Statistical Resources
on the Internet
Geographical Scope:
Subjects:
Geographical Scope
United States
- American Factfinder
- This site, accessed via U.S. Bureau of Census, provides easy access to the
1990 and 2000 Census of Population & Housing. Also available on this site
is the 1997 Economic Census, The Decennial Census, and the American Community
Survey. Data can be found by race, age, sex, occupation, and by town, city, county,
and state levels. It also allows the creation of reference and thematic maps.
- Census Bureau Home Page
- Data on population and housing, education, government, income and labor, poverty,
inflation, and more. Search under Subjects A-Z to find links to data sources,
including the Census 2000, Economic Census, County Business Patterns and the new
NAICS industrial classification codes [which includes conversions from the previous
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes].
- CenStats
- Access to Annual Survey of Manufactures, Building Permits, Census Tract Street
Locator, County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, Detailed Occupation
by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex, and USA Counties.
- Current Population
Reports
- A series of reports on various demographic topics such as Black Population
in the United States, Sixty-Five Plus in America, Population Projections of the
United States, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2050.
- Data Ferrett
- Datasets from the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program
Participation. The surveys update and enhance the Decennial Census with national,
state, and metropolitan area information on income, poverty, employment, education,
health insurance, housing, aging, household and marital status. Easy access to
macrodata, or data packages, as well as microdata for expert manipulation.
- Data and Program Library Service
- Online archive of social science studies available for downloading. Includes
a diverse range of studies done at the state, national and international level.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation offers statistics within the United States.
Statistics can be located under "Uniform Crime Reports" via Library
and Reference. Data includes overall crime rate percentage for the U.S., number
of offenses reported, percentage rate of violent crimes, murder and manslaughter,
robbery, rape, aggravated assaults, larceny, property crimes, hate crimes, etc.
Data is in pdf format.
- FedStats
- This site provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information
produced for public use by more than 70 agencies in the United States Federal
Government.
- Integrated Public Microdata Series
- Historical census database which includes individual-level samples from the
U.S. Census from 1850 to 1990. These files can be used to analyze long-term social
and economic changes.
- Internal Revenue Service
- This site offers data on taxes collected from tax returns filed in the United
States. Tax statistics include corporations, employment tax, estates/wealth/gifts,
individual, excise, international, and income. Data are viewed as pdf or spreadsheet
formats.
- National Election Studies
- The National Election Studies is provided by the University of Michigan. Statistical
information is located under "Study & Dataset Resources". Data includes
voting, public opinion, and political participation.
- Statistical Abstract of the
United States
- This online version of the annual compendium of government and non-government
statistics provides information primarily on the national and state levels. Includes
population and vital statistics, health, economics, education, manufacturing,
natural resources, transportation, and U.S. Industrial Outlook.
- State Government
Finance Data, by State
- Site contains information on "revenues, expenditures, indebtedness and
cash/securities of the 50 state governments." Other Federal,
State, and Local Government Data.
- State Statistical
Information Resources
- Links to those state pages which provide statistical data. The contents range
from simple listings of population figures to comprehensive statistical abstracts
covering a wide array of state characteristics.
- Statistical
Universe
- Online version of the Congressional Information Service's American Statistics
Index (ASI). ASI provides indexing and abstracting of statistics collected by
U.S. government agencies from 1973 on. Access the full-text of selected U.S. federal
documents from over 800 government statistical publications from 1995 forward.
The most current U.S. Statistical Abstact is available at this site.
- University of Michigan
Document Center Statistical Resources on the Web
- A site arranged by subject which links to most U.S. Government agencies that
provide statistical information. Excellent site for locating weather statistics.
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Under "Statistics", data can be found for EEOC enforcement and litigation,
job patterns for minorities and women in private industry, census 2000 data by
race and ethnicity.
Wisconsin
- Data and Program Library Service
- Online archive of social science studies available for downloading. Includes
a diverse range of studies done at the state, national and international level.
