Library Research Guides: SOC/AMST 225: Life in the Big City: Find Data

Popular Data & Statistics Resources

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Interactive tool that combines modern and historical US census and demographic data with an intuitive map interface, 1790 to present.
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Archive of downloadable datasets that can be used with statistical software packages.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
U.S. statistics (mostly at the national level) from over a thousand sources, with downloadable tables in .csv and .xls formats and the ability to create customized tables and spreadsheets.
Sage Data (formerly Data Planet) This link opens in a new window
An extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data. Datasets cover a wide range of subjects — including business, finance, banking, economics, sociology, political science, demography, agriculture, education, international studies, criminal justice, housing and construction, labor and employment, energy resources and industries, and more.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
American FactFinder
Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic information.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
Data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
NCES-National Center for Education Statistics
This is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
American Community Survey
Find statistics on education, income and benefits, health insurance, and more.