Census Data Resources
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Create reports and maps based on US Census data and demographic information. Create an account on the site to save your maps. (Social Explorer)
- Explore Census DataTool that allows you to grab various federal, state and local data to customize tables, graphs and maps.
- U.S. Census Question Dataset & Timeline (Pudding DS)Interactive work of digital scholarship tracking historical shifts in Census questions from 1790 to 2020. Useful for cross-referencing with Social Explorer and other census data platforms.
- Index of Census QuestionsU.S. government reference source for questions appearing on the census from 1790 to present.
Data, Statistics, etc.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowSearch for statistics on topics related to business, markets, mass media, technology, and more. The data is compiled from a variety of public and private sources. (Statista)
- National Survey on Drug Use and Health (SAMHSA)"The data provide estimates of substance use and mental illness at the national, state, and substate levels. NSDUH data also help to identify the extent of substance use and mental illness among different subgroups, estimate trends over time, and determine the need for treatment services."
- Data.govOfficial portal of machine-readable data created by the US federal government.
- Inter-University Consortium For Political & Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
*Create an account to download the dataset files. In this database, find datasets of social, economic, and political research. Deposited data covers topic such as consumer behavior, the environment, social behavior, political behavior, government, conflict/war, education, healthcare, and more. Datasets are available as ASCII, SPSS, SAS, and Stata DTA files. (University of Michigan)
- iPOLL This link opens in a new window
Search an archive of public opinion polls from US and international polling firms since 1935 on topics such as social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and more. Note: You must create an account to download the datasets. (Cornell University)
- General Social Survey (GSS)One of the best and longest running surveys on societal, behavioral and demographic trends in the US, going back to the 1970s.
- Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data.org)Directory of data repositories covering science, social sciences and humanities research.