I’m looking for historical statistics from the federal government, but I can’t find what I need.
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Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 contains statistics about a wide variety of topics.
You can als try the historical editions of The Statistical Abstract of the United States, a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The US Census Bureau ceased publication of The Statistical Abstract after the 2012 edition, but the historical editions remain online.