Inside this issue:

• 1994 Population Estimates for Counties
• Local History, Census-Style
• Medicaid and Food Stamps Most Heavily Used
• Half Million Elected Officials
• Homeowner Financial Characteristics in Metro Areas
• Highlights From the 1992 Census of Agriculture
• Almost a Quarter of U.S. Mineral Industry Establishments Are in Texas
• State and Local Assessments Near $7 Trillion, Generate $178 Billion in Texas
• Census of Mineral Industries for States and Offshore Areas: 1992 and 1987
• Receipts From Services Up 59 Percent Over 5 Years
• Poverty – Long and Short Term
• Statistical Abstract Tables on the Internet
• Counting People at Soup Kitchens and Shelters
• U.S. Statistics At A Glance
• Tell Us About Your Use of the Internet!
• America’s Black Population
• How We’re Changing