Research Guides: ENGL 2A Turner Winter 2021: Find Data

Sources for Background Information

American Census Data
Access a wealth of data from the U.S. Census. Covers income, households, commute times, race/ethnicity, and much more.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
The BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)- Data & Statistics
Data and statistics related to various health issues from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention.

Statista
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries. (SCU database)

Environmental Protection Agency Data
Envirofacts is a single point of access to select U.S. EPA environmental data. This website provides access to several EPA databases to provide you with information about environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in the United States
Kids Data California
Find data about the health and well being of children in communities across California.
USDA Economic Research Service
Data on food access in communities through the US Department of Agriculture.
California Department of Public Health
USDA Food & Nutrition Services
This is the official government website for the food services programs. It has all kinds of statistics on it. Main navigation is the tabs at the top (notice DATA for statistics).
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Statistical Sites lists of links to internet sites with statistics from countries around the world. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains this site. It includes links to official government sources for each country as well as the U.S.

Begin your search with these sources:

Once you have explored these resources, try searching Google for additional statistics. Some topics you might try searching for include:

Begin your search with these sources:

Statista
Provides statistics, reports and insight on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 countries, with content that ranges from forecasts, surveys, white paper reports, and daily data. Insight reports cover the market, consumers, companies, as well as e-commerce.

Once you have explored these resources, try searching Google for additional statistics. Some topics you might try searching for include:

Begin your search with these resources:

Once you have explored these resources, try searching Google for additional statistics. Some topics you might try searching for include: