LibGuides: Community & Urban Research Guide: Data & Statistics

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.
Google Dataset Search
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.
NYCdata – Factual data organized by topics ranging from population and culture to labor force and consumer prices.
⭐️ Statista – Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals providing access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources.
World Bank Open Data