Brendan Livingston Ph.D.

Historical Data Sources for the United States 1900-1950

The best places to find federal documents online is at the St. Louis Federal Reserve and the Census Special Collections website.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Births, Deaths, Population, Education
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

Financial Statistics of Cities

Population, Revenue, Taxes, Government Payments by Department
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938

Financial Statistics of States

Population, Revenue, Taxes, Government Cost Payments by Department
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940

Mortality

Deaths by Type for both States and Cities
1900 to 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

Vital Statistics of the United States

Deaths by Type for both States and Cities
1937, Part I, Part II; 1938, Part I, Part II; 1939, Part I, Part II, Part III; 1940, Part I, Part II; 1941, Part I, Part II; 1942, Part I, Part II; 1943, Part I, Part II; 1944, Part I, Part II; 1945, Part I, Part II; 1946, Part I, Part II; 1947, Part I, Part II; 1948, Part I, Part II; 1949, Part I, Part II; 1950, Part I, Part II;

Statistics of Income

1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

All-Bank Statistics

Assetts and Liabilities by State
1896-1955

Comptroller of the Currency

1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,

Biennial Census of Manufactures

For a complete pdf of the Census of Manufactures, please visit the Census site.
1905 , 1914 , 1919 , 1921, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1947

Cost of Living

1903, 1913-1941,

Benevolent Institutions

1904, 1910

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs

1902, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1929 1930 1931 1932