This guide will help you find statistics and data. Using the term data implies that you want access to a file you can manipulate with programs like SPSS, SAS or R whereas statistics means that you want to find prepared numerical information in the form of pre-prepared tables, figures, percentages and the like. Be sure you know in advance whether you want data to analyze yourself, statistics already analyzed for you, or both.
There are countless sources for statistical information and data. Just knowing where to look can be tricky. The following sources cover a variety of topics, so they are a good place to start. If you are looking for a replacement for U.S. government data that has gone missing, we have a page of links to search for archives and collections of missing data.
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