Other US data
Census information, archives, surveys, and more.
Indices, archives and search engines
- NationMaster.com - compare variety of data across countries
- Electronic Records Archives (ERA) - long-term storage of records
- FirstGov - federal government search site
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) - leading US social science archive
- NationMaster.com - compare variety of data across countries
- NBER Data Library - variety of data types and sources
Census information and software
- Census Bureau
- CensusScope
- IPUMS - consistent US and non-US census and CPS microdata
Surveys, panel data, and other data sources
- Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) - auxiliary study of the HRS
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Statistics - Medicare, Medicaid and other govt. insurance data
- Comparable Wage Index - comparable wage index for 800 locations from 1997 to 2004
- Consumer Panel Data (Nielsen & Chicago Booth)
- Department of the Treasury Debt Management - data on interest rates and auctions
- Energy Information Administration (EIA) - energy information
- EPI's State of Working America Data Library - labor market data
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - extensive banking data
- General Social Survey (GSS) - annual survey; broad, but some economic questions
- Health and Retirement Study (HRS) - longitudinal panel of older Americans
- Joint Economic Committee: U.S. Congress - policy papers and such
- National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) - panel data of labor market participants
- National Transportation Statistics - data on all aspects of transportation
- NBER Data Library - variety of data types and sources
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative - info on trade issues
- Retail Scanner Data (Nielsen & Chicago Booth)
- Panel Study on Income Dynamics (PSID) - well-known longitudinal survey of US residents
- Social Security Administration (SSA) - extensive data on trust funds, beneficiaries, and studies
- State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) - data on local entities in a useful format
- TAXSIM - calculate state and federal income taxes
- U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) - large number of trade-related resources
- U.S. Vital Statistics Data at NBER - current and historical health statistics
- USA Trade Online - very detailed US trade data
- USDA Agriculture Economic Research Service - agricultural data
- USDA Economics and Statistics System (Cornell Univ.) - agricultural data