Research Guides: Online Reference Shelf: Statistics & Data Sets

Statistics

CDC - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
FedStats
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) Millennial Edition Online
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Provides users with access to data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American History. It is the standard source for quantitative indicators of American history. The Millennial edition is a revised, updated, and expanded version of the previous three editions of HSUS.
Record date: 12/13/2011
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics analyzes and reports complete statistics concerning the state of American education. It also reviews and reports on trends in international education.

U.S. Documents Masterfile: 1774-2021
One of the components, the Census Discovery API Index, indexes hundreds of statistical population datasets covering 1986 to 2021 with links back to the U.S. Census website to access the datasets themselves.

Some reports and materials in databases like CQ Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints in Context may include statistics.

See also Statistics & Data Sets in the Government Documents Information guide.