Research Guides: Geography Research Guide: Data & Statistics

Find National Data

American Factfinder
The Census Bureau portal and tool for creating custom demographic tables.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The BLS collects data on price indexes, inflation, consumer behaviors, salaries, benefits, occupational forecasts, work-related injuries, and more.
FedStats
A good starting point for locating statistics collected by the federal government.
National Center for Health Statistics
The NCHS gathers current data on health trends relating to birth, morbidity, mortality, aging, injury, health care, and more.

CIA World Factbook
Quick overviews by country on "history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities"
UN Data
60 million records from the United Nations on topics such as Crime, Greenhouse Gasses, Agriculture, Human Development, Labor, Population and Trade
World Development Data Bank
Top indicators by country on topics such as climate change, education, technology infrastructure, poverty and health
WHO Statistical Information System
Statistics for the World Health Organization