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Statistics and Other Sources of Quantitative Data

In search of statistics to support your research? Here are some high quality sources:

American Fact Finder This link opens in a new window
Generate census fact sheets to find demographics by city, state, county, or zip code. Potential info includes: educational attainment, income level, gender, race, and ethnicity. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
Country Watch This link opens in a new window
CountryWatch provides up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world.
Gapminder This link opens in a new window
Videos, Flash presentations and PDF charts showing major global development trends with animated statistics in colorful graphics.
Google Public Data This link opens in a new window
Provides public data and forecasts from a range of international organizations and academic institutions, displayed as line graphs, bar graphs, cross sectional plots or on maps.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is an online statistics portal that provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions, such as the World Bank, the US Census Bureau, the Pew Research Center, and the IMF. Statista offers statistics and survey results in the form of bar charts and tables and includes, for example, data on advertising, consumer behavior, separate business fields, and governmental data. These are divided over some 20 industry categories such as advertising, chemicals, energy, consumer goods, eCommerce, banking, and transportation.