LibGuides: Community & Urban Research Guide: Data

Data and Statistics

For general statistics begin with Statista. For U.S. demographic, economic and population data begin with data.census.gov.

American Community Survey – Learn about jobs, education, homeownership + more. Guide for Data Users helps you navigate the data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Measures labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the U.S. economy. Check out their Help + Tutorials tools for finding data.
Bureau of Economic Analysis – Find regional, national + international economic data.
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Reports on justice systems, crime, criminal offenders, and victims of crime.
Data.census.gov – Search by city or zip code for census demographic information with this free tool.
Data.gov – Browse topics or keyword search the home of the U.S. Government’s open data.
National Center for Education Statistics – Researches education in the United States.
National Center for Health Statistics – Find public health data from the Center for Disease Control + Prevention.
Statista – Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals providing access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources. Statista’s team of trained specialists manually analyze, audit and update all statistics ensuring the maintenance of high standards.