US Government Statistic Resources

Need help? A Reference Librarian is available to assist you in your research. Please contact one via email at refdesk@ben.edu or by calling (630) 829-6057 Key Statistical Sites of the U.S. Government Major Statistical Sources Statistical Abstract of the United States FEDSTATS - Provides easy access to statistics and information produced by over 70 government agencies. Maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy STAT-USA/Internet - Business, trade and economic information. [Some areas of the database are only available in the library. Please ask a librarian to log in for you] Census Bureau Economics Statistics Briefing Room Social Sciences Briefing Room Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Foreign Agricultural Service Agricultural Factbook Census of Agriculture - 1992, 1997, 2002. USDA Economics and Statistics System - Mann Library, Cornell University Crime Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice Crime - Social Statistics Briefing Room Criminal Justice Statistics, National Criminal Justice Service (NCJRS) Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) Contains comprehensive information about suspects and defendants processed in each stage of the Federal criminal justice system in a given year, 1994 - 2002. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics TRAC: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse - ATF Web Site Uniform Crime Reports - Federal Bureau of Investigation , 1995-present University of Virginia, Social Sciences Data Center , data from 1990 to the present. Defense Defense Almanac Facts and Reports - U.S. Department of Defense Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, Statistical Information and Analysis Division - U.S. Department of Defense Economics Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Policy, Research and Statistics, Social Security Administration Budget of the United States Government, FY 1996 - current County Business Patterns - 1993 - present; from the Bureau of the Census Economic Census Economic Indicators , 1995 - present. Economic Report of the President GPO Access, 1996- present Economics Statistics Briefing Room Occupational Outlook Handbook (latest) State Personal Income, 1969 - 2003 - University of Virginia, Social Sciences Data Center Education National Center for Education Statistics Survey and Program Data Search Quick Tables Condition of Education Digest of Education Statistics Education - Social Statistics Briefing Room Science Resources Studies Division, National Science Foundation Environment Envirofacts - EPA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Health National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Data and Statistics Health - Social Sciences Briefing Room Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) - U.S. Department of Labor Housing / Urban Development Census Bureau Census Bureau Housing Topics American Housing Survey Construction Statistics New Residential Construction New Residential Sales HUD User - Publications HUD User - Data Sets Immigration U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Immigration - U.S. Bureau of the Census Population Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce County and City Data Book, 2000 - U.S. Bureau of the Census County and City Data Book, 1988 & 1994 - University of Virginia Social Sciences Data Center Current Population Survey - Bureau of Labor Statistics Demography - Social Statistics Briefing Room Transportation Aviation Accident Statistics Federal Highway Administration Federal Railroad Administration TransStats, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation National Transit Database (FTA) National Transportation Data Archive, U.S. Department of Transportation National Transportation Safety Board Transportation - Economics Statistics Briefing Room Weather Data National Climatic Data Center Climate Resources Get/View Online Climate Data Climatological Data Publication - monthly precipitation by place. Must be accessed in the Library. Ask a librarian to log in for you. Local Climatological Data Need to identify city and airport abbreviation first, monthly reports since 1996. Data provided includes daily minimum and maximum temperatures, wind, precipitation, heating and cooling degree days, sunrise and sunset. Must be accessed in the Library. Ask a librarian to log in for you. Hourly Precipitation Data Publication Must be accessed in the Library. Ask a librarian to log in for you. Monthly Climatic Data for the World