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  • Click the 'Search' link located in the black bar at the top of the page.Scroll down to 'Countries and Consumers' and expand 'Population.'
  • After checking boxes next to categories; click the blue 'Now Choose Geographies' button.
  • Choose countries/regions and click the blue 'Run Search' button.

SimplyMap: Select a state and city from the pull-down menu. Click the variables tab. Choose groups; located left of the list of variables. Click the "+" signs next to the folder icons to expand the headings. Choose folders like Census Overview; Population; Age; Race and Ethnicity. After checking boxes next to variables; click Add Selected Variables. Choose Reports located on the top (next to Map tab) to see results in a table.

American FactFinder: A freely available website by the U.S. Census Bureau. Hover over left-side columns; such as People; and choose from the categories.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.: Another freely available website by the U.S. Census Bureau. Choose Population from the categories listed in the left column. Earlier editions; covering the years 1878 through 2007; are also available.

ESRI Business Information Solutions: Provides very detailed demographic data; retrievable by ZIP code. Note that it is a pay site; but free sample info is available.

Proquest Statistical Datasets: The most relevant data can be found under the the "population and income" heading; though "health and vital statistics" contains a few relevant statistics too; such as births.This database tends to work better in Internet Explorer

Some of these databases are reserved for University of Illinois faculty and student use for academic purposes only. To inquire further; please contact: bis@library.illinois.edu

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