- The Kaiser Family
Foundation: State Health Facts Online
- The Kaiser Family foundation offers comprehensive and current health information
for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories. Data includes
topics such as managed care, health insurance coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid,
Medicare, women's health, minority health and HIV/AIDS. The site allows users
to view information for a single state or compare it among all 50 states and U.S.
territories
- Wisconsin Demographic
Services Center
- Population data for state, county, metropolitan areas and zip codes in the
State of Wisconsin. Downloadable files, maps and graphs. Population projections
as far back as 1970 up to 2015 at the town, city, and county levels, and also
by sex and age groups.
- Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
- Provides statistics on the health and wellness of Wisconsin families. You
can browse by topic or under "Local data", get statistics for counties,
cities, and regions. Data includes cancer, health care providers, health insurance
status of families, health risk factors, diseases, population estimates, and vital
statistics.
International
- CIESIN Gateway
- The Center for International Earth Science Information Network is a government-sponsored
research organization dedicated to disseminating information on global environmental
change and demographics. International databases include the World Health Organization's
Mortality Database and World Bank's Social Indicators of Development.
- Data and Program Library Service
- Online archive of social science studies available for downloading. Includes
a diverse range of studies done at the state, national and international level.
- Eurostat
- Online indicators for economy and finance, population and society, energy
and industry, agriculture and trade from the Statistical Office of the European
Communities.
- InfoNation
- Easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to compare statistical data
for the Member States of the United Nations. Select up to seven countries, then
proceed to the data menu where you will be able to select statistics and other
data fields.
- International Data
Base
- Demographic and socio-economic statistics for most countries of the world.
Data include population by age and sex, vital rates, infant mortality, life tables,
fertility and child survivorship, migration, marital status, family planning,
ethnicity, religion, language, literacy, labor force, employment, income and households.
Combines data from country sources with projections to provide information dating
back to 1950 and as far ahead as 2050.
- International Trade Administration
- The International Trade Administration provides data on international trade
between the United States and other countries. Data includes trade statistics
and state export data. Also available under "Trade Information Center"
are statistics on specific countries, tariffs & taxes, trade offices, and
export programs.
- Inter-university Consortium for Political
and Social Research (ICPSR)
- ICPSR is a member-based organization providing access to a large archive of
research and data for the social sciences. The database covers a wide range of
topics, including political science, sociology, demographics, economics, history,
health and foreign policy. For information regarding access to this database,
contact the Official Representative for
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
- StatCan
- Full range of statistics on Canada, including 2001 census, environment, crime
and justice, geography, demography and social characteristics. Available in French
and English.
- Statistical Agencies
(International)
- Links to Statistical Agencies around the world from the U.S. Census Bureau
home page.
- United Nations
- Includes reports and statistics from a variety of UN agencies, including agricultural
data from the Food and Agriculture Organization. Check under "Publications,
Stamps, Databases" for country data on population, child-bearing, youth and
elderly populations, education, human settlements, literacy, water supply and
sanitation, income and economic activity, housing, unemployment, and health.
- The
Victorian Census Project
- Download computerized source documents, such as census abstracts and vital
registration statistics, relating to mid-nineteenth century Great Britain and
Ireland. Sources include the 1831 and 1861 censuses and the Scottish Registrar
General's Annual Report of 1861.
- World Factbook
(CIA)
- The World Factbook (CIA) provides information on all countries of the world.
Statistical information on the following categories is available for most countries:
people, government, economy, transportation, communications, and defense forces.
Continuously updated directory of Chiefs of State. Can search by country or subject
field.
Subjects
Agriculture
- AgNIC Agriculture-Related Information
- Comprehensive descriptions of federal, state and non-government datasets in
a variety of formats, with links to web and gopher accessible sites. Database
descriptions arranged alphabetically by title, and searchable by keyword or Agricola
Subject Category Code.
- Census of Agriculture
- Issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Census of Agriculture covers the agriculture
sector in the U.S. economy. Data available by state, county, and zipcode. Also
accessible through clickable maps.
