Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
The biggest compendium of Federal Statistics, with explanatory material for each chapter tables give sources for further research. Note--the index is to tables not pages.

Historical Statistics of the United States http://hsus.cambridge.org.ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/HSUSWeb/HSUSEntryServlet
This 5 volume set replaces Historical Statistical Abstract issued by the Census for the American Bicentennial in 1976. It adds 30 years of data and greatly expands the coverage. Volumes cover population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors and governance and international relations. Users can now download and save data as well as do their own computations. Available online here and in print in the Government Documents area.

Fedstats http://www.fedstats.gov/
Provides easy access to a full range of statistics and other information by more than 70 federal agencies.

GPO Access- Locator Tools and Services http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/lts.html
A very nice set of specialized sources for locating various types of government information.

Google US Government http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
Features a special government information component.

New York State Government Information Locator http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/#nys
A search engine for NYS web sites.

NTIS The National Technical Information Service http://www.ntis.gov/

SearchGov.com http://www.searchgov.com/
Search any branch of government--state or federal--you can find them all here. And a good selection of hard to find independent agencies as well.

STAT-USA http://www.stat-usa.gov/
(Available on campus workstations only, ask at Service Desk to be logged in) Stat-USA, a product of US Department of Commerce, has authoritative information from the federal government for the US business, economic and trade community and for anyone doing research in those areas. Databases are grouped by US and global data. Although sponsored by the Department of Commerce, data is not limited to information collected by it. Check out the Trade Library and the Country Map Search features.

ICPSR http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research. ICPSR supplies data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata. Please note that ICPSR does not provide publications, reports, or ready-made statistics. What we do supply are the numeric raw data used to create publications, reports, and figures. To view findings that others have published, select the "related literature" link for a given data set on the search results page or at the top of each study description.

Statistical Warehouse http://www.statisticalwarehouse.com/index.asp?bhcp=1
Uses many government (and non-governmental) sources and allows users to customize their tables for printing or other uses.

Agency Sites

Agriculture Dept. NASS Reports Arranged http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/reportname.htm

Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/

Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/

Immigration Statistics http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/index.htm
PDF format, tables are in Excel files for easy data manipulation.

NYS Workforce and Industry Data http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/index.asp?reg=nys

Bureau of Transportation Statistics http://www.bts.gov/

Economic and Statistics Administration https://www.esa.doc.gov/
“The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) is the bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce where economic and social changes are chronicled, understood, and explained.”

Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.doe.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/

American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html

A-Z List http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html

Historical Census
Data http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html
Time periods and geographical units vary from table to table, but still a nice data set.

Census Questionnaires from 1850- 1990 http://www.ipums.org/usa/index.html
Click on Enumeration Forms.

Census 2000 http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Census Data for NYC
NYC City Planning Reference site http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/subcats/resources.shtml
Offers the best up-to-date data for NYC for either Census Tracts or Community Districts. Good coverage for social and economic stats for the whole city plus excellent data for immigrant communities.
Social Explorer http://www.socialexplorer.com.ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/pub/home/home.aspx.
Offers NYC data for more than 50 years in both tables and maps. Some coverage for other metropolitan areas as well.
InfoShare available on thehttp://www.infoshare.org.ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/
Provides coverage for a variety of unique NYC geographies from 1980-2000.

Crime and Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/

National Institute of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Dept of Juvenile Justice By the Numbers http://www.nyc.gov/html/djj/html/numbers.html

Education

National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/
Many of the center's reports and publications are available here. The site is searchable and user friendly.
Quick Tables and Figures http://nces.ed.gov/quicktables/
This search tool lets you locate all tables/figures/charts published in the inventory of NCES' Education Statistics Quarterly; the National Education Data Resource Center (NEDRC) Post Secondary Tables Library; the Condition of Education; the Digest of Education Statistics, and other NCES publication. Tables are constantly being added to this database (close to 4,500 tables, graphs, and figures are now available).

Programs and surveys http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/
Another useful page which allows you to select data from various programs within the Center for Education Statistics.

NY City Dept. of Education http://schools.nyc.gov/default.aspx
From this page the "Our Schools" link gives a full range of information about the NYS school system from maps to school report cards.

NYC Dept. of Education Statistics http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/stats/default.htm

Federal Reserve Board http://www.federalreserve.gov/

Statistics http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/

Health

National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/Default.htm
Now part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the NSHS offers everything from a quick snapshot of the nation's health to the statistical equivalent of an MRI. There is full text access to many familiar print publications here.

Medicare and Medicaid data http://www.cms.hhs.gov/msis/01_overview.asp?

National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
Many of the individual institutes have statistical data about the diseases and conditions in which they specialize.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health http://www.fedstats.gov/key_stats/index.php?id=samhsa

NY City Community Health Profiles http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/community/community.shtml

NYS Kids Welling Indicators http://www.nyskwic.org/access_data/access_data.cfm
provides data about “children’s health, education and well-being”

NYS Health Statistics http://www.health.state.ny.us/statistics/

NYS GILS Guide to Agency Websites http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/
The fastest way to find a state agency website, many of which provide statistical data.

World Fact Book http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Concise background information on nations, it includes some maps.

White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
Includes: Employment, Income, International, Money, Output, Prices, Production, and Transportation

White House Social Statistics Briefing Room http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
Includes: Crime, Demography, Education and Health

ICPSR http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
"provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research. ICPSR supplies data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata. Please note that ICPSR does not provide publications, reports, or ready-made statistics. What we do supply are the numeric raw data used to create publications, reports, and figures. To view findings that others have published, select the "related literature" link for a given data set on the search results page or at the top of each study description."

Statistical Warehouse http://www.statisticalwarehouse.com/index.asp?bhcp=1
Uses many government (and non-governmental) sources and allows users to customize their tables for printing or other uses.