The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

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The AARP Public Policy Institute, Surveys & Statistics undertakes research on the attitudes of midlife and older adults on a wide range of issues, including Social Security, Medicare, prescription drugs, taxation, and consumer protection; anticipates and tracks emerging social trends, such as changing midlife divorce rates, evolving racial attitudes, and boomers’ civic involvement; and explores the forces that impact older Americans’ lives, including advocacy, economic security, and health care reform.

Part of the US Census Bureau, the American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about America and its people.

CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan.

This web site offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Database of social and economic datasets created and maintained by the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research.

The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America.

Publishes statistical reports on several types of crime. Publications include Crime in the US and Hate Crime Statistics.

The GSS is widely regarded as the single best source of data on societal trends. The 1972-2012 GSS has 5,545 variables, time-trends for 2,072 variables, and 268 trends having 20+ data points.

Database of United States and International population data. Created by the Minnesota Population Center.

"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations." -NCES website

"The National Institute of Justice — the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to reduce crime and promote justice, particularly at the state and local levels." - NIJ website

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions. - website

The Social Progress Index was created in 2013 to gauge the well-being of a country's inhabitants using noneconomic measures. It currently covers 99% of the world's populations with full coverage of 133 countries and partial coverage of 28. Datasets can be downloaded and include information for 52 indicators.

The Human Development Report has been released most years since 1990 and is a worldwide analysis of the factors that affect human development including income, education, environmental impact, etc.

Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. The numerous databases or tables collectively known as "datamarts" contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.

Explore a variety of tools and applications that you can use to find and analyze census data.

"The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The first report was published in 2012, the second in 2013, and the third in 2015. The reports review the state of happiness in the world today and show how the new science of happiness explains personal and national variations in happiness."

"The WVS is the largest non-commercial, cross-national, time series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed, currently including interviews with almost 400,000 respondents. Moreover the WVS is the only academic study covering the full range of global variations, from very poor to very rich countries, in all of the world’s major cultural zones."-WVS website

Tableau Foundation’s Data Equity Hub shares insights from leading experts at the intersection of data and equity issues, and inspires anyone to effectively and ethically use data to advocate for change.