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U.S. Government Statistics
See also related Guide: Statistics and Data
- Agricultural Statistics Data Base - Quick Stats (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/Quick_Stats/index.asp)
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service "Quick Stats" statistics database. Select U.S., state, or county data for crops, livestock and other agricultural commodities. Query database by geographic area, search by commodity, or view data in charts or maps. Data sets include Census of Agriculture.
- American Factfinder (http://factfinder2.census.gov/)
- American Factfinder is the Census Bureau's data access point. It provides tools to look up, view and deliver data, reports, tables, maps and fact sheets on United States population, economy and industry statistics. Large and small scale geographies, eg., states, counties, places, census tracts and blocks can be searched. Data sets are from the Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Annual Population Estimates, Economic Census, and annual economic surveys. All data sets and statistics may be freely downloaded or viewed online.
- Coverage: Data sets are current and include 2000 Census and some 1990 Census data and American Community Survey data.
- Related:
- Tools and Reference Shelf (http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/SAFFInfo.jsp?_pageId=gn8_refshelf&_submenuId=tools_2)
links to user guides, Census publications, Map resources, and other statistics resources. - Contact Government Information Specialists
Marcia Meister (mlmeister@ucdavis.edu) or Juri Stratford, (jtstratford@ucdavis.edu) in Humanities, Social Sciences and Government Information Services for assistance with census data. - Social Explorer (http://www.socialexplorer.com/)
Social Explorer reports include a wide variety of historical and modern data from the U.S. Census, the American Community Survey, the American Religious Bodies (ASARB), and InfoGroup for latest religion data (2009). This tool allows users to create reports and download data in convenient formats quickly and easily. Use interactive maps or view and create reports or download Census and other data. Social Explorer provides a more user-friendly interface for working with Census demographic data.
- Tools and Reference Shelf (http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/SAFFInfo.jsp?_pageId=gn8_refshelf&_submenuId=tools_2)
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S.) (http://www.bea.gov/)
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, an agency withing the U.S. Department of Commerce produces economic statistics about major functions of the U.S. economy. National Income and Product accounts, GDP, personal income and outlays, and regional economic indicators are the major data sets produced by BEA.
- Related:
- See also BEA interactive tables for NIPA, GDP, regional and international data sets to view online or download. (http://www.bea.gov/interactive.htm)
- See also BEA interactive tables for NIPA, GDP, regional and international data sets to view online or download. (http://www.bea.gov/interactive.htm)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/)
- Provides access to statistics for a variety of U.S. Department of Justice reports and documents as well as some international statistics on crime and criminal justice. Link to data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports and download data series. Includes surveys of DNA Crime Laboratories.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Data (http://www.bls.gov/data/)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data access point. Labor statistics include prices, inflation, employment, consumer price indices data and tables.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (http://www.cdc.gov/)
- Data.gov (http://www.data.gov/catalog)
- Data.gov provides public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Data.gov has descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov.
- Economic Data: FRED (http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/)
- Federal Researve Economic Data (FRED) from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The database contains over 13,000 U.S. economic time series. With FRED® you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.
- Related:
- See FRASER, also from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, for historical time series economic data. (http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/)
- See FRASER, also from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, for historical time series economic data. (http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/)
- FedStats (http://www.fedstats.gov/)
- FedStats is a gateway to statistics from over 100 United States Federal government agencies. Link directly to statistical data from agencies, for example, the Census Bureau, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Access statistics by topics or subjects like crime, education, etc. Search across Federal government agencies using words or phrases to find agencies with statistics. Data sets vary by agency and format.
- Historical Census Browser (http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/)
- This site allows users to examine, manipulate and map data from the U.S. Censuses from 1790-1960. It is a powerful and easy-to-use resource produced by the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center at the University of Virginia Library
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Earliest Times to the Present, Millennial Edition [via Cambridge University Press] (http://uclibs.org/PID/108043) VPN
- Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) is the long-awaited 4th edition of the landmark government reference tool, last published in 1975. This expanded digital edition (available also as a five-volume print edition) updates and expands the original tables and introduces dozens of new topics. HSUS was culled from more than 1,000 sources to produce nearly 2,000 tables containing some 37,000 time series covering virtually every quantifiable dimension of American history: agriculture, population, the economy, government, welfare and work. Some data from the 1975 edition have been extensively revised, and data determined to be unreliable or inaccurate have not been included. Each series is fully documented and placed in historical context by a scholar in the field. Tables can be downloaded and viewed, as well as graphed and merged into custom tables.
