Census Bureau

Search or browse statistics collected by the Census Bureau; some are available for searching via Ferret, the Federal Electronic Research and Review Extraction Tool.

FedStats

Search for statistics from over 70 government agencies at a single site.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Browse the tables by year and subject by choosing Adobe Acrobat files

Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)

Hundreds of statistical files available online are categorized and linked here. The site itself is searchable for the statistical resource desired.

StatUSA
Access restricted to St. Mary's Blume Library computers. Request password from the Reference Librarian.

Business and economic information gathered from over 50 US federal agencies.

TRAIL: Texas Records and Information Locator

Searches for information from over 150 state agency webservers

More Statistics Databases

American Religion Data Archive

Quantitative data sets for the study of American religion.

Basic Tables: 1990 Demographic Profile Generator

" This application generates a single 1990 "Basic Tables" (demographic profile) report for any of the supported geographic units, including census tract, block group, city (no size limit), 5-digit ZIP code, state, county or metro area for anywhere in the United States. Enter only codes relevant to the area for which you want data."

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Data and datasets on crime and justice from the BJS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Current economic indicators, prices, wages, employment and unemployment, and productivity statistics.

Centers for Disease Control

Data on infectious diseases, birth defects, HIV/AIDS, hazardous substances, morbidity, mortality, etc.

Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource

Searchable databases that provide public access to health and exposure data concerning DOE installation Additionally, studies of populations residing near DOE installations, and other studies of radiation health effects, such as classic studies of atomic bomb survivors and the radium dial painters, are represented.

County and City Databooks for 1944-2000

Census data for county, cities, places, and states.

Crime & Justice Electronic Data Abstracts

Statistical information from a wide variety of sources aggregated into downloadable spreadsheets to enable further analysis.

Department of Housing & Urban Development Data Sets

Annual housing survey, fair market rents, income limits, state of the nations cities, and more

Digest of Education Statistics

Searchable compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school.

Drug Enforcement Agency

Statistics related to drug use, types of drugs, age of users, etc.

Economic Indicators Monthly

Browse or search for numbers such as gross domestic product, wages, prices, corporate profits, farm income, etc.

Economy at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Monthly figures for the past year for the most important economic indicators (Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, Unemployment, Productivity, etc.)

FAOstat Data

Searchable data on production, trade, commodity balances, and other agricultural statistics from around the world.

Fastats A to Z

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control on public health; statistics related to various diseases, births, deaths, etc.

FBI: includes access to FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and the Uniform Crime Reports.

Various crime statistics including information on bombs, bomb threats, damages, and persons injured and killed

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Information regarding the institutions, inmates (sentence and demographics), and staff. Includes a weekly prison population report.

Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center

The FJSRC "maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP)database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. Using data obtained from Federal agencies, the FJSP compiles comprehensive information describing defendants from each stage of Federal criminal case processing."

Federal Reserve Board

Index of reports to Congress and listing of statistics, current and historical

Gallup Organization

Polls in the news; retrieve the latest information or locate polls dating back to 1997.

General Social Survey

Statistics taken from a personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC). Search for variables and extract data formatted for spreadsheet or statistical software. Search for the topics and years you want, select variables, determine which is your dependent variable, and you can analyze the data online or download it for later analysis.

General Social Survey

Another GSS site. Here you can view the GSS codebook and bibliography, extract and analyze data, and view trends. You can subset the GSS by variable, year, and case. Two data extractors are available.

Historical Statistics on Banking (FDIC)

Annual statistics on banking beginning with 1934

Institute for Research in Social Science Data Archive (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

This is the national repository for Louis Harris public opinion data; it also holds the Roper Center's International Survey Library Association (ISLA), which provides access to most nonproprietary public opinion data; the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), which stores and distributes data from both individual researchers and most federally funded social science studies; and the North Carolina State Data Center, which distributes census data and the National Center for Health Statistics. IRSS also serves as the local repository for the World Fertility Surveys, and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).

Integrated PostSecondary Education Data System

Institutional-level data that can be used to describe trends in higher education at the institutional, state and/or national levels

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

Twenty-five high-precision samples of the American population drawn from thirteen federal censuses from 1850 to 1990, a rich source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.

International Data Base (US Census Bureau)

Search online or download the entire database of statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for all countries of the world.

Latin American Statistical Sources

Organized by country

NationMaster.com

Compare statistics of many nations.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

Over 500 data collections of data relating to criminal justice. This website provides browsing and downloading access to most of this data and documentation.

National Center for Education Statistics

Statistics on elementary, secondary and post-secondary education including graduation rates, financial information, reading assessment, school crime, and much more.

National Center for Health Statistics

Provides statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.

National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Statistics on speeding, traffic fatalities, alcohol use and traffic accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and motor vehicles, etc.

National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information

Deaths caused by alcohol, liquor industry statistics, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, admissions to drug abuse treatment centers, etc.

National Election Studies Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Responses to a small portion of the questions that have been asked in the 1952-1994 National Election Studies organized into nine topics including voter demographics, ideology, partisanship, political involvement, voting behavior, and evaluation of the candidates.

National Science Foundation

Produces data on science, engineering and technology.

New York Stock Exchange Statistics Archive

Downloadable files including information on daily volume, index closes, market capitalization by symbol, and year-to-date share volume, trades, and dollar value of trading in NYSE-listed issues for the NYSE and consolidated markets. Can also search online for daily stock price information and a graph of price fluctuations for the past few months for each stock.

Population Reference Bureau

Data on population and other statistics for the U.S. and other countries

Scientific Data, Surveillance, Health Statistics, and Laboratory Information (Centers for Disease Control)

Browse or search statistics from the Centers for Disease Control on disease and mortality in the U.S.

Security on Campus

College and university crime statistics arranged by state

Social Indicators of Development (World Bank)

Search a detailed data collection for assessing human welfare to provide a picture of the social effects of economic development for over 170 economies.

Social Statistics Briefing Room (White House)

Provides easy access to current Federal social statistics on crime, demographics, education and health.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online

Browse or search the full text of this resource.

Study of American Families

A telephone survey of randomly selected siblings of respondents to the 1994 General Social Survey (GSS). Because the SAF replicated nearly all GSS items (and added many more), researchers can combine the GSS and SAF data to study patterns of sibling resemblance in socioeconomic, attitudinal, family, cognitive ability, and other outcomes. Free with registration.

Texas Judiciary Online

Information on Texas courts and judges

TRAC IRS

Statistics regarding IRS audits, arrests, convictions, penalties, acquittals, etc.

United States Fire Administration

Statistics on fires, fire fatalities, arson, etc.

United States Sentencing Commission

Provides federal sentencing statistics in pdf format

World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)

Information and statistics on countries around the world