New Database: Historical Statistics of the United States

Interested in researching U.S. history? A new tool is at your disposal: the online edition of the Historical Statistics of the United States.

This recently updated compendium source for American history covers the earliest times to present. It includes over 37,000 data series from over 1,000 sources, covering topics such as:

  • population work and welfare
  • economic structure and performance
  • governance and international relations

Tables may be viewed in PDF or HTML format and downloaded in Excel or .csv.

Access it via Vera or its shortcut URL: //libraries.mit.edu/get/hsus.