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Agriculture
Agricultural Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Agricultural Statistics is published each year to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and various USDA agencies collaborated in furnishing the information in these publications. An agency contact is provided for each table.
FAO. Statistics
FAO is dedicated to collecting, analysing, interpreting and disseminating food and agriculture statistics that are relevant for decision-making.
OECD Data. Agriculture
Provides statistics on agricultural output, agricultural policy, fisheries, and sustainable agriculture for OECD countries.
Criminal Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Provides statistics on all aspects of the criminal justice system, including prisons, courts, law enforcement agencies, firearms, capital punishment, and computer security.
Uniform Crime Reporting Program (FBI)
The UCR Program's primary objective is to generate reliable information for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management; over the years, however, the data have become one of the country’s leading social indicators. The program has been the starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation. The program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet the need for reliable uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics.
Today, four annual publications are produced from data received from more than 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the program. The crime data are submitted either through a state UCR program or directly to the FBI's UCR Program.
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) transition graphic: NIBRS Transition. Richer Data. Reliable Results. NIBRS 2021. Are You Ready?
Detailed, incident-based data is what the National Incident-Based Reporting System brings to the UCR table as it is set to become the UCR data standard by January 1, 2021. The NIBRS-only data collection will provide more detailed, richer data on more offenses than is currently available through summary data.
The UCR Program consists of four data collections: The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the Summary Reporting System (SRS), the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Program, and the Hate Crime Statistics Program. The UCR Program publishes annual reports for each of these data collections and a preliminary semiannual report of summary data each winter, as well as special compilations such as Cargo Theft Report, Human Trafficking, and NIBRS topical studies.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. It provides access to a variety of statistics and publications.
United States Sentencing Commission
The Sentencing Commission collects, analyzes, and distributes a broad array of information on federal crime and sentencing issues, serving as an information resource for Congress, the executive branch, the courts, criminal justice practitioners, the academic community, and the public.
Statista
Provides statistics on violent crime, property crime, and arrests in the US and other countries. Basic statistics are free but there is a charge for access to the complete database.
Statistics & Data (UN Office on Drugs and Crime)
One of the key tasks of UNODC is to produce and disseminate accurate statistics on drugs, crime and criminal justice at the international level. UNODC also works to strengthen national capacities to produce, disseminate and use drugs, crime and criminal justice statistics within the framework of official statistics
Economy
Budget of the United States (Office of Management and Budget)
Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications are included, which may vary from year to year.
Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations
US Census Bureau: Economic Indicators
Includes information about manufacturing and trade, home ownership, construction spending, rentals, and retail and food services.
Congressional Budget Office. Budget & Economic Data
Since 1975, CBO has produced independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process. Each year, the agency’s economists and budget analysts produce dozens of reports and hundreds of cost estimates for proposed legislation.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Department of Commerce)
Provides current statistics on multiple topics related to the US economy, including GDP, consumer spending, income, employment, and international trade. Regional information for states, metro areas, and counties is also included.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. The Department of Labor is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. It provides statistics on the labor market, including employment and unemployment, productivity, pay, workplace injuries, and inflation and prices.
Economy at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Provides current and historical statistics for major metropolitan areas of each state.
NASBO (National Association of State Budget Officers) Fiscal Survey of the States
With data gathered from all 50 state budget offices, this semi-annual report provides a narrative analysis of the fiscal condition of the states and data summaries of state general fund revenues, expenditures, and balances. The spring edition details governors’ proposed budgets; the fall edition details enacted budgets.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
This site offers a wealth of economic data and information to promote economic education and enhance economic research. The widely used database FRED is updated regularly and allows 24/7 access to regional and national financial and economic data.
Office of Management and Budget. Historical Tables
Provides extensive historical data on U.S. government expenditures.
