Finding statistics to back up a particular point can be tricky! There's an enormous variety of statistics in the world, but no single place to look. Check our guide for the best starting points.
(CSUSB users only.) This international marketing database includes extensive demographic and economic data, including lifestyles and attitudes. Check under the section "Countries & Consumers."
Annual compilation of key facts about the U.S. All prior editions, starting in 1878, are available as PDFs at this site. Sadly, due to budget cuts, the 2012 edition was the last freely available one.
Incorporates data from the American Community Survey, which tracks more detailed social information than the general Census, and from the Economic Census and Economic Surveys. Replaces the old American Factfinder.
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, data on how much time Americans spend doing various things, such as child care, volunteering, sleeping, leisure, and much more.
Everything to do with the condition of children in the U.S., including health, education, economic status, adoption, foster care, abuse & neglect, and more.
Almost anything to do with health and health care in the U.S., including vital statistics, disease rates, healthy lifestyles, risk behaviors, and so much more.
From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a collection of 22 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families.
Annual report on 50 different indicators, in the areas of participation in education, learner outcomes, student effort & educational progress, and contexts of education (elementary through post-secondary). 1989-present available.
Annual compilation, 1990-present. Enrollments, teachers, finances, outcomes, technology use, international enrollments, and much more, for all levels of education, from elementary to post-secondary.
From the FBI, data on offenses, offenders, and victims. Prior to 2020, published as several series, including "Crime in the United States," "Hate Crime Statistics," and "Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted."
NOTE: No longer produced; last updated in 2013. Includes characteristics of the criminal justice system, public attitudes, known offenses, characteristics of persons arrested, judicial processing of defendants, persons under correctional supervision.