Statistics and Databases
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
collects, analyzes, and publishes information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
is the federal government's principal fact-finding agency in the field of labor economics and statistics. Each month it collects, processes, analyzes and disseminates important data to the public, government, business, and labor.
Fedstats.gov
allows users to navigate through statistics that are publicly available from more than 100 Federal agencies.
National Center for Educational Statistics
provides national data, fast facts, and research reports on education.
Survey Research Center, University of Michigan
is an international leader in interdisciplinary social science research involving the collection and analysis of data, especially data from scientific sample surveys.
University of California, San Diego—Guide to US Census, 1790-2000
provides information about the population from the Decennial Census that has been taken every ten years since 1790. Maintained by the staff at the UCSD Social Sciences Data Collection.
U.S. Census Fact Finder
allows users to download population, housing, economic, and geographic information.