Sources for Statistical Information

National Agricultural Statistics Service: "The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture-production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples."
U.S. Census Bureau: Contains links to the 2000 U.S. Census data and the American Factfinder. Catagorizes data by people & households, business & industry, and geography.
United States Historical Census Data Browser: Data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.
Economic Statistics: From the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Economic Analysis divides national accounts into national, regional, international, and industry sections.
Education Statistics: The U.S. Department of Education presents the National Center for Education Statistics. Links are The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and Projections of Education Statistics.
FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. This site links to "kids' pages" on different U.S. Government Agencies' websites.
Justice Statistics: This site from the U.S. Department of Justice provides statistics on crime & victims, law enforcement, prosecution, the Federal justice system, criminal offenders, and courts & sentencing.
Labor Statistics: The official site of the U.S. Department of Labor provdies statistics on employment & unemployment, inflation & consumer spending, wages, and occupations.
Transportation Statistics: The statistics site of the U.S. Department of Transporation provides quick facts on the airline industry, freight data and statistics, and links to other transportation websites and newly released transportation information.