CSUSM Library Guides: AMD 411: Data Visualization: U.S. data sources

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
CDC FastStats
Quick access to public health statistics by topic.
CDC WONDER
Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Climate Data Online
From the National Centers for Environmental Information, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Consumer Expenditure Survey
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
County Business Patterns
See numbers of businesses by area or zip code.
Data.gov
"The home of the U.S. government's open data." Over 300,000 datasets and counting.
Data.census.gov
Access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.
EPA Dataset Gateway
The Environmental Protection Agency's open data catalog.
National Centers for Environmental Information
The "nation's leading authority for environmental data," a department of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
National Historical Geographic Information System
Provides "easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks."
National Longitudinal Surveys
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
National Wetlands Inventory
Provides "detailed information on the abundance, characteristics, and distribution of US wetlands." From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
"The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment."

Sage Data (formerly Data Planet)
Sage Data (formerly Data Planet) is a collection of U.S. and international datasets sourced from over 90 governmental, commercial, and private organizations. Sage Data allows you to search and browse billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized exportable charts and tables. Each dataset also has a detailed description, including information about its source organization and update frequency. The Sage Data platform provides durable web links and DOIs to make it easier to revisit datasets.

Datasets cover: agriculture and food; banking, finance, and insurance; criminal justice and law enforcement; education; energy resources and industries; government and politics; health and vital statistics; housing and construction; industry, business, and commerce; international relations and trade; labor and employment; military and defense; natural resources and environment; population and income; prices, consumption, and cost of living; and transportation and traffic.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service
"The mission of USDA's Economic Research Service is to anticipate trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America and to conduct high-quality, objective economic research to inform and enhance public and private decision making."
Managing and Transforming Waste: A Tool for Communities (EPA)
"Explore 100 policies and programs communities can implement to reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills and promote waste prevention and materials reuse across waste generation sectors."

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