- The U.S.D.A. Economics
and Statistics System
- Reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, with international coverage. Reports are text files that contain
time-sensitive information, and data sets are in spreadsheet format and include
time-series data that are updated yearly. Keyword searchable lists arranged by
title, subject, and agency.
Business and Economics
- America's Children
Monitoring Report
- This site provides easy access to state and federal statistics on children
and their families. Data includes population and family characteristics, economic
security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Data can be
accessed by choosing "America's Children Monitoring Report" from the
homepage.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Summary data on national income, U.S. personal income, product accounts (GDP)
and balance of payments (trade). Most data available in ASCII format, articles
available in Adobe Acrobat format. More detailed data appears in STAT-USA (also
under Business).
- County Business
Patterns
- This source covers number of business establishments, employees and other
data at the county level. Access individual states in Adobe Acrobat format. Alternate
site at University of Virginia. At the Virginia site, data may be viewed on
your internet browser or prepared for retrieval via anonymous FTP, in either ASCII
or comma-delimited format.
- Economic Censuses
- Censuses of agriculture, construction, manufactures, mineral industries, retail
trade, service industries, transportation and wholesale trade conducted at five-year
intervals. Data includes number of establishments, employees, payrolls, and sales
or shipments.
- Economic
Indicators
- Monthly publication provides a graphic view of the current state of the U.S.
economy. Economic information includes gross national product (GNP), exports and
imports, employment and earnings, prices (inflation), and national income. Data
illustrated with charts, tables and graphs which can be viewed as pdf files in
Acrobat Reader or html files.
- Economic Report
of the President and Federal Budget Publications
- The Budget of the United States Government and supporting publications as
well as the Economic Report of the President are available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
and ASCII formats. The Economic Report of the President is an annual report on
the state of the American economy which contains detailed current and historic
economic data, analysis and review of economic events and trends during the past
year, and projections for the current year.
- Economic Time Series Page
- Comprehensive collection of economic data on the web, including over 100,000
economic time series. Browse data by region, source, or "most requested"
series.
- Federal Reserve Board
- Check under Research and Data for current and historical tables on economic
indicators. See weekly and monthly press releases on foreign exchange rates, industrial
production, consumer credit, flow of funds, and bank assets.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
- This clearinghouse of financial and economic statistics includes hundreds
of time series of financial, monetary, interest rate, producer and consumer price,
employment, and exchange rate data.
- Handbook
of International Economic Statistics
- Economic profiles, GDP, foreign trade, energy use, environment, agricultural
and manufacturing data for over 100 countries. Some data on life expectancy and
literacy. Some data from 1970, with annual figures since 1990.
- Nyenrode Business Information Services
- Links to economic data, statistical data, and trends per country.
- OECD Economic Outlook
- Semiannual publication of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
which provides a survey of economic trends, policies, and projections for each
of its 25 member countries ( primarily industrialized western nations), along
with selected Eastern European, Asian, and Latin American countries. Summaries
of frequently requested data are available as Adobe Acrobat or HTM files.
- STAT-USA
- The online resource STAT-USA includes such sources as the U.S. Global Trade
Outlook, U.S. Industrial Outlook (industry-by-industry narrative and statistical
trend analysis), and many other statistical databases. The Economic Bulletin Board
includes thousands of current and time series tables on national income, trade,
prices, treasury notes, and employment. GLOBUS, National Trade Data Bank and Trade
Opportunities Program Bulletin analyze the business climate in foreign countries.
INQUIRE AT THE UWM REFERENCE DESK FOR ACCESS TO THIS DATABASE.
- White House Economic
Statistics Briefing Room
- Links to statistics on current economic indicators.
Criminal Justics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Statistics cover crimes and victims, drugs and crime, domestic violence, criminal
offenders, law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, corrections, expenditures
and employment in the U.S. Justice system. Links to crime and justice data from
other sources. Data available in ASCII, Adobe Acrobat, or spreadsheet format.
Provides ordering info for paper formats.
