Best Bets
- American Fact Finder (Census Bureau search tool)Immensely helpful. Guided and advanced and basic search capabilities. Can limit search retrieval to data sets. Provides statistics from the Economic Census, the American Community Survey, and the 2010 Census, among others. 2013 estimates provided.
- GSS and more via SDA from Berkeleymulti-year archive of data: GSS and more
U.S. Statistics
- ARDA: Assn of Religion Data ArchivesBrowse its data archive on world religions using online features for generating national profiles, GIS maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other reports
- Bureau of LaborProvides labor and price related statistics including unemployment figures and the Consumer Price Index.
- Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty EstimatesInteractive data sets by state, by county, by school district. Downloadable sets. Mapping.
- Census Bureau Visualization siteGallery portraying historical changes in the growth and redistribution of the U.S. population as well as other data collected through the US Census.
- Children's Defense Fund - state of America's childrenSite includes the latest report, as well as fact sheets and interactive maps
- FBI Uniform Crime ReportsLink to a variety of reports as well as data sets
- Elections: American National Election StudiesTo view the links to data files for each study, you must register and agree to terms of use.
- GallupSummaries of reports, studies and summary data charts and graphs. No data sets.
- Centers for Disease Control - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides weekly statistics on selected notifiable diseases in the United States and U.S. territories. Click on Weekly Report then on Current Volume to see the current issues
- Open Secrets"OpenSecrets.org is your nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy. Whether you're a voter, journalist, activist, student or interested citizen, use our free site to shine light on your government."
- Pew Research Internet Project (can apply for data sets)Nonpartisan organization that surveys the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world, including public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis, and other data-driven social science research. Some datasets available - must set up a free account.
- The Statistical Abstract of the United StatesSummary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Data is drawn from both government and private sources.
- Urban Institute: Data ToolsIndependent nonpartisan analysis of the problems facing America's cities and their residents including colorful map-based displays of data
- Women: UN Gender StatsClick on "Country" (twice) and choose letter "U" to get to United States.
- Centers for Disease Control - National Center for Health Statistics (nchs) National Vital Statistics System (nvss)Data and reports on myriad public health issues
- National Center for Education StatisticsLink to a variety of reports and data regarding education in the US
International Statistics
- EuroStatstatistical office of the European Union