U.S. Federal Government Statistics

Sources of Statistical Data

General Sites

• Fedstats: The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to statistical data from federal agencies. Fedstats includes a listing of the various Federal agencies that have statistical data on the web.
• Stat-USA: U.S. Department of Commerce server. (UO users only) Economic data; National Trade Data Bank; Survey of Current Business.

Major Statistical Agencies by Department

• Agriculture
  • Economic Research Service
  • National Agricultural Statistics Service
• Commerce
  • Bureau of the Census
    Demographic data; economic data; Current Population Survey data.
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis. Excellent source of macroeconomic data.
• Education. National Center for Education Statistics
• Energy. Energy Information Administration
  • Monthly Power Plant Report
• Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Labor. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
• Treasury. Statistics of Income Division, Internal Revenue Service.
• Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Independent Agencies
  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

Statistical Policy Documents

• Federal Statistical Policy. From the FedStats web site.
• Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (Office of Management and Budget. October 30, 1997)
• OMB Bulletin No. 00-02 Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement (3/9/00)
• Statistical Policy Working Papers (Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology)
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (Bureau of the Census)
• Updated Summary: Census 2000 Operational Plan (Bureau of the Census. February, 1999) (Adobe Acrobat format)