Research Guides: Geography: Data

Data: GIS and Polls

Policy Map This link opens in a new window Create maps, tables, and reports with PolicyMap an online mapping tool with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the United States.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Provides thousands of interactive and downloadable data maps, charts, and reports with built-in data indicators related to demographic, economy, health, politics, crime, and environmental information in the USA.
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Census Data This link opens in a new window Access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Data & Statistics This link opens in a new window National and regional statistics from 70 federal agencies supplemented with links to non-governmental and international statistics sites. Maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.

Census Business Builder (CBB) from U.S. Dpt of Census

Helpful: The FFIEC Geocoding/Mapping System refers to the Metropolitan Statistical Area/Metropolitan Division (MSA/MD), State, County, Census Tract combination. Find the tract to look up in Census via address.

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window Archives of downloadable datasets from various social science topics for research and instruction. Coverage: 1962 to present.
Statista This link opens in a new window Reports that provide an aggregate of a variety of data, mainly statistics. Search for data by industry, political issue, consumerism, companies or countries. The data reports provide sourcing information.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window A summary of statistics on the United States social, political, and economy. Majority of the data is over time. The data tables provide source information for further research.
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UNdata This link opens in a new window Statistics worldwide from countries more than 30 specialized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) data sources. Covering international commodities, energy, governmental finances, population, status of women and trade.

Statistical Time series & Datasets Research Guide

iPOLL This link opens in a new window U.S. sampling of registered voters on public opinions. Find aggregated question-level data and other survey data only at the national level.
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General Social Survey This link opens in a new window Provides survey data from personal interview on U.S. households on attitudes, behaviors, and attributes of the American public, from 1972 to the present.