Archival Federal Reserve Economic Data (ALFRED)
ALFRED® allows you to retrieve vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history. In general, economic data for past observation periods are revised as more accurate estimates become available. As a result, previous vintages of data can be superseded and may no longer be available from various data sources. Vintage or real time economic data allows academics to reproduce others' research, build more accurate forecasting models, and analyze economic policy decisions using the data available at the time. For more information, read the help page and the presentation
Survey of Current Business (BEA)
The Survey of Current Business (SCB) has served since the early 1920s as the journal of record for the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), offering a variety of articles monthly, including detailed presentations about recent data releases, explanations of annual and benchmark updates, explanations of key methodologies, updates about in-development data sets, relevant research by BEA economists, briefings on key issues, and ongoing statistical and related innovations in general. Tables, charts, and links to interactive data sets, which include charting and mapping functions, are included with just about every article.
USAspending.gov
USAspending.gov is the official source for spending data for the U.S. Government. Its mission is to show the American public what the federal government spends every year and how it spends the money. You can follow the money from the Congressional appropriations to the federal agencies and down to local communities and businesses.
OECD iLibrary: Main Economic Indicators
The Main Economic Indicators database includes a wide range of areas from 1961, such as quarterly national accounts, business surveys, retail sales, industrial production, construction, consumer prices, total employment, unemployment rates, interest rates, money and domestic finance, foreign finance, foreign trade, and balance of payments for OECD countries and non-member economies.
UN World Economic & Social Survey
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) was first issued in 1994, evolving in response to a 1947 mandate by the General Assembly which requested the Secretary-General to submit annual reports on current world economic conditions and trends to the Economic and Social Council. Its precursors were Economic Report: Salient Features of the World Economic Situation from 1945 to 1947; World Economic Report (1948-1954); and World Economic Survey (1955-1993).
The World Bank: Global Economic Prospects
Provides information on global as well as regional economic prospects.
Education
The Condition of Education (NCES)
The Condition of Education is a congressionally mandated annual report from the National Center for Education Statistics. The report contains key indicators on the condition of education in the United States at all levels, from prekindergarten through postsecondary, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. The indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics, which are updated throughout the year as new data become available. In addition, the report’s Spotlight indicators provide more in-depth analyses on selected topics.
Digest of Educational Statistics (NCES)
The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). To qualify for inclusion in the Digest, material must be nationwide in scope and of current interest and value. The publication contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.
Projections of Education Statistics to 2021 (NCES)
This edition of Projections of Education Statistics provides projections for key education statistics, including enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary public and private schools, as well as enrollment and degrees conferred at postsecondary degree-granting institutions. Included are national data on enrollment and graduates for the past 15 years and projections to the year 2021. Also included are state-level data on enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools and public high schools from 2003, with projections to 2021. This report is organized by the level of schooling with sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 covering aspects of elementary and secondary education and sections 5 and 6 covering aspects of postsecondary education.
U.S. Department of Education. Data & Statistics
Provides statistics on all aspects of education in the US.
Rankings of States and Estimates of School Statistics (NEA)
Rankings & Estimates is an annual report that the National Education Association’s Research Department has produced for 70 years. The report consists of two parts: Rankings, which shows how states compare on a variety of education and funding measures, such as average teacher salaries, enrollment, student-teacher ratios, general financial resources, and revenue and expenditures for the most recent school year; and Estimates, which shows how education funding in each state has changed over time, plus presents projections of public school enrollment, personnel employment and compensation, and finances for the school year that is underway.
Historical Tables and Reports (NCES)
Conveniently provide a variety of education statistics that analysts may find useful without consulting numerous research documents.
Status & Trends in the Education of Racial & Ethnic Groups (NCES)
This website presents key indicators that examine the educational progress and challenges students face in the United States by race/ethnicity. These indicators summarize the latest racial/ethnic data as well as trends on topics such as demographics; preprimary, elementary, and secondary participation; student achievement; student behaviors and persistence in education, postsecondary education, and outcomes of education.
