1990 Census of Population and Housing
1st Floor, Federal Documents C 3.223/22:90-R-3
All those questions the government asked are compiled here. Older census materials may also be found in paper in the Government Documents collection.

1997 Census of Agriculture Volume 1, Geographic Area Series
1st Floor, Federal Documents A 92.53/56:
A publication of the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service that includes a census of the United States and each State separately. Maps, figures, and tables of state data and county data are provided.

ACCRA Cost of Living Index
1st Floor, Reference 339.42 A17a
The index provides a measure of cost of living differences among urban areas.

Agricultural Statistics
1st Floor, Federal Documents A 1.47:
Statistical coverage of all aspects of agriculture, including farm resources; income and expenses; taxes and insurance; and cooperatives and credit is provided.

Almanac of the 50 States
1st Floor, Reference 317.3 A44a
3rd Floor 317.3 A44a
Detailed information is provided regarding each of the 50 states: population; geography and environment; demographics and characteristics of the population; vital statistics and health; education; social insurance and welfare programs; housing and construction; government and elections; governmental finance; crime, law enforcement and courts; labor and income; economy, business, industry and agriculture; and communication, energy and transportation. At the end of the book are comparative tables that rank the states on over 50 variables.

America Votes
1st Floor, Reference 324 S29a
This handbook "provides official state-certified election returns for governors, U.S. Senators and US representatives in the 1997-1998 election cycle. General election returns, registration data, and vote percentages and pluralities are provided county by county; primary election returns and percentages are summarized for each state." Also included are state profiles that "list the current governor, US senators and US representatives and contain the current congressional district map. Statewide vote tables for president, governors and US senators from 1945 to the present offer a unique historical perspective for state voting patterns. National summary tables on the 1997-1998 general and primary elections as well as voter turnout are also provided in the introduction."

American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries
1st Floor, Reference 331.11 W95a
From accountants to zoologists, this guide gives information about average salaries, entry levels, job descriptions and related or associated job titles.

American Generations: Who They Are, How They Live, What They Think
1st Floor, Reference 381.3 M68o
This publication compares and contrasts the demographics and spending patterns of five generations of Americans: Millennials (born from 1977 to 1994), Generation X (born 1965 to 1976), the Baby Boom (1946 to 1964), the Swing Generation (1933 to 1945) and the World War II Generation (1909 to 1932).

America's Top Rated Cities
1st Floor, Reference 317.3 A51a
This publication provides information on the 62 best cities for business and living in the United States, including statistics on demographics, employment, taxes, cost of living, housing prices, health care costs, education, crime rates, media, and climate.

America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities
1st Floor, Reference 307.76 A512a
Profiles of 60 top cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 are included in this publication. Topics include statistics on demographics, employment, education and crime rates.

Annual Report of the United States
1st Floor, Reference 336.2 B14a
The report covers financial highlights; the social, economic and international state of the nation; the 1996 election; and information about the Clinton administration. It also provides a wide variety of statistics about the United States in general.

Atlas of the 1990 Census
1st Floor, Reference 304.60973 M44a
A graphic representation of the 1990 Census, the atlas provides coverage in these areas: population, households, housing, race and ethnicity, the economy, and education.

Balance of Payments Statistics
3rd Floor 382 I61b
This yearbook is divided into three parts. "Part 1 presents balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) data of individual countries. Part 2 contains regional and world totals for major components of the balance of payments. Part 3 provides technical descriptions of selected reporting countries. Part 1 is separately bound, and Parts 2 and 3 are bound together."

Business Statistics of the United States
1st Floor, Reference 338 B97b
This volume contains over 2,000 economic time series "covering virtually every aspect of the US economy, including GDP, employment, production, prices, productivity, international trade, money supply and interest rates." It also contains statistical profiles of each major industry group.

CQ's State Fact Finder
3rd Floor 317.3 C88c
Rankings in each state cover such subjects as agriculture; business and economy; crime and criminal justice; defense; education; energy; environment; health; population; recreation; social services; state government; and transportation.

