Research Guides: Investigative Journalism: Statistics

Statistical Data

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable and downloadable edition of the standard source for facts about American history. Allows customized tables and spreadsheets
RAND state statistics This link opens in a new window
Contains nearly 200 Social Science databases covering all 50 U.S. states and some municipalities.
Statistical Abstract of the US This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
International Historical Statistics This link opens in a new window
Collection of statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics.
The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Google Datasets
Dataset Search lets you find datasets wherever they’re hosted, whether it’s a publisher's site, a digital library, or an author's personal web page.
Census Bureau
The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
Data.gov
Official site for U.S. government open data, as well as tools for analysis, visualizations, and application development.
My Congressional District

Detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing statistics for each Congressional district in the U.S.