Subject guide: demographics

local | Washington state | United States | international

Olympia, Lacey, & Thurston County

• Census factsheet for Olympia
• Census factsheet for Lacey
• Census factsheet for Thurston County
• Census factsheet for Pierce County
• Census factsheet for Mason County

Washington State

• Census factsheet for Washington State
• data.wa.gov: straightforward demographic data. Includes rankings.
• Office of Financial Management: the intersection of population forecasts & state policy
• Washington State data book: Washington data in a nutshell. Covers a wide variety of topics.

United States

• United States Census Bureau: THE source for U.S. demographic data.
• Census: American FactFinder (AFF): THE source for data Census 2010, 2000, & 1990. Contact Alita Pierson for help with the AFF.
• Historical Census data: selected reports from 1790 - 2000
• Historical Census browser: 1790 - 1960. Lets users manipulate & compare data.
• Historical Statistics of the United States: in-depth historical statistics from colonial times to the present. SMU-affiliated users only.

International aggregators

• OECD Statistics Portal
• Eurostat: demographic data for the E.U.
• UN Demographic Yearbook
• UN Demographic Yearbook (broken down by section)
• World Health Organization data & statistics

Individual nations

• Statistics Canada
• National Bureau of Statistics China (in English & Chinese)
• Statistics Bureau of Japan (in English & Japanese)
• Statistics Korea (in English & Korean)
• Statistics for Mexico
• United Kingdom Statistics Hub