Data Literacy - Statistics: General

An alphabetical listing of U.S. federal government departments and agencies. Use this to identify potential places to search.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Drill down by issue/topic to find which government agency/department might have statistics. Or use the search box at the top. It works like other search engines, but only returns results from government web pages.

Find data about the U.S., such as demographic and economic data, population, and maps. This provides links to the agency/department.

A data-search and -visualization website that aims to make U.S. government data more accessible to the public.

The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

Find statistics by topic from Pew Research Center (a nonpartisan fact tank).

Browse Census Bureau statistics by themes/topics.

CI:Now provides data, tools, analysis, and training to inform decisions to improve Texas communities.

Find stats by county

San Antonio statistics from Data USA

The list contains an entry for each current Texas state agency. Use this to identify Texas agencies that might produce the statistics you need.

Find which Texas agency/department might produce the statistics you need. Hint - use subject only, not statistics.

The Texas Demographic Center functions as a focal point for the production, interpretation, and distribution of demographic information for Texas.

QuickFacts statistics for Texas.

Quickfacts stats for San Antonio

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union and processes/publishes comparable statistical information for member countries.

This site has not been updated since 2015, but it has a good list of resources - you may need to use a search engine (like Google) if a link is broken to find the updated website address.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

Offers statistics collected by and publications produced by the statistical division of the UN.

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