The media staff researched this topic for you and have found the following sites helpful. Remember when you are searching the internet, you need to be aware of who authored the article you are using in your presentation/paper.  These sites are outside the PSHS Media Center and District 202.
 

American Fact Finder Fun Facts
 http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfacts/illinois.html

Ask Jeeeves (search engine) – keyword: United States Statistical Information
 http://www.aj.com

Fed Stats – Select “Topic Links A to Z”
 http://www.fedstats.gov

Google (search engine) – keyword: United States Statistical Information
http://www.google

Information Please
http://infoplease.com

National Center for Disease Control – Select “Data and Statistics”
 http://www.cdc.gov

Statistics: Population, Economic, Crime, Labor & More – LibrarySpot.com
http://www.libraryspot.com/statistics/

Teoma (search engine) – keyword: United States Statistical Information
 http://www.teoma.com

University of Michigan
http://lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats

World Fact Book – select “World Fact Book”
 http://www.cia.gov