- The Sourcebook of Criminal
Justice Statistics
- Full-text online version of the Sourcebook searchable by keyword, chapter
and section. Includes detailed crime and justice statistics at the national level,
including over 650 tables. Adobe Acrobat format only.
- White House Social Statistics
Briefing Room
- Links to statistics on crime.
Demographics
- America's Children
Monitoring Report
- This site provides easy access to state and federal statistics on children
and their families. Data includes population and family characteristics, economic
security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Data can be
accessed by choosing "America's Children Monitoring Report" from the
homepage.
- Census Bureau Home Page
- Data on population and housing, education, government, income and labor, poverty,
inflation, and more. Search under Subjects A-Z to find links to a variety of data.
- County and City Data Books
- Online access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City
Data Books. Data include summary demographic and vital statistics: employment,
education, government, housing, production and weather for states, counties, and
all cities of 25,000+. Create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets.
- Demographic Data
Viewer Home Page
- DDViewer provides interactive "data mapping, viewing and analysis...(of)
U.S. Census demographic data (STF3A 1990) and Boundary Files (TIGER 1992)."
Create maps and calculate statistics for 220 demographic variables from the 1990
U.S. Census, using a series of forms. Also for use along with other databases.
- Historical, Social, Economic
and Demographic Data
- Data describe the people and economy of the United States between 1790 and
1960. Information available for any county in most states during this time period.
Select a year and state(s), then highlight data of interest. Impressive statistics
on slavery.
- Immigration
and Naturalization Statistics
- This page provides comprehensive annual immigration statistics from 1994-current
date, as well as state estimates of the United States' illegal alien resident
and foreign-born populations.
- Integrated Public Microdata Series
- Historical census database which includes individual-level samples from the
U.S. Census from 1850 to 1990. These files can be used to analyze long-term social
and economic changes.
- Internet
Guide to Demography and Population Studies
- This site at Australian National University links to leading information facilities
of value to researchers in the field of demography.
- Right
Site Demographics
- Demographic and marketing data for cities, counties, states, zip codes, area
codes, and TV marketing areas. Includes updated population variables (age, race,
sex, education, housing), crime, weather, and entertainment opportunities.
- U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development Statistics
- Site contains housing related statistics, including various editions of the
American Housing Survey, data on assisted housing and a comprehensive database
titled The State of the Cities Data Systems.
- U.S.A.
Counties
- Population and housing variables, economic census data (manufacturing, wholesale
trade, retail trade, service industries) as well as government employment and
finance. Non-Census data includes federal funds, current employment data from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, election data, health, Social Security beneficiaries,
and vital statistics (births, marriages, deaths). Data may be retrieved for an
individual county or request comparisons between counties.
Education
- America's Children
Monitoring Report
- This site provides easy access to state and federal statistics on children
and their families. Data includes population and family characteristics, economic
security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Data can be
accessed by choosing "America's Children Monitoring Report" from the
homepage.
- Common Core of Data (U.S.)
- A program of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education
Statistics, this site provides annual and national statistics for all public elementary
and secondary schools, and school districts across the U.S. Data can be located
under "Quick Facts", "Data", or by searching for a specific
school or school district under "School/District Locator." Fiscal and
Nonfiscal reports, and working papers can be located under "Publications."
- Equal Employment
Opportunity Census
- Data for 514 occupations by sex and race/Hispanic origin, and educational
attainment data by age, race, and sex. Tables are available for states, counties,
MSAs, and cities of 50,000+.
- National Center for Education Statistics
(U.S.)
- Full text of the Digest of Education Statistics and Condition of Education,
national data on schools, enrollment, outcomes for all levels of education, library,
literacy, and international statistics. Data can be accessed under "Quick
Tables & Figures", "ED Stats at a Glance", and "Search
by school, college, and library by state. Most data are in Adobe Acrobat or compressed
(zipped) format.
