The text file created by Richard Forstall was modified by data@nber.org to make a .csv file of decennial population data that is easier to find and use.
Spreadsheets and statistical software can read the comma-separated CSV file. The Stata .dta file can be converted to other formats using conversion software such as Stat/Transfer.
To download files in Internet Explorer, right-click on them and select "Save Target As...".
| Documentation |
Data |
||
| Documentation | Original text file from Census | Comma-separated variables CSV | Stata .dta |
| 1900-90.txt | cencounts.csv | cencounts.dta |
Other sources of U.S. county population data:
Single year U.S. county population data is available for 1969-on from Survey of Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
The University of Virginia Library's Geostat Center is another source of pre-1969 county population data. They created electronic versions of the 1944-on County and City Data Books. These have county population estimates for 1930, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1960.
Paper sources for pre-1969 data include Census Report P25-427 "Estimates of the population of counties and metropolitan areas, July 1, 1966",and P25-461 "Components of population change by county: 1960 to 1970".
E-mail data@nber.org to report errors or problems.
| Last Update: April 25, 2007 |
Related
Topics
More from NBER
In addition to working papers, the NBER disseminates affiliates’ latest findings through a range of free periodicals — the NBER Reporter, the NBER Digest, the Bulletin on Retirement and Disability, the Bulletin on Health, and the Bulletin on Entrepreneurship — as well as online conference reports, video lectures, and interviews.
