Library Databases: Statistical and data resources

The Open Data Portal provides the public with free and easy access to a wide variety of county data, while also instituting appropriate security safeguards for confidential or legally restricted information.

DataLB is the city's new public GeoSpatial & Open Data Portal for exploring, visualizing and downloading data that has been made publicly available.

Download and learn more about every dataset on the NDSC platform including the original data sources, available years, and why each variable is important to measure.

Explore the City of Los Angeles' Open Data

A great resource for Political Science studies, this website offers current and varied news stories not found through mainstream avenues, as well as analysis of political events. It offers statistical information on the economy, environment and society of countries. Sources include government, academic, media and independent organizations.

Millions of datasets find their home on the Web. Google offers a search engine specific to finding datasets. Search by keyword and then use the filters to narrow down the type of data you need (images, graphs, text, etc.).

A governmental source, The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides statistical information on an extensive list of careers. Focused more on profiles and less on career guidance, use this information for statistics on job growth and salaries, as well as overviews of work environment and education required.

A regularly updated listing of open data depositories. Organized by academic discipline.

This database can be used for statistical research in your History, Social Sciences and Cultural studies. Use the Explore Data tab to find statistics on population, education, elections, and virtually every aspect of society in the U.S. Use the Library to browse photos, videos and fact sheets.

A site sharing research and data on the world's troubling problems including poverty, disease, climate, inequality, and more. Start exploring the site with the Articles By Topic dropdown menu at the top.

Use this database for your global statistical research on topics like crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, population and migration, science and technology. Includes of list of popular statistics topics, as well as a Glossary at hand while you perform your research.

Offers data throughout the world on education and literacy, science and technology, culture, and communications. Browse by country and check out the visualizations or document library.

Research by topic or country.

Use this database for your research on current economic and social statistics around the world. Published by the UN, the statistics in this database include topics such as population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts. An easy to use search page offers searching by topic or country.

Published by the World Bank, use this database to find statistics on developing countries. Search by country or topic, and customize information to create your own tables and charts for your research. Also useful for economic information about countries and as they relate to the World Bank.

Use this public database for statistics on the people, places and economy of the U.S. (i.e. many Social Sciences courses). The U.S. Census Bureau is the government's largest statistical agency, and its surveys are based on scientific objectivity. Browse by topic, or browse the Library for audio, video, fact sheets and photos on critical topics.

A great source for statistics for your social science studies, the Pew Research Center is nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonadvocacy, providing an objective stance in its mission to informs the public . Access public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Use the question search to search for polls, or the topic search to browse reports.

A go-to source for information on children and families in the United States. Data is updated annually in the comprehensive report, The Kids Count Data Book. Take a look at the most recent Data Book, or search by location, topic, or family characteristic.

Statistical data related to criminal justice

Published by the FBI, use this resource for statistics needs in your Criminal Justice studies. Search data by location or dataset. View detailed statistics that include information about type of weapon, crime location and victim-offender relationship.

NACJD is home to nearly 3,000 studies that cover a wide range of topics. Includes large-scale and well-known datasets, such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), and the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Be sure to check out the Resources > Learning and Data Guides to link to specific information about a topic.

Published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the nation's principal health statistics agency), this public resource provides statistical information aimed to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the population. Students can use this resource to find specific health statistics or to read news briefs and access related publications for Health Science and Social Science courses.

Use this resource for information and statistics on current global health issues. Search by health topic or country, or browse latest news updates. Browse the Emergencies tab to learn about global health emergencies, or the Facts in Pictures to view slideshows.

Start with any of the topics along the News menu bar dropdown lists, or view the trending topics on the Key Topics dropdown. Great for current issues and all articles include data and charts.

A great source for statistics for your social science studies, the Pew Research Center is nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonadvocacy, providing an objective stance in its mission to informs the public . Access public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Use the question search to search for polls, or the topic search to browse reports.

Some datasets are available for free under the Featured Collections and Classroom Materials pages of our web site.Study/Dataset details may be viewed without a membership, but questions and their results and dataset downloads are only available to members.

Data and statistics on California students and schools. Also, look up the websites for individual school districts or schools to see what data they share.

This link will take you data on the many markers used to measure the state of education in the United States. Search by location to drill down to specific information. Create custom data maps.

Is the primary federal agency collecting and analyzing education related data in the U.S. and internationally. Use the Data Tools to search data on private or public schools from elementary through college based on location.

Looks at education statistics through the indicators of wealth, gender, ethnicity, and location throughout the world.