- Related:
- 5-volume print edition of Historical Statistics of the United States is available in Shields Library Gov Info Reference and H/SS Reference (HA202 .H57) and the Agricultural and Resource Economics Library (HA202 .H57 2006)
- 5-volume print edition of Historical Statistics of the United States is available in Shields Library Gov Info Reference and H/SS Reference (HA202 .H57) and the Agricultural and Resource Economics Library (HA202 .H57 2006)
- National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/)
- U.S. Department of Education site for educational statistics. Link to data tools, tables and figures, fast facts, publications and more from NCES home page. Data includes school district data, educational assessment, and public library data.
- Related:
- Link directly to popular annual reports with statistical data: (http://nces.ed.gov/annuals/)
Digest of Education Statistics, Condition of Education, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and Projections of Education Statistics.
- Link directly to popular annual reports with statistical data: (http://nces.ed.gov/annuals/)
- National Center for Health Statistics (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/)
- National Center for Health Statistics data center. Data by topics, eg., births, deaths, disease. Links to CDC Data Warehouse for access to health statistics and data including vital statistics, detailed data sets, and survey data.
- Related:
- NCHS Data Warehouse (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh.htm)
- NCHS Data Warehouse (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh.htm)
- ProQuest Statistical Insight (http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv) VPN
- ProQuest Statistical Insight combines Index and abstract records previously available from print indexes: American Statistics Index (ASI) from 1973, and Index to International Statistics (IIS)from 1980. ProQuest Statistical Insight enables searching indexes and tables for statistics produced by the U.S. government and major international organizations. The database includes some statistical tables as well as abstracts, or summaries, of statistical publications. The Library has many of the publications indexed in print or electronic format.
- Related:
- LexisNexis Insight User Guide (http://library.lexisnexis.com/ksc_assets/subscriber_resources/lnsi_guidebook.pdf)PDF
- Youtube tutorial on how to use LexisNexis Statistical Insight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ocGiw20rDc)
- Guide to government statistical resources online (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/guides/statistics.php)
- American statistics index (ASI) indexes and abstracts the contents of federal government statistical publiscations. The print index is located in Humanities, Social Sciences and Government Information Services.
- Index to international statistics (IIS)indexes and abstracts statistical publications of international organizations such as the U.N., UNESCO and IMF. The print index is located in Humanities, Social Sciences and Government Information Services.
- LexisNexis Insight User Guide (http://library.lexisnexis.com/ksc_assets/subscriber_resources/lnsi_guidebook.pdf)PDF
- STAT-USA/Internet
NOTE: Stat-USA.gov was discontinued by the U.S. Department of commerce as of September 30, 2010. Much of the U.S. and international economic and trade data formerly in Stat-USA can be found in the agency .gov sites.
USATradeonline will continue.
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (Proquest Online Edition) (http://search.proquest.com/statistical?landingpage=statab) VPN
- The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. The government-published Statistical Abstract of the U.S. was discontinued following publication of the 2012 edition.
- Related:
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/)
The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. - Quick Start: Statistical Abstract Online Guide (http://proquest.libguides.com/statistical_abstract)
A libguide with search help and tips for searching the Proquest online edition. Quick Start: Statistical Abstract of the United States Online Edition has browsing, searching, emailing/printing help.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/)
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/)
- Author: U.S. Census Bureau
- Annual comprehensive statistical compilation of U.S. government statistics. Use the Abstract as a statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.
- USA Trade Online
- Database of U.S. Merchandise Trade data with U.S. export and import information and statistics on more than 18,000 commodities. To access the USA Trade online database at http://www.usatradeonline.gov/ via UCD's Federal Depository Library password, contact the Government Information Librarians in Humanities, Social Sciences and Government Information Services.