Library Guides: Statistics: Websites

Demographic Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

Decennial Census Official Publications
From the U.S. Census Bureau, these are (often very large) PDF scans of the publications of summary data from the Decennial Census, 1790 to the present.
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.
U.S. Census and Demographic Information: Historical Data
Univ. of Michigan Library Documents Center
IPUMS - Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
(MPC, U of MN). Census microdata from 1850 to the present.
State & County QuickFacts
(U.S. Census Bureau)
Wisconsin Demographic Services Center
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC)
Major site for accessing census and other public, machine-readable demographic and geographic data (from the national to the block level).

Education Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
College Affordability and Transparency Center
From the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Includes several tools that allow users to compare colleges tuition and fees, net price, and other characteristics.
WISEdash
Compare and explore statistics about Wisconsin public schools

Children & Aging Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

AgingStats.Gov
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
ChildStats.gov
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Data Accountability Center (DAC)
Data about children and youth with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Wisconsin Dept of Children & Families: Reports & Data

Criminal Justice Statistics

General Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

Data.gov
Datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
Databib: Research Data Repositories
A searchable catalog / registry / directory / bibliography of research data repositories. Databib was originally sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Hosted by the Purdue University Libraries.
Data USA
Visualize data from sources including ACS, ACS PUMS, BEA, BLS, CHR, IPEDS, and O*Net
Easy Stats
Quick and easy access to selected statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau through the American Community Survey.
FedStats
Gapminder World
The current version of Trendalyzer, a web-service displaying time series of development statistics for all countries.
Google Public Data Explorer
A source for large, public-interest datasets. Create visualizations of public data, link to them, or embed them in their own webpages.
Sperling's BestPlaces
Aggregates statistics such as cost of living, schools, crime rates, house prices, and much more (religion, commute times) for geographies including states, counties, metro areas, and cities.
Statistical Resources on the Web
(Univ. of Michigan Library Documents Center)
Statistics Resources and Big Data on the Internet
By Marcus P. Zillman of LLRX (Law Library Resource Xchange)
StatsAmerica
From the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
TheDataWeb
Demographic, economic, environmental, health, and other microdata sets. Accessed via DataFerrett software.
U.S. Census Bureau
A leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
United Nations Statistical Databases
World Bank: Data
A tremendously broad and deep source of widely respected international statistics on a wide variety of topics. World Development Indicators (WDI) is just the tip of the iceberg!
Worldometers - real time world statistics
This site updates world statistics in real time and includes statistics on world population, public expenditures, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health.
Zanran
A web search engine for numerical data in the forms of graphs, tables, and charts. For example, the data could be a graph in a PDF report, or a table in an Excel spreadsheet, or a barchart shown as an image in an HTML page.

Agricultural Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

Census of Agriculture
USDA NASS
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Economic Research Service
USDA

Wisconsin/Local Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

La Crosse County Econowatch
Statistical social and economic indicators for the county. Published by the La Crosse County Economic Development Committee with assistance provided by the Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission. Coverage: through September 2011
WISEdash
Compare and explore statistics about Wisconsin public schools
Wisconsin Economic Outlook and Forecast
(Wisconsin Department of Revenue)

Travel & Transportation Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Economics / Labor Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

BEA Data (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Tools
FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
ILOSTAT
Cross-country statistics on the labor market -- contains over 100 indicators covering more than 230 countries and economies. From the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
StatsAmerica
From the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Tax Statistics
US Internal Revenue Service
US Census Bureau: Business & Industry
USITC DataWeb (U.S. International Trade Commission)
U.S. merchandise trade and tariff data (from the U.S. Census Bureau) since 1989.
Wisconsin Economic Outlook and Forecast
(Wisconsin Department of Revenue)
World Development Indicators
from The World Bank
WTO statistics database
From the World Trade Organization. Includes: Trade Profiles, Tariff Profiles, Services Profiles, and Time Series section

Social Statistics Websites

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

General Social Survey (GSS)
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)

Science & Engineering Statistics

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
National Science Foundation