City Crime Rankings
1st Floor, Reference 364.0973 C58c
Statistical information about crime in over 200 cities with populations of 100,000 or more is presented in this volume.

County and City Extra
1st Floor, Reference 317.3 C85co
County and City Extra presents statistical information on population, vital statistics, housing, annual pay, employment, education, and crime for every state, county, metropolitan area and city in the United States.

County Business Patterns
1st Floor, Federal Documents C 3.204/4:
Data is provided by industry in the following economic divisions: agricultural services; forestry and fishing; mining; construction; manufacturing; transportation and public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance and real estate; and services. It provides the number of establishments in those divisions, the number of employees, the payroll and the number of establishments by employment-size class.

Crime in America's Top-Rated Cities
1st Floor, Reference 364.973 C9296c
This publication focuses on 75 of America's top-rated cities and includes statistics in all major crime categories.

Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Reports
1st Floor, Federal Documents J 1.14/7:
This resource provides information about offenses reported and cleared, persons arrested, homicide patterns, and law enforcement personnel by state and city.

Crime State Rankings: Crime in the 50 United States
1st Floor, Reference 364 C9292c
Crime State Rankings includes data on arrests, offenses, corrections, law enforcement personnel & finance, courts, and drugs & alcohol.

Digest of Education Statistics
1st Floor, Federal Documents ED1.326:
The Digest of Education Statistics supplies statistical data on elementary, secondary and post-secondary education.

Economic Indicators Handbook (national and city)
1st Floor, Reference 330.973 E191e
Statistical information used to measure the US Economy is provided. The Gross National Product (GNP), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are detailed for a range of years. Economic measures include personal consumption, unemployment rate, money supply (M1), savings, producer prices, CPI by large cities, producer price index by product, and stock market price indexes.

Health and Environment in America's Top-Rated Cities
1st Floor, Reference 307.76 H43h
This book provides statistical profiles of 71 cities covering children, marriage and divorce, death/accident/suicide rates, crime, health care costs and reform, hospitals, physicians, air and water quality, toxic releases, superfund sites, recycling policies, pollen calendar, and climate.

Health Care State Rankings
1st Floor, Reference 362.1 H4341h
Statistical coverage, by state, is provided for topics such as births, deaths, facilities, finance, incidence of disease, personnel, and physical fitness.

Historical Statistics of the United States
1st Floor, Reference 317.3 U58sh
Historical Statistics of the United States provides a wide variety of information about the US with coverage which includes colonial times to 1970.

Information Plus Series (1 copy on 3rd Floor and one in 1st Floor, Reference)

Abortion 363.46 A1542a	AIDS 362.19697 A2882a	Alcohol and Tobacco 362.29 I29i	American Family 306.85 A5124a
Capital Punishment 364.66 C244c	Careers and Occupations 331.702 C2717c	Child Abuse 362.76 C5364c	Crime 364.0973 C92c
Death and Dying 362.175 D28d	Education 370.973 E247e	Endangered Species 333.95 E56e	Energy 333.7 E561e
Environment 363.7 E613e	Gambling 364.172 G191g	Garbage & Other Pollution 363.728 G21g	Growing Old 305.26 G884g
Growing Up 305.23 G8841g	Gun Control 344.73053 G97g	Health 362.1 H4342h	Homeless in America 305.569 H76h
Illegal Drugs 362.29 I291i	Immigration 342.73083 I33i	Minorities 305.8 M666m	Nutrition 363.8 N976n
Prisons and Jails 365.973 P95p	Profile of the Nation 317.3 P96p	Recreation 790 R31r	Social Welfare 361.61 S67s
Transportation 380.5 T7721t	Violent Relationships 362.82 V795v	Water 333.91 W3251w	Women 305.42 W8721w

Information Plus Series (1 copy on 3rd Floor and one in 1st Floor, Reference)
Each volume in this series presents its respective information in the form of tables, graphs, statistical information, and a subject-by-subject breakdown of the topics within its main theme. The inclusion of a subject index allows easy retrieval of targeted information within the main theme of each volume.

