Research data catalog and repository for public access to data produced during research funded or co-funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Information on such issues as economic growth, regional economic development, inter-industry relationships, and the nation's position in the world economy.
Presents statistics on children and families, including: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.
Presents data about the U.S. government's foreign assistance funding. Data is viewable by country, sector, or year and can also be queried for user-generated tables.
Access to data on a wide range of topics, including COVID-19, environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.
From the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank. Provides new data on the price of housing for sale and for rent over the 20th century using the real estate sections of historical newspapers. The data cover 30 major cities, including San Diego.
Monthly reports on refugee admissions to the US and number of refugees settled in each state, as well as number of Iraqi & Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders.
This site, from the federal statistical agencies & units, is the single portal for discovery of restricted microdata in the federal statistical system. Search for data by keyword or browse by agency/topic.
Brings together important information about the federal statistical system, including members, priorities, and activities across the federal government.
USAspending.gov is the publicly accessible, searchable website mandated by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to give the American public access to information on how their tax dollars are spent.
Includes data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, as well as financial and environmental indicators.
Contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year.
(Print only) A comprehensive collection of data that reflects the nation’s economic performance since 1929. It provides annual data in regional, demographic and industrial detail for key indicators such as: gross domestic product; personal income; spending; saving; employment and unemployment; the capital stock
and more.
Presents statistical indicators containing text, figures, and tables describing important developments in the status and trends of education from early childhood learning through graduate-level education.
(Print only) Key demographic and economic data (1990- ) for every state, county, metropolitan area, congressional district, and all cities in the U.S. with a 2010 population of 25,000 or more.
Contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education.
(Print only.) A comprehensive reference providing data on a variety of topics including: employment and unemployment; earnings; prices; productivity; consumer expenditures; employment projections by industry and occupation; occupational safety and health; union membership; international labor comparisons.
Presents research in a wide variety of fields—the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and many more.
Presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security.
(Print only) Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. (Replaces the previously-free Census Bureau publication, which are available online).
Presents the latest national, international, regional, and industry estimates. Each issue includes numerous tables and charts of various economic estimates.
Presents data and narrative related to Treasury issues, federal financial operations, international statistics, liabilities, and financial commitments of the U.S. government.
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Provides annual data on foreign nationals who were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and returns.
The resources below were not published by the federal government, but provide access to federal statistics/data. Lock symbols indicate the resource is available remotely only to UCSD affiliates; others may access these resources at the library.
(Print only) Presents the best available data on several hundred indicators of social, economic, political, and cultural developments within the nation.
Provides some 6500 historical and current financial and economic data series from over 180 countries. Many series reach back with deep data runs to prior centuries. Easy graphing and downloading is available on the system.
Comprehensive survey and tabulation of historical statistics from government agencies and other sources, covering all aspects of US population and economy. View tables or download as Excel files.
World's largest archive of social science data. Election data, opinion polls, more. Special collections on Health, Education, Aging, Crime, Substance Abuse. Raw data; no tables.
Online data and mapping tool for creating custom reports of data related to demographics, income & spending, housing, health, economy, quality of life, education and more. Data comes from authoritative public and proprietary sources. Geographic detail varies by data.
1973-present. Abstracts and indexes statistical publications of U.S. federal and state governments, nonprofit and educational institutions, private publishers, and international agencies. Full text often included.
Provides easy access to statistical data. Data is downloadable in Excel and CSV, and shapefiles when multiple geographies are covered. Sources include: many federal agencies, Defense Manpower Data Center, National Bureau of Economic Research, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, and many more. See the Data-Planet Libguides for more detail.
Web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. Includes data from a variety of federal sources. Access limited to 5 simultaneous users.
1790- . This site combines data from the U.S. Census of Population and Housing & the American Community Survey (ACS) with a user friendly interface allowing the creation of maps & statistical tables. Census Tract boundaries are available back to 1940.
County-level hazard date for the U.S., covering thunderstorms, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, etc. Includes date of event, affected located, and direct losses (e.g. property, crops, fatalities) from 1960- . Requires that you create an account with an @ucsd.edu email address and covers only aggregated data. To download data, you must select a type of aggregation (geography/timespan/hazard) or you will be prompted to purchase.
(Print only since 2013.) Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Replaces the previously-free Census Bureau publication, which are available online.
The 2012 edition is the last freely-available edition from the Census Bureau; UCSD continues to receive print copies of the Statistical Abstract from the new publisher. Appendix I provides a listing of sources consulted in compiling the Abstract; these resources may be used independently to find relevant statistics.
This annual publication from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lists and describes federal data sources by agency. Earlier editions are available via the FDLP Archive.
This is a modified version of Jeremy Singer-Vine's Data Is Plural archive of "useful/curious datasets." I have retained only those items from or related to the U.S. federal government, and added an "agency" column to quickly identify the associated offices.