Social Work Research Guide

A collection of datasets. This project is funded by the National Institute for Aging.

Search for health rankings by county.

Since 2011, the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Reports (CHDIR) and the Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities reports have highlighted effective public health programs that have reduced disparities.

Funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This is an A-Z list of subjects and topics.

Tools for measuring health care quality, including the National Healthcare Disparities and Quality Reports, AHRQ Quality Indicators, and ambulatory clinical performance measures.

National and state data on alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse, and mental health.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration data on mental health.

Center for Disease Control (CDC) FastStats on Mental Health.

This is a great starting place for national to local statistics on crime.

Archives data on crime from multiple sources.

2019 study from the Violence Policy Center on homicide data. Note of bias: the Violence Policy Center is an advocacy group for stricter gun regulation.

This data tool is provided by the Urban Institute's Low-Income Working Families Project.

Key datasets and resources published by the Office of Immigration Statistics for the Department of Homeland Security.

The foreign-born population includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who become U.S. citizens through naturalization.

A collection of datasets and a "premier data source on children and families."

Multi-year research project; its purpose is to track the effects of recent federal policy changes decentralizing many social programs from the federal government to the states.

Data on federal and state adoption, foster care, and child maltreatment statistics and reports.

Nonpartisan advocacy organization to end homelessness in the U.S.

Yearly report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

National Center for Children in Poverty.

This U.S Census report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality, and poverty in the United States.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines used to determine financial eligibility for certain federal programs.