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POPULATION
The story of the American people is a story of immigration and diversity. The United States has welcomed more immigrants than any other country - more than 50 million in all - and still admits between 500,000 and 1 million persons a year. In the past many American writers emphasized the idea of the melting pot, an image that suggested newcomers would discard their old customs and adopt American ways. Typically, for example, the children of immigrants learned English but not their parents' first language. Recently, however, Americans have placed greater value on diversity, ethnic groups have renewed and celebrated their heritage, and the children of immigrants often grow up being bilingual.
(Source: Portrait of the U.S.A.)
DEMOGRAPHICS
- FedStats - the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
- Immigration Statistics - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services/U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Census Bureau - U.S. Department of Commerce
- Statistical Abstract of the United States - contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States
- USA Statistics in Brief - a supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States presenting national summary data and state population estimates
 Census 2000 Gateway - Census 2000 was the largest peacetime effort in the history of the United States. Information was compiled about the 115.9 million housing units and 281.4 million people across the United States.- American Community Survey - a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing
- State & County QuickFacts - quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography
- Population Profile of the United States: 2000 - an Internet publication containing a wide range of data on demographic, social, economic, and housing trends for the country as a whole
- A Century of Change: America, 1900-1999 - Census Bureau Facts for Features
- We the People of More Than One Race in the United States (pdf), April 2005
- We the People of Arab Ancestry in the United States (pdf), March 2005
- We the People: Women and Men in the United States (pdf), January 2005
- We the People: Aging in the United States (pdf), December 2004
- We the People: Asians in the United States (pdf), December 2004
- We the People: Hispanics in the United States (pdf), December 2004
- Ancestry: 2000 (pdf), June 2004
- Global Population Profile: 2002 (pdf), March 2004
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - the nation's principal health statistics agency
- Fast Stats A to Z - statistical data on a wide range of topics, including alcohol use, births, diseases, life expectancy, etc.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) -
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans. And with the Health Resources and Services Administration, CMS runs the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a program that is expected to cover many of the approximately 10 million uninsured children in the United States.
- Medicare.gov - The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
- National Coalition on Health Care - The National Coalition on Health Care is the nation's largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America's health care. The Coalition, which was founded in 1990 and is non-profit and rigorously non-partisan, is comprised of 94 organizations, employing or representing approximately 100 million Americans.
- Social Security Administration
CRIME
RACE, IMMIGRATION
RACE
IMMIGRATION
WOMEN
RELIGION
- American Religious History (pdf), a bibliographical essay, published by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs/U.S. Department of State
- American Religion Data Archive - This archive collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion.
- The American Religious Experience - a selection of sites on the role of religion in American history and culture
- The Religious Movements Homepage - This site features information on Televangelism and Religious Groups (including cults and sects).
- The Amish, the Mennonites, and the Plain People - This site, published by the Pennsylvania Dutch Country Welcome Center, explains the traditions of the Amish people.
- The Amish - information on e.g. their history, beliefs, controversies
- American Jewish Historical Society - The mission of the American Jewish Historical Society is to foster awareness and appreciation of the American Jewish past and to serve as a national scholarly resource for research through the collection, preservation and dissemination of materials relating to American Jewish history.
- Catholic Online - provides information on current topics facing the domestic and international Catholic Church, catalogs resources that address these issues.
- Presbyterian Church in America - extensive news and official information about the Presbyterian Church
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - official Internet site
- The Quaker Corner - resources for research of information about Quakers
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