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STAT-USA: [UCSC on-site access only] - search for federal business, economic, and trade publications. (Available by password only. Ask Reference Desk staff for assistance.)
Child Stats: Official site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
FEDSTATS: Statistics from the federal government
United States Statistical Abstract: (via U.S. Census Bureau)
American Fact Finder: (via U.S. Census Bureau)

California Department of Finance Demographics Research Unit: County level data on population and immigration
California Statistical Abstract: The Table of Contents is ordered by topic
Rand California: Find California statistics on population, health, economy, environment and economy. Data available back to 1970s for selected topics.

International Statistical Agencies: From the U.S. Census Bureau
Statistical Databases online: From the UN Statistics Division
Development Data and Statistics: (via the World Bank) data by topic and for countries of the world
SourceOECD: Requires on-site UCSC or OCA access; e-books, e-periodicals, and interactive statistical databases on international topics ranging from economics to education
Macroeconomic Time Series Data Source Locator: (via Univ. of Chicago) sources by date, geographic area, and macroeconomic data category
UC Atlas of Global Inequality: "Explores some aspects of inequality using online, downloadable maps and graphics"
NationMaster.com: Searchable database for international statistics. As stated in their disclaimer, the data is obtained using different methodologies and the figures "should only be construed as a rough guide."
Asian Development Bank: "ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific." Find statistics, reports, etc., on Asian economics.
World Development Indicators (WDI): Requires on-site UCSC or OCA Access; the World Bank's annual compilation of data about development, which provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2001

Updated August 27, 2008