General Sources
- Census Data This link opens in a new windowCensus and survey data covering the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas.
- ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new windowArchive of social science data for research and instruction, available for download and re-use.
Note: users must create an account in order to download data - Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowA one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowOnline mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowA demographic research tool that includes over 220 years of data and enables the creation of customizable, interactive maps.
U.S. and Domestic Sources
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisGDP and other economic data from the national, regional, and international accounts programs of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsIncludes statistical data on crime and victims, drugs and crime, criminal offenders, the justice system in the United States, law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, justice expenditure, and employment.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics This link opens in a new windowWebsite of the principal Federal agency responsible for national information concerning labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
- Data.gov This link opens in a new windowDatasets on nearly every aspect of society, from climate to finance to agriculture.
- The General Social SurveyThis biennial survey is useful for studying sociological time-trends since 1972. Permanent questions appear on each survey since 1972, while topical modules to bring in new topics like computers / internet or new areas of sociological interest.
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new windowStatistics from 1790 to 2000; covers migration, health, crime, and more.
- National Center for Education Statistics This link opens in a new windowWebsite for the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- National Center for Health Statistics This link opens in a new windowWebsite for national health statistics aimed at guiding actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.
- Statistical Abstracts of the US (1878-2012) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States back to the mid 19th century.
- US Census Bureau This link opens in a new windowOpen resources for data about the nation's people and economy.
- US Data & Statistics This link opens in a new windowData about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
International Sources
- GapminderGapminder World 2006 presents statistical data in a unique and visually appealing way. Graphs are created using data on various countries throughout the world and are animated to show striking, visually-rich results. These results allow for easy identification of trends in the data.
- UNDataThe United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has launched a new internet-based data service for the global user community. It brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point from which users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN System. This new interface provides researches access to materials formerly searched through the UN Common Database.
- World Development Indicators (World Bank)The WDI provides a comprehensive overview of development drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partners.
The World Development Indicators (WDI) publication is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. The WDI includes more than 800 indicators in over 90 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
- World Health Organization Global Health Observatory This link opens in a new windowData and analyses on global health priorities, including information on global situation and trends highlights through the use of core indicators, database views, major publications and links to relevant web pages.