LibGuides: Statistics and Datasets: Demographics

Labor and Population Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
The BLS responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. It collects, analyzes, and disseminates essential economic information to support public and private decision-making.

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Topics include: Inflation & Prices, Employment, Unemployment, Pay & Benefits, Productivity, Consumer Expenditure, American Time Use, Workplace Injuries, and International Labor Comparisons.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - American Time Use Survey
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Consumer Expenditure Survey
U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau statistics are now organized by themes, or topics, making it easier for you to find what you need.

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Topics include: Business, Economy, Education, Employment, Families & Living Arrangements, Health, Housing, Income & Poverty, International Trade, Population, and Public Sector.
U.S. Census Bureau - American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a mandatory, ongoing statistical survey that samples a small percentage of the population every year -- giving communities the information they need to plan investments and services.

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People topics include: Age & Sex, Ancestry, Disability, Commuting to Work, Education, Employment, Family Relationships, Health Insurance, Income & Earnings, Language, Origins, Population Change, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, and Veterans.
Housing topics include: financial & physical characteristics
U.S. Census Bureau - Current Population Survey
The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States. The CPS is the source of numerous high-profile economic statistics, including the national unemployment rate, and provides data on a wide range of issues relating to employment and earnings.

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The links below provide detailed tabulations derived from the CPS 2014 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC). The accompanying report, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States: 2013, provides data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information from the CPS 2014 and earlier ASEC surveys.
Social Security Administration (SSA) - Research & Statistics
SSA statistical reports, tables, population profiles, datasets, and projections.
United Nations Demographic Yearbook
The Demographic Yearbook includes sections on economic characteristics, household characteristics, and population censuses.

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Annual issues date back to 1948
Urban Institute - Data Tools
The Urban Institute is a research organization that produces data, maps, visualizations, fact sheets, and working papers related to urban social, housing, health, education, and economic issues.

Population & Immigration Statistics

KIDS COUNT Data Center
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT is a leading source of data on children, youth and families. Search health, socioeconomic indicators, immigration status for data on the United States, states, cities and more.
Migration Policy Institute - Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
Provides the latest data to one site of linked accessible resources, bringing together some of the most frequently requested current and historical facts and figures about immigrants and immigration in the United States.
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Includes resources from resources from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI); the U.S. Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey (ACS), 2013 Current Population Survey (CPS), and 2000 decennial census; the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and State; Mexico's National Population Council (CONAPO) and National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI); and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
Migration Policy Institute - Immigration Data
Downloadable pocket-guide linked to government and non-governmental immigration-related data sources. The data sources are organized into two categories—those which deal with U.S. immigration and those dealing with international migration.
Migration Policy Institute - State Immigration Profiles
Review U.S. Census data on U.S. immigrants and the native born based on demographics, language & education, workforce, and income.
New Immigrant Survey
Provides a public use database on new legal immigrants to the United States and their children that will be useful for addressing scientific and policy questions about migration behavior and the impacts of migration.
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Search the PRB Resource Library for data and publications on population, health, and environmental issues. Use the data center to find related statistics and country profiles for over 200 countries, including the United States.

Homeland Security Data & Statistics - United States

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Immigration Data & Statistics
Access datasets and data by topic, including the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics online.
FEMA Public Assistance Funded Projects Summary
FEMA is very active in rebuilding communities through public facilities as well as individual homes and property. This dataset lists all public assistance recipients (sub-grantees) and a summary of the funded program support.
Intellectual Property Rights
DHS maintains a database containing public versions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection intellectual property rights recordations.

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The trade in counterfeited and pirated goods is associated with smuggling and other criminal activities, and often funds criminal enterprises. CBP protects businesses and consumers every day through an aggressive Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement program.

Health Sources - United States

AgingStats.gov
This data report from the Federal Interagency Forum (Forum) provides data for 40 key indicators on older Americans from multiple agencies including: Population, Economics, Health Status, Health Risks and Behaviors, Health Care, and Environment. Data and infographics from the report can be downloaded.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Search health factor prevalence data for adults from the CDC annual survey. Data can be searched and downloaded for the nation, or by state, county and some metropolitan areas.
Childstats.gov
Childstats.gov presents health indicator tables and graphics related to child health. Tables are derived from the annual report: America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. Data is collected from several federal agencies.
City Health Dashboard
Produced by NYU Langone Health with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, data can be searched and downloaded by city, zip code or Census tract for 40 health and socioeconomic measures for about 900 cities in the U.S. Report overviews are also published on related topics.
HDPulse.gov
HDPulse is a data portal from the NIH that provides health data and intervention studies related to minority health and health disparities. The Data Portal provides data by race/ethnicity, graphics and maps by state and county. The Interventions Portal tracks research studies and related tools.
Health, United States - Data Finder
Search these data tables from the CDC by topics and demographic groups. A wide range of topics includes health conditions, insurance status, access to care, death rates, and risk factors. Data is collected from the annual compilation, Health, United States from 2016 to 2022.
National Center for Health Statistics
The CDC, among other responsibilities, maintains American health statistics for the public.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - Publications and Surveys
Use this list to access the primary statistical publications and data search portals for CDC population surveys.
National Vital Statistics System
Maintains statistical data on vital events through coordination with states – births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths. Vital Statistics data are also available online.

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Additional linked resources include: National Survey of Family Growth, National Death Index, Linked Birth & Infant Death, and National Maternal & Infant Health Survey.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YBRSS)
Explore the CDC's Youth Online Data Analysis Tool, along with publications, datasets and graphics, to find adolescent health status indicators for national, state, and school district locations.