200 most common data resources on academic LibGuides

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name percent_of_sites count access url
1 icpsr 94.31% 1834 hybrid www.icpsr.umich.edu
2 statistical insight (proquest) 61.79% 1532 paid proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login?url=search.proquest.com/statistical
3 social explorer 78.86% 1430 paid www.socialexplorer.com
4 data planet (sage) 50.41% 1318 paid go.openathens.net/redirector/fiu.edu?url=dataplanet.sagepub.com
5 u.s. census: data 90.24% 1145 free data.census.gov/cedsci
6 statista 64.23% 1104 hybrid go.openathens.net/redirector/fiu.edu?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statista.com
7 roper center: ipoll 80.49% 1090 paid proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login?url=ropercenter.cornell.edu
8 statistical abstract of the united states (proquest) 78.05% 1058 paid www.libraries.rutgers.edu/indexes/statabus
9 undata (united nations) 88.62% 1054 free data.un.org
10 u.s. census bureau 93.50% 956 free www.census.gov
11 data.gov 94.31% 954 free www.data.gov
12 nchs (u.s. national center for health statistics) 86.99% 856 free www.cdc.gov/nchs
13 oecd ilibrary 69.11% 851 hybrid www.oecd-ilibrary.org
14 u.s. census: american factfinder 83.74% 720 free factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
15 historical statistics of the united states (cambridge) 74.80% 684 paid hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSWeb
16 simplyanalytics 44.72% 672 paid go.openathens.net/redirector/fiu.edu?url=app.simplyanalytics.com
17 policymap 43.09% 645 paid library.bu.edu/policymap
18 world bank: world development indicators 65.85% 599 free data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators
19 nces (u.s. national center for education statistics) 86.99% 546 free nces.ed.gov
20 world bank: data 76.42% 545 free data.worldbank.org
21 bls (u.s. bureau of labor statistics) 82.93% 535 free www.bls.gov
22 eurostat (european commission) 80.49% 501 free ec.europa.eu/eurostat
23 who: global health observatory (world health organization) 78.05% 491 free www.who.int/gho/en
24 wharton research data services (wrds) 43.90% 470 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:WRDS
25 imf data (international monetary fund) 74.80% 445 free data.imf.org
26 u.s. census: statistical abstract series 71.54% 442 free www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html
27 bjs (u.s. bureau of justice statistics) 78.86% 437 free www.bjs.gov
28 bea (u.s. bureau of economic analysis) 74.80% 422 free www.bea.gov
29 pew research center 60.16% 386 free www.pewresearch.org
30 usa.gov: data and statistics 69.92% 385 free www.usa.gov/statistics
31 cdc: data and statistics 73.17% 361 free www.cdc.gov/DataStatistics
32 world bank: databank 49.59% 348 free databank.worldbank.org/data/home.aspx
33 re3data.org: registry of research data repositories 66.67% 339 free www.re3data.org
34 ipums nhgis (national historical geographic information system) 62.60% 334 free www.nhgis.org
35 general social survey (gss) 60.98% 333 free gss.norc.org
36 world factbook (cia) 65.85% 321 free www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook
37 polling the nations 45.53% 313 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:pollnati
38 fred: federal reserve economic data (federal reserve bank of st. louis) 69.11% 296 free research.stlouisfed.org/fred2
39 cdc: wonder 60.98% 282 free wonder.cdc.gov
40 un comtrade (united nations commodity trade statistics) 53.66% 281 free comtrade.un.org
41 kids count data center (annie e. casey foundation) 64.23% 274 free datacenter.kidscount.org
42 faostat (food and agriculture organization of the united nations) 52.03% 273 free www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home
43 uis (unesco institute for statistics) 63.41% 272 free uis.unesco.org
44 google dataset search 54.47% 267 free toolbox.google.com/datasetsearch
45 state health facts (kaiser family foundation) 61.79% 266 free www.statehealthfacts.org
46 nchs: faststats (u.s. national center for health statistics) 60.98% 263 free www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats
47 unsd (united nations statistics division) 52.03% 253 free unstats.un.org/home
48 ipums 50.41% 249 free www.ipums.org
49 passport (euromonitor international) 34.96% 249 paid ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=www.portal.euromonitor.com
50 nass (u.s. national agricultural statistics services) 51.22% 238 free www.nass.usda.gov
51 u.s. census: census of population and housing 36.59% 238 free www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html
52 dataverse (harvard) 51.22% 234 free dataverse.harvard.edu
53 u.s. census: american community survey 60.98% 231 free www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
54 cdc: behavioral risk factor surveillance system (brfss) 49.59% 215 free www.cdc.gov/brfss
