Research Guides: Africana Studies (African American and African Studies): Statistics

United States Related Statistics

data.census.gov
A source for population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas. Includes information about income, education, insurance, employment, housing, poverty, veterans, and much more. Replaces American FactFinder
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The BLS is created and maintained by the United States Department of Labor. It is an excellent resource on the past, present, and future outlooks on professions.
Population Reference Bureau
Population, health, and the environment data worldwide.

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Supplies statistical data series created from more than 400,000 government and non-government datasets viewable in tables, charts, maps, and graphs. Covers a wide range of business, societal and scientific topics including agriculture, arts, crime, employment and labor, defense, economy, education, energy, environment, geography, government finances, health, households and housing, immigration, politics, population, religion, social services, and transportation. Formerly known as Data Planet.
Census.gov This link opens in a new window
Website of the U.S. Census Bureau. Comprehensive data on the United States summarized and analyzed.

UNICEF Data
United Nations Children's Fund provides statistics relating to children worldwide.
Conference Board Global Economic Data and Analysis
Leading economic indicators and related composite indexes for the U.S. and a number of other countries.

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to an archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. Auraria campus users (faculty, staff, students) must register for a personal ICPSR account from an on-campus, networked computer (or a VPN connection) to be able to download data.