Research Guides: Government Information: Data and Statistics

Data and Statistics

data.census.gov
data.census.gov is now the primary platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau, including the American Community Survey, the American Housing Survey, The Decennial Censuses (10 year surveys), Economic Census and Census Bureau surveys.

Data USA
Data USA provides an open, easy-to-use platform that turns data into knowledge. It allows millions of people to conduct their own analyses and create their own stories about America – its people, places, industries, skill sets and educational institutions. Ultimately, accelerating society's ability to learn and better understand itself.
Social Explorer
Social Explorer offers the ability to create customized maps and reports of demographic, housing, and employment patterns throughout the United States using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-2012
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

Historical Statistics of the United States
This thoroughly revised five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition will permit users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Statistics and aggregate data on inflation, employment, unemployment, pay and benefits, consumer spending, time use, productivity, and workplace injuries.

DataBank (The World Bank)
Hundreds of economic and social indicators, with 40 years of data for some series, for every country in the world.
International Data Base
Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, the International Data Base is a series of estimates and projections that provide a consistent set of demographic indicators, including population size and growth and components of change for more than 200 countries and areas.

The International Data Base can also be viewed as a map.
International Financial Statistics (IFS)
One of the International Monetary Fund's principal statistical datasets, containing country data for most Fund members. Available indicators normally include a country's exchange rates, international liquidity, monetary statistics, interest rates, prices, production, and more.

International Statistical Activities
Links to joint U.S./International programs and statistics offices of individual countries. List complied by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Migration Data - IOM: International Organization for Migration
The Global Data Institute enables IOM to harness the power of its data for operations, improving understanding of global migration patterns and providing strategic foresight.

Sage Data
Find, visualize, and share billions of U.S. and international statistics from trusted sources that cover business, crime, health, labor and more.

United Nations Statistics Division
The United Nations Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. We facilitate the coordination of international statistical activities and support the functioning of the United Nations Statistical Commission as the apex entity of the global statistical system.