55 imf data: international financial statistics (international monetary fund) 36.59% 211 free data.imf.org/IFS
56 china data online 33.33% 209 paid ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=china-data-online.com
57 childstats.gov (federal interagency forum on child and family statistics) 61.79% 207 free www.childstats.gov
58 fbi: uniform crime reporting program (u.s. federal bureau of investigation) 58.54% 207 free www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr
59 eia (u.s. energy information administration) 54.47% 196 free www.eia.gov
60 ilostat (international labour organization) 40.65% 196 free www.ilo.org/ilostat
61 county health rankings and roadmaps (university of wisconsin) 51.22% 196 free www.countyhealthrankings.org
62 american national election studies (anes) 49.59% 194 free www.electionstudies.org
63 nationmaster 45.53% 193 free www.nationmaster.com/index.php
64 sourcebook of criminal justice statistics (albany) 53.66% 192 free www.albany.edu/sourcebook
65 business source complete (ebsco) 34.15% 191 paid search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib,uid&custid=s8862125&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bth
66 world bank: data catalog 36.59% 191 free data.worldbank.org/data-catalog
67 oecd.stat 36.59% 188 free stats.oecd.org
68 arda (association of religion data archives) 48.78% 186 free www.thearda.com
69 oecd data 39.84% 182 free data.oecd.org
70 u.s. census: quickfacts 43.90% 181 free www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045219
71 ahrq: healthcare cost and utilization project (u.s. agency for healthcare research and quality) 47.97% 181 free hcupnet.ahrq.gov
72 nces: digest of education statistics (u.s. national center for education statistics) 43.90% 179 free nces.ed.gov/programs/digest
73 icpsr: national archive of criminal justice data (nacjd) 52.03% 179 free www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/NACJD/index.html
74 data citation index (web of science/clarivate) 32.52% 177 paid isiknowledge.com/drci
75 economist intelligence unit (eiu) 21.14% 175 paid id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990081655110203941/catalog
76 world values survey 46.34% 175 free www.worldvaluessurvey.org
77 ipums usa 43.09% 170 free usa.ipums.org/usa
78 bts (u.s. bureau of transportation statistics) 50.41% 170 free www.bts.gov
79 ibisworld 43.09% 168 paid ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=www.ibisworld.com
80 cdc (u.s. centers for disease control and prevention) 37.40% 168 free www.cdc.gov
81 nass: census of agriculture (u.s. national agricultural statistics services) 39.02% 163 free www.agcensus.usda.gov
82 nchs: health, united states (u.s. national center for health statistics) 47.15% 161 free www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
83 europa world plus 26.83% 161 paid uclibs.org/PID/115872
84 u.s. census: international database 45.53% 159 free www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/about/idb.html
85 ncei (u.s. national centers for environmental information) 46.34% 158 free www.ncdc.noaa.gov
86 health data, tools, and statistics (phpartners) 36.59% 156 free phpartners.org/health_stats.html
87 healthdata.gov 52.03% 156 free www.healthdata.gov
88 gallup analytics 19.51% 156 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:gallup
89 nexis uni 39.02% 154 paid ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=www.nexisuni.com
90 u.s. census: economic census 41.46% 152 free www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census.html
91 mergent online 36.59% 151 paid research.library.gsu.edu/DB_MERGENT
92 demographic and health surveys (dhs program) 35.77% 146 free www.measuredhs.com
93 sage research methods 26.02% 145 paid go.openathens.net/redirector/fiu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmethods.sagepub.com%2F
94 who (world health organization) 43.09% 143 free www.who.int/en
95 international historical statistics (springer) 9.76% 136 paid proxy01.its.virginia.edu/login?url=link.springer.com/referencework/10.1057/978-1-137-30568-8
96 samhsa: data and dissemination (u.s. substance abuse and mental health services administration) 34.96% 134 free www.samhsa.gov/data
97 cdc: morbidity and mortality weekly report (mmwr) 38.21% 134 free www.cdc.gov/mmwr
98 nces: integrated postsecondary education data system (ipeds/u.s. national center for education statistics) 47.97% 134 free nces.ed.gov/ipeds
99 dryad 43.09% 133 free datadryad.org
100 nber: public use data archive (u.s. national bureau of economic research) 36.59% 130 free www.nber.org/data
101 statistics canada 33.33% 127 free www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html
102 imf elibrary (international monetary fund) 26.83% 123 free www.elibrary.imf.org
103 web of science (clarivate) 39.84% 122 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:scicitin
104 nces: condition of education (coe/u.s. national center for education statistics) 30.89% 122 free nces.ed.gov/programs/coe
