Research Guides: Economics: Statistical / Data Sources

US Statistics

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides access to quantitative facts by market sector, encompassing agriculture, finance, and politics, and others. Statista is a statistics portal that integrates thousands of diverse topics of data and facts from a wide range of sources onto a single platform. Sources of information include market research, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878-2012)
Statistical Abstract of the United States provides a collection of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States.
Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet) This link opens in a new window
Sage Data (formerly Data Planet) provides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and intergovernmental organizations. It contains charts, maps, views, rankings, time series and tables.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Sections include Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic Sectors, and Governance and International Relations. Great source of info!

Mapping Databases

PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
PolicyMap is an online data and mapping application that provides access to over 10,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, income, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, and more. Data is available at many common geographic entities (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, metro area) as well as unique geographies such as school districts and political boundaries. Data is accessible in interactive maps, tables, charts, and reports and also may be downloaded.
Some PolicyMap datasets are from free government sources (including U.S. Census data), while other datasets are from proprietary sources, including detailed home sales statistics, school district performance from GreatSchools, locations of grocery stores and non-profit organizations, and Nielsen estimates and projections for demographic indicators.
SimplyAnalytics (formerly SimplyMap) This link opens in a new window
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window