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On this page, you'll find a collection of general-purpose resources for finding data and statistics. For more targeted resources, check out one of the sub-pages linked below:
Open data search options
These resources contain data sets not associated in any particular discipline, and may be useful in a variety of contexts. If you're looking for data related to a specific topic, see one of the sub-pages here in this guide.
- Google Dataset SearchDataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across the Web through a simple keyword search.
- DataciteSearch Datacite registry to find datasets, software, images, and other research material.
- Harvard Dataverse NetworkSearch for replication datasets across a growing network of data repositories
- Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data)A global registry of research data repositories in a wide array of academic disciplines.
Kenyon-subscribed data sources
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Statistical data in a wide range of subject areas, with tools for searching, analyzing, and visualizing data. - Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
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U.S. historical data and statistics. Tables may be graphed, customized, and downloaded.
- Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (with iPOLL) This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of U.S. and international survey datasets. Sign-in to download data sets and do analyses. - Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Interactive data maps of United States demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau from 1790-present.
- Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statistical analysis platform with quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and other areas of interest or markets. - Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) 1878-2012 This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive summary of historical statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Coverage from 1878 to 2012.
- Data Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Data sets and data studies from international data repositories in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Links directly to data repositories for easy access to the deposited data sets
ICPSR
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan maintains a data archive of tens of thousands of studies, hundreds of thousands of publications, and millions of variables related to research in the social sciences.
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IPUMS
The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) at the University of Minnesota provides micro-level population sample data from the US and international census records.
- IPUMS USAIncludes: US Decennial Census Data 1850-2000, Full Count Household-Level Data Sets 1790-1840, and American Community Survey 2000-2015.
- IPUMS CPSA monthly survey of US households which touches on topics related to labor, employment, and demographics.
- IPUMS InternationalWorld's largest collections of publicly available individual-level census data. Incorporates microdata from 82 countries back to 1960.
- IPUMS Time UsePrimarily focused on the US, but including data on several other countries, IPUMS Time Use provides information on daily activities of respondents.
- IPUMS Health SurveysContemporary and historical US health survey data from the 1963 to the present.
- IPUMS Global HealthHealth survey data from Africa and South Asia, covering 1980 to the present.
Federal statistical system
Coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget, the Federal statistical system is comprised of the major data and statistics collecting agencies in the government. This decentralized network has 15 major agencies and upwards of 90 smaller bodies tasked with collecting data and generating and publishing statistics and reports covering an extensive range of topics.
- Data.govOfficial portal to data produced the US federal government.