Educational Attainment in the United States (US Census Bureau)
Includes current and historical tables on educational attainment in the US as well as reports and working papers.
EdStats (World Bank)
The World Bank EdStats (Education Statistics) portal is your comprehensive data and analysis source for key topics in education such as access, completion, learning, expenditures, policy, and equity. Data sources include administrative country data from UIS; international learning assessments (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, PIAAC, and EGRA) and three regional learning assessments (SACMEQ, PASEC, LLECE); World Bank databases, household surveys such as LSMS, DHS, MICS surveys. It includes World Bank Education Projects Database classified by activities, components, and sub-sectors of all World Bank Education Projects since 1998. It also includes detailed expenditure data extracted from World Bank public expenditure review documents however this data is not included in the EdStats Query because it is not internationally comparable.
Education at a Glance (OECD iLibrary)
OECD's annual Education at a Glance looks at who participates in education, what is spent on it, how education systems operate and the results achieved. The latter includes indicators on a wide range of outcomes, from comparisons of students’ performance in key subject areas to the impact of education on earnings and on adults’ chances of employment. This book includes StatLinks, urls linking to Excel® spreadsheets containing the background data.
Elections
Election Statistics, 1920 to Present. (U.S. House of Representatives)
Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.
Campaign Finance Data (Federal Election Commission)
Provides information about the amount of money raised and spent by political candidates.
Voting & Registration (Bureau of Census)
Provides statistics on recent elections as well as historical statistics.
The American Presidency Project
In the collection, we have maps showing election outcomes by state starting with the election of 1789. The maps show at a glance the geographical growth of the United States and the shifting political fortunes of different parties. For each presidential election year, we also provide national and state-by-state voting results, both popular and electoral, of the major party candidates. Note that because of 3rd party candidates, the "total votes" may not precisely equal the sum of the major parties.
National Governor's Association. Elections
Provides state data on gubernatorial elections from 2009 to the present.
United States Elections Project
The United States Elections Project is an information source for the United States electoral system. The mission of the project is to provide timely and accurate election statistics, electoral laws, research reports, and other useful information regarding the United States electoral system. By providing this information, the project seeks to inform the people of the United States on how their electoral system works, how it may be improved, and how they can participate in it.
Harvard Election Data Archive
This archive contains data on election results, voting behavior, and electoral politics, with particular focus on the United States. The core data for the archive are state, county and district level election returns for all recent state and federal elections in the United States.
David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Provides statistics on U.S. presidential elections as well as senate and governor's elections.
ElectionGuide
ElectionGuide is provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an international nonprofit dedicated to strengthening electoral democracy. Launched in 1998 through a grant from USAID, ElectionGuide is the most comprehensive and timely source of verified election information available online. It provides content on: National elections around the world Subnational elections of high interest; Political parties and candidates; Referendum provisions News on election-related laws and developments around the world; Political institutions and electoral systems; Election results and voter turnout.
Energy & Environment
National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA)
NCEI develops national and global datasets, which are utilized to maximize the use of our climatic and natural resources while also minimizing the risks caused by climate variability and weather extremes. NCEI helps describe the climate of the United States and it acts as the "Nation's Scorekeeper" regarding the trends and anomalies of weather and climate. NCEI's climate data have been used in a variety of applications including agriculture, air quality, construction, education, energy, engineering, forestry, health, insurance, landscape design, livestock management, manufacturing, national security, recreation and tourism, retailing, transportation, and water resources management.
Climate.gov (NOAA)
NOAA Climate.gov is a source of timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate. Our goals are to promote public understanding of climate science and climate-related events, to make our data products and services easy to access and use, to provide climate-related support to the private sector and the Nation’s economy, and to serve people making climate-related decisions with tools and resources that help them answer specific questions.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Provides analysis and projections related to many aspects of energy.
U.S. Geological Survey
We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our scientists develop new methods and tools to enable timely, relevant, and useful information about the Earth and its processes.
