This is a guide to finding Data and Statistics from a variety of sources. If you need help finding statistics and data for a specific subject, please do not hesitate to contact a subject librarian.
Open data portal for the US Federal Government on all topics. Here you will find data sets, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
From U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Original datasets generated by PD&R-sponsored data collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, median family incomes and income limits, as well as microdata from research initiatives on topics such as housing discrimination, HUD-insured multifamily housing stock, and public housing population.
20th ed. (2008). This publication, compiled every two years by the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives, provides data on a variety of social and economic topics.
This federal government site includes information on all topics related to energy. Information is available in datasets, reports, maps, databases, press releases and webpages.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice whose principal function is the compilation and analysis of data and the dissemination of information for statistical purposes. BJS mission is 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.
Available from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts this site contains statistics on bankruptcy, court management, judicial caseload, as well as judical facts and figures.
"Contains nearly 2500 reports and datasets from several agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics."
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Published since 1878, this is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. We have older versions available in print in the library.