Research Guides: Find Data and Statistics: Data Sources

Multidisciplinary sources of data and statistics

data.census.gov This link opens in a new window
data.census.gov provides data from the U.S. Census Bureau including the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census and more.

Eurostat
High-quality statistics and data on Europe from the statistical office of the European Union in partnership with National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities in the EU Member States.

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Historical Statistics of the United States contains reference data covering U.S history. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data This link opens in a new window
Note: The linked IMF Data is available to the public. Temple does not currently subscribe to any IMF products.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data provides a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators including International Financial Statistics, Balance of Payment Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, and Direction of Trade Statistics. Includes the IMF Data Mapper web mapping tool.
IPUMS This link opens in a new window
IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. Researchers can study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community context. Includes national and international GIS data.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Note: As of 7/1/2024 OECD is a publicly-available resource.
OECD iLibrary (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) provides access to statistical data, books, journals and working papers on subjects such as: Agriculture and Food, Development, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance and Investment, Social Issues, Transport and more. The Statistics channel delivers access to the OECD's statistical databases allowing users real-time access to the latest data. (Updated daily)

Our World in Data
"cover[s] a wide range of topics across many academic disciplines: Trends in health, food provision, the growth and distribution of incomes, violence, rights, wars, culture, energy use, education, and environmental changes are empirically analyzed and visualized in this web publication."

PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Policy Map is a web-based Geographic Information System that provides a simple mechanism for visualizing data. Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates.
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.
Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet) This link opens in a new window
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Note: As of 6/28/24, Sage Data is down. Service updates can be found on the Sage status website.
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.
SimplyAnalytics (formerly SimplyMap) This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 10
Simply Analytics is a web-based mapping application that permits users to create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing variables. Maps can be exported as high-resolution images; data can be selected, sorted, and compared to build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Social Explorer provides access to demographic information and interactive data maps about the United States.
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.

UNdata
Statistical data compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. Primarily country-level data, but some data series include city-level data, particularly those from the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) Demographic Statistics Database.
World Bank Open Data
Data from World Bank member statistical agencies. Includes World Development Indicators, DataBank query engine, Microdata Library, World Bank Data Catalog, and other development data.
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Regional open data portals

OpenDataPhilly
OpenDataPhilly includes both municipal and non-municipal data and enables users to search for and locate data sets based on keyword and category searches.

Data.gov This link opens in a new window
The U.S. government's open data portal. Provides access to datasets published by agencies across the federal government and is a repository for federal, state, local, and tribal government information made available to the public.

data.europa.eu
The official portal for European data. Serves as a central point of access to European open data from international, European Union, national, regional, local and geodata portals.

Research data repositories and search engines

Data Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Data Citation Index provides access to research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world. Through linked content and summary information, this data is displayed within the context of the scholarly research.

DataCite Commons
DataCite's search engine for works (including research data), people, organizations and repositories.
Google Dataset Search
Google search engine for discovering datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web.

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Note: Patrons can use the 'Access through your institution' option or create an ICPSR account using your Temple email to access this resource from off-campus. Please clear your browser history and cookies if you see an error message.
ICPSR provides access to an international archive of digital datasets in social sciences and related areas. The site also provides information about ICPSR and its services and programs, as well as other related resources and instructional documentation.

Odum Institute Data Archive
Home to one of the oldest and largest catalogs of machine readable research data in the U.S. which includes the Harris Polls, North Carolina Vital Statistics, and the most complete collection of 1970s U.S. Census data.
ProPublica Data Store
Data from ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism.
re3data.org
Search re3data.org (Registry of Research Data Repositories) to find research data repositories for particular disciplines.
ResearchDataGov
Web portal for discovering and requesting access to restricted microdata from federal statistical agencies.
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