105 bls: consumer expenditure surveys (cex/u.s. bureau of labor statistics) 35.77% 118 free www.bls.gov/cex
106 u.s. census: current population survey 31.71% 115 free www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps.html
107 unsd: national statistical offices (united nations statistics division) 21.95% 114 free unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/inter-natlinks/sd_natstat.asp
108 usda: geospatial data gateway (u.s. department of agriculture) 37.40% 113 free datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov
109 u.s. census: tiger/line shapefiles 33.33% 113 free www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger.html
110 usgs: earthexplorer (u.s. geological survey) 37.40% 113 free earthexplorer.usgs.gov
111 dartmouth atlas of health care 35.77% 112 free www.dartmouthatlas.org
112 nchs: national vital statistics system (nvss/u.s. national center for health statistics) 28.46% 112 free www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
113 nchs: national health and nutrition examination survey (u.s. national center for health statistics) 37.40% 112 free www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
114 global financial data 14.63% 111 paid library.princeton.edu/node/3815
115 oecd ilibrary: statistics 22.76% 110 hybrid www.oecd-ilibrary.org/statistics
116 fraser: economic research (federal reserve bank of st. louis) 33.33% 110 free fraser.stlouisfed.org
117 datastream (refinitiv) 14.63% 109 paid libguides.fiu.edu/datastream
118 global health data exchange (institute for health metrics and evaluation) 34.96% 109 free ghdx.healthdata.org
119 unep: environmental data explorer (united nations environment programme) 34.96% 109 free geodata.grid.unep.ch
120 cross-national time-series (cnts) data archive 23.58% 108 paid www.databanksinternational.com/DATA_with_LINKS
121 ers (usda economic research service) 36.59% 108 free www.ers.usda.gov
122 u.s. census: international statistical programs 21.14% 107 free www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/about/related-sites.html
123 dhs: immigration statistics (u.s. department of homeland security) 33.33% 105 free www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics
124 google public data 34.15% 104 free www.google.com/publicdata/directory
125 latinobarĂ³metro 28.46% 104 free www.latinobarometro.org/lat.jsp
126 undp: human development reports (united nations development programme) 23.58% 103 free hdr.undp.org/en/reports
127 global insight (ihs/wrds) 10.57% 101 paid libguides.princeton.edu/GlobalInsight
128 ipums international 30.08% 100 free international.ipums.org/international
129 nass: statistics by state (u.s. national agricultural statistics services) 26.02% 100 free www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Michigan/index.php
130 nchs: national health interview survey (u.s. national center for health statistics) 30.08% 100 free www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
131 afrobarometer 31.71% 100 free www.afrobarometer.org
132 ahrq: data (u.s. agency for healthcare research and quality) 32.52% 99 free www.ahrq.gov/research/data/index.html
133 unctadstat (united nations conference on trade and development) 26.83% 98 free unctadstat.unctad.org/EN
134 nimh: statistics (u.s. national institute of mental health) 34.96% 98 free www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/index.shtml
135 nces: common core of data (u.s. national center for education statistics) 32.52% 98 free nces.ed.gov/ccd
136 cms: research, statistics, data and systems (u.s. centers for medicare and medicaid services) 34.15% 98 free www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems.html
137 u.s. census: economic indicators 29.27% 97 free www.census.gov/economic-indicators
138 proquest congressional 29.27% 97 paid guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23608323
139 world bank 30.89% 96 free www.worldbank.org
140 unicef data 32.52% 95 free data.unicef.org
141 doe: campus safety and security (u.s. department of education) 22.76% 94 free ope.ed.gov/security
142 bls: data tools (u.s. bureau of labor statistics) 34.96% 94 free www.bls.gov/data
143 gallup 31.71% 93 paid www.gallup.com/home.aspx
144 bts: transtats (u.s. bureau of transportation statistics) 23.58% 92 free www.transtats.bts.gov
145 america's health rankings (united health foundation) 26.83% 92 free www.americashealthrankings.org
146 ncses (u.s. national center for science and engineering statistics) 30.08% 92 free www.nsf.gov/statistics
147 u.s. census: county business patterns 33.33% 92 free www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html
148 indiastat 17.89% 91 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:indiasta
149 ahrq: medical expenditure panel survey (u.s. agency for healthcare research and quality) 34.96% 89 free meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb
