IGNITE Resources: Data Sources

If you don't know what agency to start with, use this government data portal.

Statista.com consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources. Users can create a free basic account to access freely available statistics.

National, regional, industry, and essential information on key issues such as economic growth, regional economic development, and the Nation's position in the world economy.

Statistics and tables from the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.

Census Bureau provides data about the nation's people and economy.

The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play.

NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Offers data, surveys, and full-text reports about all levels of education. From the U. S. Department of Education.

Welcome to the National Center for Health Statistics' website, a rich source of information about America's health. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, we compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. We are a unique public resource for health information - a critical element of public health and health policy.

Pew Research Center makes its data available to the public for secondary analysis after a period of time.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Provides US Census data, including decennial censuses from 1790 to 2010 and American Community Surveys (ACS) from 2000 to the present.

Provides access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks

Federal Reserve Economic Data. You can download, graph, and track213,000 US and international time series from 65 sources. Includes CPI, GDP, employment and much more.

Free ad-supported resource from Yahoo! that provides stock quotes, news, and market data.

Provides a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators.

UNSD compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.

UNCTAD compiles, validates and processes a wide range of data collected from national and international sources about trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development.

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts demographic, economic, and geographic studies of other countries.

Free and open access to global development data