LibGuides: Ridge View High School English Research Guide: Statistical Information

Federal and State Government Sites

Congress website
Provides access to legislative information at the federal level for both the House of Representatives and Senate.
USA.GOV The U.S. Government web portal
This link takes you to the United States government agency web portal where you can search for information from multiple government agencies.

United States House of Representatives This link opens in a new window
Provides information about Members and Committees of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the latest congressional news and important links to congressional information.
United States Senate This link opens in a new window

South Dakota Government home page
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) offers this catalog of its publications. This is a great place to access access agency reports as well as congressional hearing and committee reports.
U.S. Government Information: Stats/Data
This LibGuide is provided by the University of California-San Diego library.

County and City Databooks
This resource provides access to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books with information such as population, employment, etc. The paper version is in the reference collection under call number HA 202.A36 2007
Department of Commerce Statistics
Diane Frigge's LibGuide provides access to statistical information published by the Department of Commerce. (This information used to be provided by Stat-USA.)
Federal Statistical Information
This site provides access to numerous government statistics
Uniform Crime Reporting Program
The FBI provides consolidated crime reports from across the country on this site. A very useful site for statistics on different types of crime including hate crimes.
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau provides very useful compilation of statistical information about the US including population, employment, birth and death rates, etc in the Statistical Abstracts of the United States. You will have to search for this in the Census Bureau site. The most recent paper editions are in the reference collection under call number HA 202.U54x