LibGuides: Statistical Resources: General

National

American Fact Finder (U.S. Census Bureau)
A searchable database for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
Data.gov
Data sets generated and held by the Federal government.
Federal Government and Statistical Agencies
Provides access to statistics collected from several agencies in the U.S. Federal Government.
General Social Survey
Contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor societal change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations.
IPUMS: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
U.S. census microdata for social and economic research.
Pew Research Center
Numbers, facts, and trends shaping your world
StateMaster
Allows one to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states. Information has been compiled from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics.

Statista
Statista.com provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.

Our data sources include market research reports, such as the Ipsos Affluent Survey published annually by Ipsos Media, Simmons National Consumer Studies and Consumer Insights from Scarborough Research, as well as trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. For each statistic, we provide available meta data including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details to facilitate verification of all statistical information available on Statista.com.

US Census Bureau
Social, demographic, population, economic, and geographic census data.

These are the statistical analysis software options we have in the Bethel computing environment:

Statista
Statista.com provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.

Our data sources include market research reports, such as the Ipsos Affluent Survey published annually by Ipsos Media, Simmons National Consumer Studies and Consumer Insights from Scarborough Research, as well as trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. For each statistic, we provide available meta data including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details to facilitate verification of all statistical information available on Statista.com.

Google Dataset Search
Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across thousands of repositories on the Web, making these datasets universally accessible and useful.

State Demographic Center
Analyzes and distributes data from state, U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.

ChildStats.gov
A working group of 22 Federal agencies; collects, analyzes and reports data on conditions and trends in issues related to child and family well-being.
Kids Count Data Center
Hundreds of measures of child well-being by state. From the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Research department of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
North American Transportation Statistics Database
Presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities among Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Highway safety statistics.