Open Data and Datasets

Find Federal, state and local data, tools, and resources to conduct research, build apps, design data visualizations, and more.

Google Dataset Search is a search engine from Google that helps researchers locate online data that is freely available for use.

Provides social, economic, and environmental data of countries for individual or comparative analysis from the 16 organizations within the U.N.

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.

Download, graph and track international time series.

Provides macroeconomic and financial data of the International Monetary Fund member countries.

A collection of the most recent and comprehensive information on important issues in the United States.

Data gathered by World Bank which provides loans and guidance to developing countries.

Creates data and charts of over 100 health topics for research and decision-making purposes.

Access tables, maps, and data profiles collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, the federal government’s largest statistical agency on America's people, places, and economy.

View the status of U.S. federal legislation, voting records, congressional district maps, and more in varying levels of detail from 1789-present.

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences.

Current and historical worldwide population data. From the Minnesota Population Center Date Project.

The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD) is an online repository of datasets compiled by historians of early North America. MEAD preserves and makes available these datasets in their original format and as comma-separated-value files (.csv). Each body of data is also accompanied by a codebook.

Free and easy access to data on the arts and on the arts' value and impact for individuals and communities (266 datasets).

This site covers not just cities, but almost every town in the U.S.A. too, with data and statistics.

Code for America works shoulder to shoulder with community organizations and government to build digital tools and services, change policies, and improve programs.

Public data files relating to politics, elections, resources, etc. Open Secrets exists to inform, empower, and advocate.

DataKC focuses on supporting data-driven decision-making in city operations and facilitating access to City data for the community.