Research Guides: US Government Documents Collection: Statistics

Print Statistical Resources

American Statistics Index
ASI provides abstracts for reports with statistical tables, issued by Federal agencies and the executive branch.
Crime in the United States/Uniform Crime Reports
SuDoc# J 1.14/7 (Print:1969-2004)
The data available in the Uniform Crime Reports are used in law enforcement administration, operation, and management.
Digest of Education Statistics
SuDoc# ED1.140
The Digest of Education Statistics is a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
Health, United States
SuDoc# HE20.7042/6
Health, United States presents an overview of national health trends organized around health status and determinants, utilization of health resources, health care resources, and health care expenditures and payers.
Print issues are located offsite.
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
SuDoc# C 3.134/2:H 62
Provides convenient access to a wide variety of statistics dating back to before 1800 and up to 1970.
Monthly Labor Review
SuDoc# L 2.6:
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, articles are written by economists, statisticians, and other experts, and include topics such as the labor force, economy, employment, inflation.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
SuDoc# J 29.9/6
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics is a compilation of data from more than 100 published and unpublished sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
SuDoc# C 3.134:
Statistical compendium which covers a wide variety of subjects. Tables provide summary statistics with footnotes indicating sources for more detailed data.
Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
SuDoc# J 21.1/10
The Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) presents information on migrants who apply for various legal statuses , and immigration law enforcement activities during each fiscal year.

Online Sources & Databases

Bureau of Economic Analysis
The BEA disseminates economic accounts statistics providing government, businesses, households, and individuals with a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of economic activity.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), is the primary source for criminal justice statistics in the United States.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal government in the broad fields of labor economics and statistics.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
Data.gov
Data, tools and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, and more.
(FRASER) Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research
This site provides economic information and data to researchers interested in the U.S. economy.
Health, United States
Annual report on trends in health statistics
Monthly Labor Review
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, articles are written by economists, statisticians, and other experts, and include topics on the labor force, economy, employment, inflation.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary Federal entity that collects and analyses data relating to the United States and other nations.
Producer Price Indexes (PPI)
The PPI program measures average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878-2012) This link opens in a new window
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published by the Census Bureau from 1878-2012, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. For newer Statistical Abstracts, see Proquest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (2013-present).
Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Statistical Insight provides indexing and abstracts for federal, state, and international statistical publications as well as selected business and professional publications containing statistics. Approximately 20% of the federal statistical publications are available in full text. This resource includes all content from the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS), including Statistical Datasets. Dates of coverage: 1973 to present.

FedStats
Provides demographic, economic and population data about the U.S. and maps.
StatsAmerica
A service of the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Uniform Crime Reports (Crime in the United States)
Contains information for use in law enforcement administration , operation and management.
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
A compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence.

Business, Economics & Industry

Budget of the U.S. Government 1996-
Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that include the budget message of the President, and other budgetary publications issued throughout the fiscal year.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA provides data by Topic (GDP), by Place (United States), and by Economic Account (International, Regional, Industry).
Economic Indicators
Available from 1995 onward and provides information on GDP, income, employment, production, security markets and Federal financing and other topics.
Internal Revenue Service
Tax information and tax forms
Manufacturing and Construction Statistics
Data provided by Census Bureau and Include Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Current Industrial Reports, and Construction Price Indexes
Tax Statistics
Tax statistics including business and individual, Statistics of Income (SOI), Charitable and Exempt Organization and other research and statistics.
USA.gov
Provides information on U.S. government and government services.

Family, Health, Home & Nutrition

CDC Data & Statistics
Provides data by A-Z topics.
CDC Wonder
CDC Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) makes health related data sets available to public health departments, researchers and others.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Center for Health Statistics
Data presented include health, provider and historical surveys and vital records.
Child and Adolescent Health
Contains data from the National Survey of Children's Health.
Health & Human Services
Allows access to health data for entrepreneurs, researchers and policy makers.

Agriculture, Energy & Environment

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Includes data and statistics and publications.
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Includes information for petroleum and other liquids, natural gas, electricity, coal, renewable and alternative fuels.
Open Energy Info
Contains linked energy information on hundreds of topics crowd sourced from industry and government agencies.

Defense, Military, Immigration & Justice

Criminal Justice
U.S. Census Bureau statistics sponsored by Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (PDF)
2015 report from Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration Data & Statistics
Includes the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, estimates of lawful permanent residents, non-immigrant admissions and other immigration data.
Military Personnel Historical Reports
Provides links to sites with statistical information and published reports.