Subject Guides: DPA Students Research Guide: U.S. & International Statistics

Recommended Databases

Statista This link opens in a new window
Categorized into over 20 market sectors, Statista provides access to quantitative facts on agriculture, finance, politics, and many more areas of interest. Sources of information include market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Contains cultural, business and travel data, as well as maps and photos of 175 different countries.

Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government’s open data.
Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. Search almost 200,000 datasets from the federal, state and local level.
Census Data
The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the field of labor economics and statistics. There are many areas of the site that are worthwhile to explore to find detailed information on particular occupations, industries and current employment/unemployment rates.
National Center for Education Statistics
US education, schools, students.
Center for Disease Control Data and Statistics
US health & vital statistics.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics
(FBI) Statistics for violent crime (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and property crime (burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft).
CDC Wonder
Online databases utilized for the analysis of public health data. Access to a wide array of public health information.
Association of Religious Data Archives
Archive of data on religion.

UNdata
Many topics for 274 countries. More than 450 statistical time series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics.
World Bank
Economic and financial data for 185 member countries.
Eurostat
Economic and other data for EU countries.
International Labour Organization
UN organization devoted to promoting fair working standards. Provides statistics and databases for information on the world of work.
World Public Opinion
Comprehensive listing of polling websites.
OECD
Many topics for 30 member countries.
NationMaster
Comprehensive list. Generate maps & graphs on statistics to compare nations.
BLS Statistical Sites on the Web
From the US Bureau of Labor. Includes links to international statistical sites.