LibGuides: Data and Statistics: Find Government Data

Introduction

This section provides links to various U.S. government data and statistics resources. The listing is not meant to be exhaustive.

Data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
1878 - present (Restricted to ODU)
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. The online version includes monthly updates to tables, deep searching at the line-item level, powerful facets for narrowing search results, and image and spreadsheet versions of all current and historical tables.
Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition
Colonial times - present (Restricted to ODU)
Provides access to over 37,000 data series from the revised and expanded Historical Statistics of the United States, covering topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America. Users can graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (US) Data Page
Contains U.S. federal government data in the broad field of labor economics.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Provides estimates that illuminate key national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy.

U.S. Census Bureau
Provides timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Provides statistics and full text reports on crime, victims, offenders, law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Provides national, state, and individual agency crime statistics collected from nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States.

National Center for Education Statistics
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Virginia Department of Education
The VDOE website includes statistics & reports, school report cards, links to individual school division web sites, and more.

National Center for Health Statistics
The nation's principle health statistics agency compiles information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the people.

DATA.NASA.GOV
NASA's site for open data. Note that most dataset pages provide metadata and links to data that are housed externally.
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
NCEI is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and provides access to climate, coastal, oceanographic, and geophysical data.

NOAA's products and services are diverse, and includes, among others, the National Weather Service (NWS), the National Ocean Service (NOS), and Fisheries.

DOE Data Explorer
The DOE Data Explorer (DDE) is the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) search tool for publicly available, DOE-funded data resources. Note that the data themselves are located externally at data centers, laboratories, universities, etc.