LibGuides: U.S. Government Information: Stats/Data

Statistics & Data

Ag Data Commons
Research data catalog and repository for public access to data produced during research funded or co-funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Aidscape (USAID)
Portal to U.S. foreign assistance data, international socioeconomic data, and USAID-funded data and technical and project materials. (Note: unavailable in Trump administration; see Internet Archive.)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Information on such issues as economic growth, regional economic development, inter-industry relationships, and the nation's position in the world economy.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Presents data on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Presents data on labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Presents data on all modes of transportation.
CBP Stats and Summaries
Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on migrant encounters, drug seizures, trade, travel, and more.
Census Bureau
Extensive collection of statistical reports and data about U.S. people and economics. See also, data.census.gov to explore data.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data and statistics categorized by broad topic. .
Childstats.gov
Presents statistics on children and families, including: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.
Civil Rights Data Collection
From the Department of Education. Captures data on students' equal access to educational opportunities. Includes historical data to 1968.
CMS Data & Research
Landing page for access to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Commerce Data Hub
Portal to data from BEA, BIS, Census, EDA, ITA, MBDA, NIST, NOAA, NTIA, NTIS, and USPTO offices.
Complete Streets AI
Portal to transportation-related data sources.
Congressional Budget Office
The CBO provides the Congress with analyses to aid in economic and budgetary process. Reports may be searched or browsed by subject.
Crime Data Explorer
FBI data on crime, hate crimes, law enforcement, and more.
Data.gov
Allows users to locate, download and utilize datasets generated by Executive Branch agencies.
Defense Management Data Center
Military and civilian defense personnel and casualty statistics.
Economic Research Service
Statistics related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development.
Election Statistics
Official vote counts for House and Senate elections since 1920.
Energy Information Administration
Data products covering energy production, stocks, demand, imports, exports and prices.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Data
Data on air quality, chemicals, toxics, water, and more. (See Where to find EPA data for additional resources.)
Food & Nutrition Service
Data on child nutrition, food security, and nutrition assistance programs.
ForeignAssistance.gov
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.
FRASER - Economic Data
From the St. Louis Fed: data publications and statistical releases related to U.S. economic, financial, and banking history.
FRED - Economic Data
Offers a variety of U.S. and international economic data (price indexes, exchange rates, interest rates, GDP, trade balances, etc.).
healthdata.gov
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.
Historical Housing Prices Project
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.
Internal Revenue Service
Tax statistics for business, individuals, and charitable organizations and additional statistics about the tax system.
International Trade Administration
Trade-related statistics.
NASA Open Data Portal
NASA's clearinghouse site for open-data provided to the public
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Presents statistics covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture.
National Center for Education Statistics
Presents statistics and reports related to education, literacy and libraries.
National Center for Health Statistics
Presents statistics and reports on diseases and conditions; injuries; births and deaths; insurance; medical facilities; and more.
NOAA OneStop
Portal to data on weather, climate, satellites, fisheries, coasts, oceans, and more.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Data
Workplace statistics on inspections, injuries & fatalities, and more.
Office of Homeland Security Statistics
Presents data on immigration, international trade, cybersecurity, emergency management, and more. (replaced the Office of Immigration Statistics)
Refugee Processing Center: Admissions & Arrivals
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.
ResearchDataGov
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.
Social Security Administration: Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis
Statistics on OASDI, SSI, and other Social Security-related topics.
StatsPolicy.gov
Brings together important information about the federal statistical system, including members, priorities, and activities across the federal government.
Transportation Vulnerability and Resilience Hub
National data sources and resources for transportation resilience planning.
Travel Restrictions under Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983
Monthly statistical reports from the State Dept., Sept. 2019 - Jan. 2021, on visa applications affected by travel ban. (Internet Archive captures)
USGS Data
Data releases from the U.S. Geological Survey on climate, energy, geology, minerals, and more.
USASpending.gov
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.
Veterans Affairs Open Data Portal
Data on veterans and VA expenditures.

Agricultural Statistics, Annual
Offers statistics on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
Annual Energy Review
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.
Budget of the United States Government
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.
Business Statistics of the United States
(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.
Condition of Education
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.
County and city extra : annual metro, city and county data book
(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.
Digest of Education Statistics
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.
Economic Report of the President
Annual report that overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics
(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.
Health, United States
An annual report on trends in health statistics. Website archives issues back to 1975.
Monthly Labor Review
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.
National Transportation Statistics
Presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security.
Statistical Abstract of the United States, ProQuest
(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).
Survey of Current Business
Presents the latest national, international, regional, and industry estimates. Each issue includes numerous tables and charts of various economic estimates.
Treasury Bulletin
Presents data and narrative related to Treasury issues, federal financial operations, international statistics, liabilities, and financial commitments of the U.S. government.
Uniform Crime Reports
Provides access to FBI statistical publications, including Crime in the United States and Hate Crime Statistics, 1995-present.
USA Trade Online
Provides access to current and cumulative U.S. export and import data. (Requires creation of free personal account. See also, Foreign Trade Data Products page.)
World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
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.

Datapedia of the United States
(Print only) Presents the best available data on several hundred indicators of social, economic, political, and cultural developments within the nation.
Global Financial Database
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.
Historical Statistics of the United States
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.
ICPSR Data Archive
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.

PolicyMap
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.

ProQuest Statistical Insight
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.

Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet)
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 Sage Data Libguides for more detail.
SimplyAnalytics
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.

Social Explorer
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.
Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for the United States (SHELDUS)
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.
Statistical Abstract of the United States, ProQuest
(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.

Statistical Abstract of the United States, Appendix I
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.
Statistical Programs of the United States Government
This annual publication from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lists and describes federal data sources by agency. This link points to an Internet Archive capture from 1/17/25, which links out to archived captures of the 2017-2023 editions. Earlier editions are available via the FDLP Archive.

Data Preservation Efforts

Data Rescue Tracker

As certain data sources have been/are being removed from the federal web in the Trump administration, several organizations are attempting to preserve much of that data.

The Data Rescue Tracker "aims to provide a consolidated overview of who is downloading which dataset from which government websites."

Find Lost Data

Provides cross-search for datasets across various sites, including archive.org's CDC mirror, Harvard Dataverse, Data Rescue Project, Climate Program Portal, Harvard's data.gov mirror, and Data Lumos.

Data Is Plural - Federal Resources

Data Is Plural spreadsheet
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.

With thanks to Mr. Singer-Vine and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Updated 5/14/25

Related LibGuides

Census Research Guide
Useful for finding demographic statistics and data.
Data & Statistics Guide
Includes, but is not limited to, federal sources of data and statistics.