Use this guide to find data and statistics on a wide range of topics. Use the tabs at the top to select the type of data (U.S. general, crime, immigration, education, etc.) or to select international data.
Data on family and religious practice (Heritage Foundation). Data topics include: Marriage & Family, Economic Well-Being, Education, Community Involvement, Sex & Childbearing, Health, Religious Practice, and Crime & Violence.
Contains data from the Census, including income, education, health, and much more. You can get data about a very specific geographic area, everything from the national level to a census "block."
Contains official statistical information from the federal government. You can browse or search for statistical information from many federal agencies.
The General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor social change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations. From the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
Provides links to statistics on a range of topics. You can browse or search for sites. Maintained by the University of Michigan Library Documents Center
One of the most useful statistical publications. This site contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States dating back to 1878.
Includes links to the "Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970" and to "Historical Statistics of the United States, 1789-1945." Data on population, health, labor, the environment, energy, business, and more for the entire country and for states, dating back to the 1700s.
Data from the Census from 1790 to 1960. You can get data at the country, state, and county level for many variables. Includes data on population, slave population, foreign-born population, education, agriculture, economy, housing and more. Maintained by the Geostat Center at the University of Virginia Library.
