LibGuides: ENGL 13 White: Finding Government Statistics

Research Tip

While you can browse government agency websites for statistics and other reports, you can also run a search for government statistics using Google.

To restrict your search results to government websites, add site:.gov to the end of your search terms.

Example

State Agency Listing for California
Explore this alphabetical list of all of the State of California's agencies. The list is also searchable. There are many agencies that collect statistics and write reports.
Federal Government Data and Statistics
"Many government agencies have statistical information on a wide range of topics. You may need to do further research to find out which agency has the information you are looking for or can help you find it" (USA.gov).
U.S. Census Data & Statistics
"The United States Census Bureau provides data about the nation’s people and economy. Every 10 years, it conducts the Population and Housing Census, in which every resident in the United States is counted. The agency also gathers data through more than 100 other surveys of households and businesses every one to five years. You can explore the results of the surveys or find popular quick facts" (USA.gov).