U.S. Government Databases for Teachers & Students

"A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population. A majority of the maps in the Census Atlas present data at the county level, but data also are sometimes mapped by state, census tract (for largest cities and metropolitan areas), and for selected American Indian reservations."

Also known as the Decennial Censuses, gathered every ten years between 1790-2010.

"DataFerrett only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer. DataFerrett does not work with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Firefox."
"a unique data analysis and extraction tool-with recoding capabilities-to customize federal, state, and local data to suit your requirements. (FERRETT stands for Federated Electronic Research, Review, Extraction, and Tabulation Tool.) Using DataFerrett, you can develop an unlimited array of customized spreadsheets that are as versatile and complex as your usage demands."

- Online versions (1984+)
- U.S. Documents C 3.186: P-70/2/ (1984+)
various recurring publications: What It's Worth: Field of Training & Economic Status; Work-Life Earnings by Field of Degree & Occupation; Field of Degree & Earnings by Selected Characteristics; Education & Synthetic Work-Life Earnings Estimates

"Data are tabulated for people 15 years old and over. People are classified according to the highest level of school completed or the highest degree received."

provides current & historical Census data

- Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) are a set of economic indicators including employment, job creation, earnings, and other measures of employment flows
- LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES)
- Job-to-Job Flows (J2J) is a set of statistics on worker reallocation in the United States constructed from the LEHD data.
- Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) is a set of statistics on the earnings and employment outcomes of graduates of post-secondary institutions in the United States

- Online version (1992+)
- U.S. Documents C 3.191/2-10: (1987-1993)
- U.S. Documents C 3.191/2-6: (1977-1986)

are produced for school districts, counties, and states.
You can view SAIPE estimates in tables or on a map online, or you can download Excel or text files to your computer.

People QuickFacts
Business QuickFacts
Geographic QuickFacts (land area & density)

"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."

This program provides resources for teaching and learning with real life data. Explore the site for standards-aligned, classroom-ready activities in math and history, data visualizations and more. (Click on the “Activities” tab for subjects and grade appropriate activities.) Teach your students about the importance of statistics by using resources that engage students in math and history using real life data. Statistics in Schools offers activities that can serve as supplemental instruction and learning tools alongside the standard curriculum. These supplemental activities align with approved standards and are searchable by subject, grade level standards, topic, or keyword.

SUSB is an annual series that provides national and subnational data on the distribution of economic data by enterprise size and industry.

spatial extracts from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER database, containing features such as roads, railroads, rivers, as well as legal and statistical geographic areas.
(TIGER = Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing)

"Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of Congressional and Presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS)."

- boundaries & shapefiles
- relationship files
- gazetteers
- ZIP code statistics
- ZCTA statistics

Covers every major agricultural subject, providing accessible agricultural information and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries.

Search the names of more than 218,000 individuals buried or memorialized at ABMC sites.

AULIMP provides subject indexing of English-language military and aeronautical periodicals.

"Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government, a service of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), is designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government, which issues the publications and information products disseminated by the GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program."

"a product of the U.S. Geological Survey's Core Science Analytics and Synthesis Program. BISON is an information system that allows users to access, explore, and download U.S. species occurrence data from participating data providers."

Search by name, position, state, party, year, or Congress

"The secondary (high school) tables provide information on where and how CTE is offered, student participation in CTE, student transitions from high school to postsecondary education and work, and the characteristics of CTE teachers. The postsecondary tables provide information on occupational education offerings and credentials awarded, student participation, and student persistence and labor market outcomes."

"strives to be the one-stop shop for your banking competition information needs. CASSIDI contains information for the entire country and is updated regularly."
- Find an Institution - "View information such as subsidiaries & branches, history, and operating markets."
- Find a Banking Market - "View a market definition, structure & concentration, history, and even a map."
- Perform a "What If" (Pro Forma) HHI Analysis - "See how a potential transaction (e.g. merger or acquisition) would change a banking market's concentration."

beta.sam.gov has replaced CFDA which "provided a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments...; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals."

a free online finding tool for publications from the U.S. Government

the official website for U.S. federal legislative information

"public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"
"includes searchable data catalogs providing access to data in three ways: through the "raw" data catalog, the tool catalog and the geodata catalog"

"The Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs contains information reported to the U.S. Department of Education directly by recognized accrediting agencies and state approval agencies that have been asked to provide information for each institution and/or program accredited by that agency. This reported information is not audited."

"The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school."

"an interagency committee dedicated to improving the quality of Federal statistics. The FCSM was created by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to inform and advise OMB and the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP) on methodological and statistical issues that affect the quality of Federal data."

- Presents a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility;
- Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and
- Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes.

"FoodData Central is an integrated data system that provides expanded nutrient profile data and links to related agricultural and experimental research."
Replaces the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.

"Food environment factors—such as store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics—interact to influence food choices and diet quality."

a composite of several ant literature databases. It contains citations for a large fraction of the world's ant literature (over 50,000 references).

Over 181,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.

"a network of Member States and designated International Organizations committed to enhancing the legislative processes of individual countries, and to making their laws and legal decisions accessible to their citizens, legislators, government and private sector officials and others who relate to the country through international trade, and to participants in the global community generally."

This print index includes citations for NTIS documents.
- online version (1955-1959)
- U.S. Documents C 51.9/3: (v.24-v.39, Jul. 1955-1964; U.S. Government Research Reports)
- U.S. Documents C 51.9/3: (v.40-v.71, no.5, 1965-Mar. 1971; U.S. Government Research & Development Reports)
- U.S. Documents C 51.9/3: (v.71, no. 6-v.75, no.6, Mar. 1971-Mar. 1975; Government Reports Announcements)
- U.S. Documents C 51.9/3: (v.71, no.7-v.96, Apr. 1971-1996; Government Reports Announcements & Index)
- U.S. Documents C 51.9/4: (1975-1994; Government Reports Annual Index)

"govinfo provides free public access to more than a million official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government."