Market Profile Analysis - Nodaway County
1st Floor, Reference 658.834 M34m
This analysis is a data tool for evaluating existing office outlet markets, locations, and proposed sites, with important application in the areas of advertising strategy, new product development, market research, and long-range planning. It provides information on retail market indicators, business market indicators, new construction activity, and financial factors.

The Population of the United States
3rd Floor Reference 301.32 B67p
The information provided here covers many aspects of American population. It is separated into the subjects of: The Size and Growth of the United States Population; Sources of the United States Population Data; Population Resources and Challenges in the 21st Century; Mortality; Marriage and Marital Status; Fertility and Reproduction; Health and Disability; Spatial Movement and Regional Geographies; Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry; Aging and Gender; Household and Family; Educational Enrollment and Attainment; The Labor Force and Employment Status; Occupation, Industry, and Class of Worker; and Income, Wealth, and Poverty.

Sales and Marketing Management
2nd Floor, Periodicals HF 5438 S163
This annual periodical provides updates on current business issues and trends. It also provides a buying power index in August each year.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
1st Floor, Federal Documents J 29.9/6:
Divided into six sections, the Sourcebook profiles the characteristics of the criminal justice system; public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice-related topics; nature and distribution of known offenses; characteristics and distribution of persons arrested; judicial processing of defendants; and persons under correctional supervision. Annotations, as well as various charts and tables, are provided.

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
1st Floor, Reference 317.3 S79st
This publication provides statistical information on population, vital statistics, housing, annual pay, employment, education, and crime by state, county and metropolitan area.

State Rankings: A Statistical View of the 50 United States
1st Floor, Reference 317.3 S7971s
States are ranked on a "high-to-low" basis in 274 different social, political and economic categories, including agriculture, crime & law enforcement, defense, the economy, education, employment and labor, energy & the environment, government finance (federal, state and local), health, housing, population, social welfare, and transportation.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
1st Floor, Federal Documents 317.3 S79s
This abstract is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States. Statistics from a multitude of areas are covered in this volume.

Statistical Handbook on Consumption and Wealth in the United States
1st Floor, Reference 339.41 S79s
Gross Domestic Product from 1960-1997 is provided in this volume along with personal, family and household income; business and corporate wealth; an overview of consumption; consumption of material goods, services, travel, leisure, and other nonessentials. It also includes personal income by state, personal income per capita, disposable personal income, average annual pay, gross saving and investment, and other measures of household income.

Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World
1st Floor, Reference 339.46 S79s
Here one can find information covering the scope of poverty in the developing areas of the world. This information is relayed in the form of key indicators, poverty measures, economics, demographics, health, AIDS, education, nutrition and food supply, women and poverty, children and poverty, cities, and policy.

Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States
1st Floor, Reference 305.80097 H44s
Find out about demographics, education levels, economics, employment, health, family, religion, crime, political participation, and sex for the various racial groups in the United States, especially White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian.

Statistical Handbook on Technology
1st Floor, Reference 609.73021 B51s
This offers statistical overviews of technologies related to agriculture, biotechnology, business, communications, computers, construction and infrastructure, consumer products and entertainment, education and libraries, energy, environment, law enforcement, manufacturing, materials, medicine, military, space, and transportation.

Statistical Handbook on the American Family

1st Floor, Reference 306.85 S79s
Marriage, quality of family life, divorce and separation, children, sexual attitudes and behaviors, living arrangements, working women, and child care are the areas covered in this handbook.

Statistical Profile of Iowa
1st Floor, Federal Documents STATE IA 3:
Demographic information is provided for the state of Iowa. Demographics include population, education, quality of life, business climate, major business industries, the workforce, economy and income, government, finance, & taxes, tourism, transportation, exports, energy, climate, and families & children.

Vital Statistics of the United States
1st Floor, Federal Documents HE 20.6210:
This publication comes in two volumes. Volume one provides statistical information concerning natality (birth), and volume two presents data about mortality (death).

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