Resource Guides: MS8: Finding Data and Statistics: Government

General Statistics

U.S. Government Open Data
This is an official U.S. government site that has collected statistics on many different topics. Click through or search to find what you need!
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) statistical institute website. Includes statistical data sets of world education and literacy indicators, and selected data from the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook.

Congressional Budget Office
This site goes into estimates for how much laws passed by the U.S. Congressional Office will cost.
Budget of the U.S. Government
This site provides data on the budget of the U.S. government broken down by fiscal year going back to 1996.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
240,000+ economic and financial time-series data from U.S. and international sources. Also provides tools to download data, create maps and graphs, and more.

CDC: FastStats
This page links to statistics provided by the Center for Disease Control.
CDC: Data & Statistics
Unlike the FastStats page, this page provides more comprehensive coverage of the data available on the CDC site.
National Institute of Mental Health Statistics
This page from the NIH is the homepage for their statistics. Click on topics on the left-hand side to find stats on various conditions.
Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
Kaiser is a non-profit organization focusing on national health issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy
State Health Facts - from Kaiser

Federal Bureau of Prisons
This site provides information on inmate, population, and staff statistics.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
This site is searchable and has data concerning the current total correctional population.
Incarceration Nation (report)
This 2014 report from the American Psychological Association delves into the issue of why the United States is the nation that incarcerates the most of its citizens.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Find and download data on income, employment, unemployment, pay & benefits, etc.