a concise description of the strengths and purposes of this Census publication.
CQ’s State Fact Finder 2006 (book) Carleton Reference HA 214 .C68 2006 “More than 265 Tables for Quick Research” “One-Stop Ranking Profiles for Every State” Surprisingly, the blurbs on the front of this book capture some of the most important reasons one would use this reference book. Congressional Quarterly gathers information from respected state, national,…
Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California The IRI, founded in 1998, tracks political trends in initiataive, referendum, and recall. The web site of this organization provides a wealth of information and research aimed at journalists and policymakers. Archive of I&R Studies/Reports and Briefing Papers General Election Reports State by state reports…
The Almanac of American Education Carleton Reference Collection: LA 217.2 .A45 2005 “Helps you understand and compare the quality of U.S. education at the national, state, and county levels.” Even though there is a wealth of education statistics online, it can be of great help to use a paper publication like this one alongside those…
CPANDA Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive Data on participation in and policy on the arts: art forms, artists, performers, art education, audiences, cultural policy issues, media coverage of the arts, arts organizations, public attitudes, venues, etc. Much of it is survey data. Geographic coverage: national and state data for the United States.
State and Local Government Finances is just one section of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Federal, State, and Local Governments portal. The statistics here cover government financial activity in four broad categories of revenue, expenditure, outstanding debt and assets (cash and security holdings). Files can be downloaded or viewed in your browser. It can be helpful…
The Federal Elections Project at the American University’s School of Public Affairs offers year 2000 election data by state and county. Results for the 2000 presidential election are available for all counties. Then, for each state, downloads are available for the presidential general election plus various statewide elections, such as governor and board of education,…