LibGuides: Statistics: Data Sources

Data Sources

The following are resources that provide analyzable data, often in downloadable form. Your instructor may direct you as to which data source is best for the project you are working on.

American FactFinder
From the U.S. Census Bureau: population, housing, economic, and geographic data .
ARDA (data sets from the Association of Religion Data Archives)
Free downloadable data sets and other statistical information on religion.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Statistics
Foreignassistance.gov (U.S. Foreign Aid stats)
Downloadable statistics on US foreign assistance by year, by country, by agency, etc.

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
Downloadable public-use data sets from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research that can be used with SPSS or Excel for statistical analysis. You can create an account from on-campus using your carthage.edu e-mail as the contact info.
Reference Solutions (Data Axle) This link opens in a new window
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) is a leading provider in business and consumer research. Offering a full-service platform, Reference Solutions helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds and locate people. Patrons have access to more than 24 million businesses, 262 million consumers, U.S. new businesses, U.S. new homeowners and movers. Reference Solutions data helps researchers, students, and job-seekers answer a wide variety of questions. View Tutorial:

Uniform Crime Reporting
Find national, state, and local data regarding crime statistics.