LibGuides: Social Work: Statistical Databases and Sites

Looking for statistics?

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources in business and government.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
A web-based mapping and visualization tool, provides easy access to demographic information about the United States and thousands of interactive data maps going back to 1790.
Social Explorer (and not ACC) requires that you create a free account before accessing.

Data.Census.Gov
This is the portal to US Census data and includes data from the American Community Survey, Population Estimates, Economic Census, and Annual Economic Surveys. Users can generate simple visualizations, extract reports, and explore census data by theme or topic.
Data.gov
Home of the U.S. government's open data. On this site are data, tools, and resources from federal agencies.
Bureau of Labor Statisitics
Preformatted and customizable data on all aspects of employment and work.
Center for Disease Control: Birth Data
Center for Disease Control: Vital Statisitcs
National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH)
A comprehensive survey of American family life from the Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The World Bank Open Data
United Nations Data
The CIA World Factbook
The Demographic ad Health Surveys Program
The General Social Survey from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
TReNDS
Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics
Sustainable Development Goals Today
The global hub for real-time SDG data.

Consult our Statistics guide for more information on and links to statistical data.