Environment
- CIESIN Gateway
- The Center for International Earth Science Information Network is a government-sponsored
research organization dedicated to disseminating information on global environmental
change and demographics. International databases include the World Health Organization's
Mortality Database and World Bank's Social Indicators of development. Download
their free gateway software to fully utilize the databases.
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- The World Conservation Union gathers information on species around the world.
Data provided on each species as a whole include extinction status, extinction
in the wild, critically endangered, vulnerable, and risk percentage of becoming
extinct or severely threatened. Data is searchable by country, world regions,
and marine regions.
- U.S. Geological Survey National Mapping
Information
- The online databases include Geographic Names Information (GNIS), Global Land
Information (GLIS), National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Clearinghouse,
and US GeoData. US GeoData provides access to data files for use in geographical
information systems through an FTP server.
Health
- American Heart Association
- The American Heart Association publishes statistics in three categories: population,
risk factors, and miscellaneous. Data includes cardiovascular disease by age,
sex, and race. Risk factor data includes smoking, high blood pressure, weight,
diabetes, etc. Miscellaneous data sets include cause of death, hospital discharges,
and procedures.
- American Lung Association
- The American Lung Association provides statistics on air quality trends, asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease, smoking, and tuberculosis.
The data files are in pdf format and can be viewed via Acrobat Reader.
- America's Children
Monitoring Report
- This site provides easy access to state and federal statistics on children
and their families. Data includes population and family characteristics, economic
security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Data can be
accessed by choosing "America's Children Monitoring Report" from the
homepage.
- Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Under "Facts and Figures", data includes lists of health professionals,
health expenditures, health services and general health indicators by Province.
- CDC Wonder
- Access CDC reports and numeric public health data. Select "Searches and
Queries" to perform data set queries. "Other Information Resources"
on Health sorted by access protocol (e.g. FTP).
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides statistics on AIDS,
fatal accidents, leading causes of death, cancer, STD's, mortality and natality,
etc. Data can be found by clicking on the "Data & Statistics" link
via the homepage. Each data set has its own interface in which specific search
limits, i.e. state, type of death, can be chosen to retrieve reports.
- Medicare and Medicaid Statistical
Supplement
- Statistical highlights and information about persons covered by Medicare and
Medicaid, provider institutions and agencies, health care spending, and administrative/operating
costs. Health Care Indicators contain data and analysis of recent trends in Health
Care spending, employment and prices.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Short periodical providing text reports and hard statistics on fatal diseases
and causes of death. Some articles in Adobe Acrobat format.
- National Cancer Data Base
- Provided by the American College of Surgeons, this database provides information
on cancer by type, patient care, treatment by stage, and survival rates. Also
available on this site in information on Cancer Programs.
- National Cancer Institute
- Provides statistics by cancer type, death rates, racial/ethnic patterns, and
probability patterns of developing or dying from cancer. Also provided on this
site is information on research programs, research funding, types of cancer, and
clinical trials.
- National Center for Health Statistics
- News releases on natality, marriage, divorce, mortality, and selected subjects
include downloadable Adobe Acrobat files. Go to "Surveys and Data Collection
Systems" or "Fastats A to Z".
- National Center for HIV/AIDS
Prevention
- Published via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this site offers
fact sheets and general information, statistics, and trends on HIV/AIDS. Fact
sheet information includes causes, virus information, transmission, treatment,
etc. Statistics include cases, mode of exposure, sex, race, trends, and risk factors
by state, metropolitan area, etc.
- United Network of Organ Sharing
- UNOS provides data on waiting lists, transplant and donor data for the U.S.,
a UNOS region, state, or individual transplant hospital. Summaries and reports
can be customized for a specific characteristic such as gender. Information can
be searched by organ type and get descriptions of the organ and their function,
diagnoses, and transplant procedures.
- Wisconsin Department
of Health and Family Services
- Provides statistics on the health and wellness of Wisconsin families. You
can browse by topic or under "Local data", get statistics for counties,
cities, and regions. Data includes cancer, health care providers, health insurance
status of families, health risk factors, diseases, population estimates, and vital
statistics.
Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Access to a variety of indicators on employment and labor in the US. Search
by subject including, inflation and consumer spending, wages, earnings and benefits,
productivity, safety and health, etc.
- Detailed Occupation by Race,
Hispanic Origin, and Sex
- Linked through CenStats, get data on occupation by race, sex, and hispanic
origins.
- Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
- Query the database to view safety violations by industry or establishment.
Also Workplace Injury And Illness Statistics.
Sociology
- America's Children
Monitoring Report
- This site provides easy access to state and federal statistics on children
and their families. Data includes population and family characteristics, economic
security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Data can be
accessed by choosing "America's Children Monitoring Report" from the
homepage.
- Administration
on Aging
- Comprehensive information on the aging population of the U.S., including national
and state statistics and projections on age structure, race, housing, and health
trends of the aged.
- Progress of Nations
- International statistics on children include age, mortality rate, nutrition,
immunization, and education. Also maternal mortality rates and female mutilation
cases by country.
- Social Indicators
of Development, 1994
- Compiled by the World Bank, these statistics cover population, education,
income, labor, and consumer expenditure statistics for 170 countries from 1965-1994.
User-friendly search interface allows data retrieval by country, year, and topic.
- Social Security Data
- Statistical data produced by the Social Security Administration's Office of
Policy analyzes Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) programs. Check under "publications" for a variety
of data.
- The State of the World's Children
- Part of the UNICEF website. Information on the condition of the world's children
as measured by various indicators of the care, nurture and resources received
by children. Numerous statistical tables on topics including nutrition, health,
education, demographics and economics.
- Voting
and Registration
- Detailed voting demographics by race and hispanic origin, age, and region.
Both historical and current statistics available.
- White House Social Statistics
Briefing Room
- Links to statistics on crime, demographics, education and health.
- Youth Indicators
- Issued biennially by the National Center for Education Statistics, this report
includes 69 tables covering the demographics, home environment, school activites,
values, and futures of American Youth. Long-term trend data are provided.
Transportation
- Air Traffic Statistics
and Airline Financial Statistics
- Provides statistical information on domestic airline indicators for traffic
and finance. Data includes scheduled service, overall service, and operating financea,
based on revenue, passenger miles, available seat miles, revenue ton miles and
available ton miles. Also available is historical data for the date ranges 1954-1980
and 1981-2001.
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Data, text and informational materials on transportation safety. Topics range
from Bicycles and Pedestrians to Travel Demand Forecasting. Download the National
Transportation Statistics Tables in spreadsheet format or view their Transportation
Statistics Annual Report in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Highway Statistics
(Federal Highway Administration)
- Provides annual reports containing data on motor fuel, motor vehicles, driver
licensing, highway-user taxation; State and local government highway finance,
highway mileage, and federal aid for highways. Data is published in table or chart
format, every ten years since 1945. Online data is only available from 1992-present.
- Statistical Handbook
of Aviation (Federal Aviation Administration)
- Provides data from 1996 on Federal Aviation and Airspace. Data includes budget,
civilian employees, number of aircraft, facilities and services, air traffic,
airports, heliports, seaplane bases, air carriers, revenues, number of flights,
and much more. Files can be downloaded in pdf format using Acrobat Reader.
- Transportation and
Warehousing (U.S. Census Bureau)
- This site provides data from the Service Annual Survey of companies that provide
commercial motor freight transportation and public warehousing services. Data
includes operating revenue, operating revenue by source, percent of motor carrier
freight revenue, weight of shipments, length of haul, and country of origin and
destination.
- The
U.S. International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics
- Provides data on the Aviation Industry. Track changes in international passenger
and freight traffic. Data includes number of passengers between two airports,
seats, departures, and freight. Aviation briefs provide information on the Department's
Open Skies Policy and carrier alliances. Read speeches and statements from the
Department of Transportation about current international aviation issues. Reports
are also available covering new developments in international air transportation.
Reports and tables can be downloaded in pdf format via Acrobat Reader.
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