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Census Information for the United States

For census information concerning the United States, the most important agency is the:

United States Census Office
This is the agency of the federal government responsible for surveying the citizens of the nation to count them and to learn about them.

This guide gives detail on using information from the decennial censuses of the United States:

The site for "quality data about the nation's people and economy." From the U.S. Census Bureau:

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Access to the population, housing and economic data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes data from recent Decennial Censuses, American Community Surveys (ACS), Population Estimates, and the Economic Census and Surveys. Use Guided or Advanced Search to retrieve detailed tables.
Updated regularly. Provides population, housing, industry, economic, and geographic data and maps from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Also helpful:

Census of Agriculture
From the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. "The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them."

Economic Census
A regular survey of the U.S. Census Bureau providing "detailed information on employer businesses, including detailed data by industry, geography, and more."

Census of Governments
"The Census of Governments identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector; provides authoritative benchmark figures of public finance and public employment."

List of All Surveys & Programs
The U.S. Census Bureau manages a full program of census-related surveys. See here for the complete list and to link to more information.