Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowIncludes more than 600,000 statistical tables on human services, income, agriculture, and more. Downloadable in Excel or PDF formats.
Sources for Statistics & Data Sets
- Association of Religion Data ArchivesExcellent compilation of data sources related to religion. You can search or browse for information.
- Census BureauIn the data tools section, you can download data sets from the Census Bureau. You'll also find dozens of reports and statistical findings.
- ChildStatsA page of links to important sources for data on children in the United States.
- Global Health ObservatorThe Global Health Observatory theme pages provide data and analyses on global health priorities. Each theme page provides information on global situation and trends highlights, using core indicators and database views.
- Mapping the Measure of AmericaAn eye-pleasing and interesting site that measures health, education, and income in the United States. Data is available for download.
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)National and international datasets on criminal justice. Includes an online tool for analysis, plus datasets are available to download.
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)Data from the US Department of Education
- National Center for Health StatisticsUse the FastStats box to download reports and data tables on health and medical issues in the United States.
- NationMasterNationMaster allows you to compare data between 2 countries. Sources for data include the CIA World Factbook, the OECD, and the United Nations.
- OECD Factbook (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)Data sets pertaining to participating countries are available for download. Topics include population and migration, energy, labor, environment, education, public finance, and more.
- Social Science Data on the NetLinks to many data sets available for free online. Do note that some of these are older sets.
- U.S. Data and StatisticsProvides links to statistics and statistical agencies
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data CentreThe Data Centre contains over 1,000 types of indicators and raw data on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.