From the Arkansas Economic Development Group

Time period: 1790-2010 (ongoing). The decennial Census has been conducted every ten years since 1790. The most recent ones (2000 and 2010) provide statistics include population counts, age, sex, race, ethnicity and household information. Historical census data is also available. Data are also available via an API.

The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.

Through the ACS, we know more about jobs and occupations, educational attainment, veterans, whether
people own or rent their home, and other topics. Public officials, planners, and entrepreneurs use this information to assess the past and plan the future. When you respond to the ACS, you are doing your part to help your community plan hospitals and schools, support school lunch programs, improve emergency services, build bridges, and inform businesses looking to add jobs and expand to new markets, and more.

Primarily collects data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), covering the period 1962 to the present. Data include demographic information, rich employment data, program participation and supplemental data on topics such as fertility, tobacco use, volunteer activities, voter registration, computer and internet use, food security, and more.

IPUMS USA collects, preserves and harmonizes U.S. census microdata and provides easy access to this data with enhanced documentation. Data includes decennial censuses from 1790 to 2010 and American Community Surveys (ACS) from 2000 to the present.

Provide Research Reports, presentation and fact sheets on a variety of demographic topics.

The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.

The NLS, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are nationally representative surveys that follow the same sample of individuals from specific birth cohorts over time. The surveys collect data on labor market activity, schooling, fertility, program participation, health, and much, much more. Choose a cohort below to learn more. Birth year cohorts 1906-21, 1922-37, 1941-52, 1943-53, 1957-64, 1980-84

The PSID has collected information on individuals and their descendants continuously since 1968. Topics covered include employment, income, wealth, expenditures, health, marriage, childbearing, child development, philanthropy, education, and numerous other topics.

Database of surveys and censuses conducted in low and middle-income countries. It is maintained primarily by the World Bank and other IGOs.

IPUMS-International offers census data from around the world, which include demographic information (e.g., age, sex, birth, marriage, fertility, mortality) and beyond, such as education, work, income, migration and disability.

2000-2017. OECD offers the International Migration Database which shows inflows and outflows of migrants, by nation, as well as asylum seekers and labor.

UN Data is a portal for finding data from the UN, OECD, IMF, and more. Databases related to Census and Demography include: World Fertility Data, Contraceptive Use, Population Prospects, and Demographic Statistics.

This guide, from the University of Wisconsin, provides links to country statistical yearbooks or similar collections (census, "facts and figures," etc.) for 154 countries worldwide.

DataShine Census provides a detailed view into United Kingdom 2011 census data. Population, housing, income, commute, and other variables are available. A .pdf of the map can be downloaded, but not the data itself.

From the Population Reference Bureau. Demographic data on countries worldwide and links to further resources.

CEPALSTAT is the gateway to all the statistical information of Latin America and the Caribbean countries collected, systematized and published by ECLAC (the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean