''Historical Statistics of the United States'' (''HSUS'') is a compendium of statistics about

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

. Published by the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of th ...

until 1975, it is now published by

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. The last free version, the ''Bicentennial Edition,'' appeared in two volumes in 1975 and is now available online. The current commercial version2006 edition as of 2018-09-01 deals with

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ...

, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic Sectors and Governance & International Relations, respectively, in five volumes. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition was developed by Data Software Research Company (DSRC) for Cambridge University Press.

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The last free edition, available from the US Census BureauOnline Edition
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