LibGuides: Data Literacy: Statistical Sources

Best Bets for Finding Statistics

US Census
The census website and especially data.census.gov are good resources to find out about populations, cities, economics and more. Learn more at: https://www.census.gov/data/academy.html
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Compiled by the US center for disease control (CDC), this resource is good for finding statistics in all health fields.
Gap Minder world
Develop charts and graphs on a variety of general data points over the last 200 years for the world.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides statistical data on industry, technology, consumers, society, education and more. Covers national and international data from over 22,500 sources. Can be downloaded in PowerPoint, Excel, PNG, or PDF formats for use in papers or presentations.

data.census.gov Overview Comparing Locations

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