150 mintel academic 20.33% 89 paid resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/4358198
151 cq voting and elections collection 21.95% 88 paid uclibs.org/PID/37732
152 ahrq (u.s. agency for healthcare research and quality) 26.83% 88 free www.ahrq.gov
153 unsd: demographic yearbook (united nations statistics division) 28.46% 88 free unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
154 rkma market research reports 0.81% 88 paid go.openathens.net/redirector/fiu.edu?url=www.rkma.com/FIU/Library1
155 demographicsnow (gale) 3.25% 87 paid link.gale.com/apps/DNOW?u=miam11506
156 qualitative data repository (syracuse) 26.02% 87 free qdr.syr.edu
157 economist intelligence unit (eiu): country reports 20.33% 87 paid search.proquest.com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/eiuarchive/advanced/?accountid=14826
158 cahmi: data resource center for child and adolescent health (child and adolescent health measurement intiative) 26.83% 87 free childhealthdata.org
159 data usa (deloitte/data wheel) 29.27% 84 free datausa.io
160 correlates of war project 26.83% 84 free www.correlatesofwar.org
161 figshare 30.89% 83 free figshare.com
162 rand state statistics 10.57% 83 hybrid www.randstatestats.org
163 aging stats (federal interagency forum on aging: related statistics) 36.59% 83 free agingstats.gov
164 aiddata (william and mary) 22.76% 82 free aiddata.org
165 factiva 28.46% 81 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:factivac
166 who: global health observatory data repository (world health organization) 21.14% 81 free apps.who.int/gho/data/?theme=main
167 cdc: web-based injury statistics query and reporting system (wisqars) 32.52% 81 free www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
168 data axle 21.95% 80 paid ezproxy.lib.uh.edu/login?url=www.referenceusa.com
169 bloomberg law 3.25% 79 paid www.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw/litigation/analytics/new
170 our world in data 21.95% 78 free ourworldindata.org
171 prb (population reference bureau) 26.02% 78 free www.prb.org
172 oecd (organisation for economic co-operation and development) 30.08% 78 hybrid www.oecd.org
173 s&p netadvantage 21.95% 78 paid libproxy.usc.edu/login?url=www.netadvantage.standardpoor.com
174 historical census browser (university of virginia) 28.46% 77 free mapserver.lib.virginia.edu
175 pew research: download datasets 27.64% 77 free www.pewresearch.org/download-datasets
176 penn world table (groningen) 23.58% 76 free www.rug.nl/ggdc/productivity/pwt
177 google scholar 28.46% 76 free scholar.google.com
178 mergent intellect 18.70% 76 paid libproxy.library.unt.edu/login?url=www.mergentintellect.com
179 bls: statistical sites on the world wide web (u.s. bureau of labor statistics) 21.14% 76 free www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
180 emis intelligence 11.38% 75 paid nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:isiemerg
181 simmons insights (mri) 17.07% 75 paid insights-mrisimmons-com.echo.louisville.edu/university/louisville
182 nci: surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program (seer/u.s. national cancer institute) 27.64% 75 free seer.cancer.gov
183 dataone 27.64% 74 free www.dataone.org
184 undp: human development data center (united nations development programme) 26.02% 74 free hdr.undp.org/en/statistics
185 irs: tax statistics (u.s. internal revenue service) 31.71% 73 free www.irs.gov/statistics
186 hrsa: data (u.s. health resources and services administration) 23.58% 73 free datawarehouse.hrsa.gov
187 bls: injuries, illnesses, and fatalities (u.s. bureau of labor statistics) 18.70% 73 free www.bls.gov/iif
188 naep: nation's report card (u.s. national assessment of educational progress) 21.95% 72 free nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
189 data.gov: data catalog 26.83% 72 free catalog.data.gov/dataset
190 nces: international activities program (iap/u.s. national center for education statistics) 20.33% 71 free nces.ed.gov/surveys/international
191 cessda (consortium of european social science data archives) 22.76% 71 free www.cessda.eu
192 offstats: official statistics on the web 23.58% 71 free www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz
193 datacite 22.76% 70 free search.datacite.org
194 scifinder (chemical abstracts service) 23.58% 69 paid ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?url=scifinder.cas.org
195 world bank: education statistics (edstats) 16.26% 69 free web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/...
196 u.s. census: dataferrett 18.70% 69 free dataferrett.census.gov
197 pew research: religion 23.58% 68 free www.pewforum.org
198 florida 5.69% 68 free www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs
199 pollingreport.com 23.58% 68 hybrid www.pollingreport.com
200 nlm: data sharing resources (u.s. national library of medicine) 20.33% 67 free www.nlm.nih.gov/NIHbmic/nih_data_sharing_repositories.html