U.S. National Weather Service
Provides weather, water, and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
Energy Statistics Database (UNdata)
Provides statistics on numerous energy sources, including oil, solar, and wind.
International Energy Agency
Provides statistics on energy supply and demand as well as statistics on specific energy sources including natural gas, oil, coal, nuclear, and renewable energy.
Health
CDC Data & Statistics
Provides statistics on many aspects of health including alcohol use, cancer, chronic diseases, deaths and mortality, environmental health, and smoking and tobacco.
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is the Nation’s principal health statistics agency. NCHS compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the U.S. population.
CDC Wonder
CDC WONDER, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is an integrated information and communication system for public health. Its purposes are:
To promote information-driven decision making by placing timely, useful facts in the hands of public health practitioners and researchers, and To provide the general public with access to specific and detailed information from CDC. With CDC WONDER you can:
Access statistical research data published by CDC, as well as reference materials, reports and guidelines on health-related topics; Query numeric data sets on CDC's computers, via "fill-in-the blank" web pages. Public-use data sets about mortality (deaths), cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, natality (births), census data and many other topics are available for query, and the requested data are readily summarized and analyzed, with dynamically calculated statistics, charts and maps.
HealthData.gov
On this site, you can find data on a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.The data is collected and supplied from agencies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as state partners. This includes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, among others
SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
U.S. Dept. of Census- Health
Health statistics are increasingly important in measuring the nation’s overall well-being. The Census Bureau provides accurate, detailed and up-to-date statistics—covering people and business—relating to health in America. We produce statistics on the prevalence of disability and fertility, the percentages of people with and without health insurance—even down to the county level through Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), and the expenses and investments made by health care establishments. We even collect data on international HIV/AIDS and health care access for other agencies.
Our sources for demographic statistics include the American Community Survey (ACS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). For economic statistics, sources include County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, the Economic Census, the Service Annual Survey, and Statistics of U.S. Businesses.
Social Security Administration. Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis
Provides current detailed statistics on social security and medicare recipients as well as projections about the future.
World Health Organization Data
The GHO data repository contains an extensive list of indicators, which can be selected by theme or through a multi-dimension query functionality. It is the World Health Organization's main health statistics repository
Polling & Public Opinion
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
Gallup.com
Provides reports of public opinion polling on a variety of topics.
PollingReport.com
An independent, nonpartisan resourceon trends in American public opinion. Provides polling data from multiple sources.
Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports is a nonpartisan electronic media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion polling information.
Rasmussen Reports generates original public opinion data that is relevant, timely and accurate (review our track record). The company conducts national tracking surveys every night on political, economic and lifestyle issues. Additional polls on state elections and other topics are routinely added to the mix.
Roper Center Public Opinion Archives
The Roper Center is a public opinion archive that preserves the data from polls conducted by many leading survey organizations. Most of the data are from the United States, but over 50 nations are represented. The iPOLL databank offers access to nearly half a million survey questions and answers asked in the U.S. by more than 150 survey organizations. Direct links are given to study documentation and datasets. Date coverage: 1930s - present.
Quinnipiac University Poll
Frequently cited by journalists, public officials and researchers, the independent Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents nationwide and polls in more than a dozen states about political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern, such as schools, taxes, transportation, municipal services and the environment.
WorldPublicOpinion.org
WorldPublicOpinion.org is an international collaborative project whose aim is to give voice to public opinion around the world on international issues. As the world becomes increasingly integrated, problems have become increasingly global, pointing to a greater need for understanding between nations and for elucidating global norms. With the growth of democracy in the world, public opinion has come to play a greater role in the foreign policy process. WorldPublicOpinion.org seeks to reveal the values and views of publics in specific nations around the world as well as global patterns of world public opinion.
Population
U.S. Census Bureau. Population
The U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of statistical information about the nation’s people. Our population statistics come from decennial censuses, which count the entire U.S. population every ten years, along with several other surveys.