"This page enables the user to search for OSHA enforcement inspections within a specified industry group. Information may also be obtained for a specified inspection or inspections within a specified establishment."

comparative information by country on productivity and unit labor costs; compensation; labor force, employment, and unemployment; and consumer prices

This is a database for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions. Users can search by college, compare colleges, and use a variety of data tools.

PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics.

The consumer health database from the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 800 diseases and conditions.

"MetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online."

"NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) provides access to aerospace-related citations, full-text online documents, and images and videos. The types of information include: conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, images, movies, and technical videos – scientific and technical information (STI) created or funded by NASA."
- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) (1915-1958)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (1958 to present)
- NASA Image eXchange (NIX) (1900 to present)

"the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."

the U.S. Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency

an information clearinghouse for people around the U.S. and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.

"Clinical practice guidelines are statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options."

"NIF offers a Discovery Portal: An innovative semantically-enhanced search engine of the largest collection of neuroscience information that allows users to customize and refine their searches via NIF's terminologies."

provides access to thousands of full-text, online EPA publications.

"As one of the world's largest repositories of U.S. Government-sponsored research results, the new National Technical Reports Library (NTRL Public Access) offers fast and easy access to more than 2.2 million titles, with links to over 700,000 corresponding digitized full-text technical reports."
Searching Public NTRL is free but in order to display a full text document you need to register. Registration is free but Terms and Conditions of use need to be signed.
See also Government Reports Announcements & Index

"serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations."
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"access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present. We also have images related to survey plats and field notes, dating back to 1810."

retrieve a FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map) to view online or order a copy

"compiles information from several government agencies and organizations. Available database reports include: "Physical Properties," "Exposure Guidelines," "NIOSH Pocket Guide," and "Emergency Response Information," including the DOT Emergency Response Guide."

Explore by Subject: Biology & Medicine -- Chemistry -- Energy Storage, Conversion & Utilization -- Engineering -- Environmental Sciences -- Fission & Nuclear Technologies -- Fossil Fuels -- Geosciences -- Materials -- Mathematics & Computing -- National Defense -- Physics -- Power Generation & Distribution -- Renewable Energy Sources

- United States Senate Financial Disclosures (eFD)
- Senate Gift Rule Database
- Lobbying Disclosure Act Databases
- Post Employment Lobbying Restrictions

Categories: Consumer Protection -- Education -- Employment -- Family -- Food -- Health -- History -- Housing -- Money -- Travel -- Español

"Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results."

"The Science360 Video Library immerses visitors in the latest wonders of science, engineering, technology and math. We gather the latest science videos provided by scientists, colleges and universities, science and engineering centers, the National Science Foundation and more."

"provides a reference list for commercially-released show music recordings, starting with those captured on early cylinders in the late 19th century and continuing through compact disc productions of the early 21st century."

Online Electronic Journals from Smithsonian Libraries, including:
- Arthropods of Florida & Neighboring Land Areas
- Florida Buggist
- Florida Entomologist
- Florida Field Naturalist
- Florida State Geological Survey Annual Report
- Florida State Horticultural Society, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting
- Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods

Search 1.89 million records, with links to 178,800 images, video and sound files from dozens of Smithsonian libraries, archives, museums, and specialized research units.

- Old age, disability, and survivors;
- Sickness and maternity;
- Work injury;
- Unemployment; and
- Family allowances

The occurrence of storms and other significant weather phenomena (1950+) having sufficient intensity to cause loss of life, injuries, significant property damage, and/or disruption to commerce;
Rare, unusual, weather phenomena that generate media attention, such as snow flurries in South Florida or the San Diego coastal area; and
Other significant meteorological events, such as record maximum or minimum temperatures or precipitation that occur in connection with another event.

"databases that will help researchers analyze terrorist incidents around the globe and terrorism-related indictments in the U.S."

- Cobertura exhaustiva de temas como agricultura, biología y temas afines
- Contiene más de 87.580 términos, incluyendo 29.470 referencias cruzadas
- Glosario de definiciones para terminología técnica
- Términos locales/regionales de países Latinoamericanos

A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas.

displays the latest annual U.S. merchandise trade statistics. The National Trade Data are available for 1989 through 2009 for individual countries, trade/economic groups, or geographic regions. The State Export Data are available for 1999 through 2009 for individual states or U.S. regions.

"Treesearch is an online system for sharing free, full text publications by Research and Development scientists in the US Forest Service. Included in Treesearch are scholarly works published by the agency as well as those published by others, including papers appearing in journals, conference proceedings, or books."

"The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. students compared to that of students in other countries."

an integrated database that combines the records from TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD’s Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to more than one million records of transportation research worldwide.

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making."

provides access to publications from various agencies

"The USDOT Research Hub is a web-based, searchable database of USDOT-sponsored research, development, and technology project records."

- Abstracts of papers from agricultural experiment stations located throughout the United States and its territories
- Abstracts of papers in selected foreign publications
- Statistics
- Convention reports
- Bulletins
- Bibliographies

Covers all US patents from 1790 onwards. Download or view high-quality images of the actual pages of the patents, including diagrams and structures from 1790 onwards. Patents from 1976 - present are available full text in an HTML text format.

"Digital files of topo maps of the US now available from the new Map Locator and Downloader in the USGS Store"

- Crime in the United States
- National Incident-Based Reporting System
- Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted
- Hate Crime Statistics

"makes available online publications that were originally distributed to federal depository libraries on CD-ROM, DVD, and floppy disk format"