Statistics: Government

This is an official U.S. government site that has collected statistics on many different topics. Click through or search to find what you need!

This site goes into estimates for how much laws passed by the U.S. Congressional Office will cost.

This site provides data on the budget of the U.S. government broken down by fiscal year going back to 1996.

This page links to statistics provided by the Center for Disease Control.

Unlike the FastStats page, this page provides more comprehensive coverage of the data available on the CDC site.

This site from the U.S. Census provides information on Health Insurance stats.

This page from the NIH is the homepage for their statistics. Click on topics on the left-hand side to find stats on various conditions.

This site is searchable and has data concerning the current total correctional population.

This site provides information on inmate, population, and staff statistics.

This page from the NAACP provides information concerning trends and inequalities in the United States' criminal justice system.

This 2014 report from the American Psychological Association delves into the issue of why the United States is the nation that incarcerates the most of its citizens.

This site allows users to search through data on labor in the United States (this is also available under the "Employment" section of the "MORE" tab on this LibGuide).

This site allows you to enter in a zip code or other geographic location and find information on the people who live there. Income information is one data point that you can pull.

This link also appears on the "Demographics" tab of this LibGuide.

This site from the IRS compiles data on taxes in the U.S. Click through to find the data you need.

This 2011 blog post from Dan Pfeiffer, then the Assistant to the President, handles some of the claims made by Chris Wallace of Fox News and provides statistics on the issue.

This report from 2010 goes into the issue of transit use as reported by commuters.

This page from the FTA provides data from 1998 to 2014.

This department site provides various reports and other information on transportation in the U.S.