Population Reference Bureau. Data
Data are at the core of much of PRB's work to provide rigorous information and distill relevant insights and evidence from it. Access featured indicators, U.S. and international data resources, and the World Population Data Sheet site here.
American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau)
The American Community Survey collects data on an ongoing basis, January through December, to provide every community with the information they need to make important decisions
We release new data every year, in the form of estimates, in a variety of tables, tools, and analytical reports. Browse our Tables & Tools Section where you will find information on the many ways you can access the American Community Survey estimates in easy-to-use formats.
Administration for Community Living. Data & Research
. The following resources are available through data collection and research projects funded by ACL, and data compilation performed by ACL.
ACL Data: AGing Integrated Database (AGID)
Profile of Older Americans
Census Data & Population Estimates
Projected Future Growth of Older Population
Minority Aging
Key Indicators of Well-Being
Information about people with disabilities
NIDILRR Publications and Resources. This page links to disability-focused data and research available as a result of projects funded by ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
Immigration Data & Statistics (Department of Homeland Security)
Since the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) has responsibility to carry out two statutory requirements: 1) to collect and disseminate to Congress and the public data and information useful in evaluating the social, economic, environmental, and demographic impact of immigration laws; and 2) to establish standards of reliability and validity for immigration statistics collected by the Department’s operational Components.
Executive Office for Immigration Review. Statistics & Reports
Provides statistics on a number of issues related to immigration including asylum applications, unaccompanied children, and detention times.
Refugee Processing Center
The Refugee Processing Center (RPC) is operated by the U.S Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). We assist DOS/PRM in achieving its annual U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) objectives.. Provides statistics on refugee arrivals by region, language, and placement state.
ChildStats.gov
This year, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (the Forum) published, America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2018. This year's report highlights the following 6 measures on children and youth who face special and heightened risks to their well-being: 1) poverty and extreme poverty, 2) health insurance continuity, 3) homelessness, 4) exposure to violence, 5) prescription opioid misuse and use disorders, and 6) residential placement of juveniles. A working group of 23 Federal agencies, the Forum fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of Federal efforts to collect, analyze, and report data on conditions and trends related to child and family well-being.
As usual, America's Children provides the most recent statistics on children and families in the United States across 41 report indicators, covering a range of domains: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.
Population (World Bank)
Includes population statistics from numerous international sources.
Demographic & Social Statistics( UN Statistics Division)
The United Nations Statistics Division collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of social and demographic topics.
World Population Prospects (UN Population Division)
The 2019 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-sixth round of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
The main results are presented in a series of Excel files displaying key demographic indicators for each UN development group, World Bank income group, geographic region, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) region, subregion and country or area for selected periods or dates within 1950-2100
Trade
Foreign Trade (US Bureau of Census)
Provides detailed statistics on goods and estimates of services shipped from the U.S. to foreign countries. Frequently updated.
Import/Export Price Indexes (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
The International Price Program (IPP) produces Import/Export Price Indexes (MXP) containing data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
DataWeb (US International Trade Commission)
USITC DataWeb provides U.S. merchandise trade and tariff data in a user friendly web interface. Trade data for 1989 to the present are available on a monthly, quarterly, annual, or year-to-date basis and can be retrieved using a sophisticated querying tool with features such as user defined country and commodity groups. Registration is required but access is free.
World Trade Organization Trade and Tariff Data
The WTO provides quantitative information in relation to economic and trade policy issues. Its data-bases and publications provide access to data on trade flows, tariffs, non-tariff measures (NTMs) and trade in value added.
Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation.
ITF Transport Statistics (OECD iLibrary)
The ITF Transport Statistics database comprises statistics collected by the International Transport Forum on the transport of freight (maritime, air and surface) and passengers (car, rail and air). Also included are data on road safety (accidents, injuries and deaths) as well as details of infrastructure maintenance and investment relating to the different forms of transport. In several sectors data are available from 1970 onwards and cover the 59 member countries of the ITF.
