U.S. Census and Demographic Data
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Provides access to current and historical U.S. census and other demographic data. Users can create maps and reports.
Users must register for an account (free for current students, faculty, and staff with an active oberlin.edu email address) to access a full range of features.
Follow these steps to complete the account registration process:
1. If prompted, enter oberlin.edu email address, then select Continue;
2. Enter first name, last name, and a password, then select Continue;
3. Under “Choose industry”, select “Education” from the dropdown menu;
4. Under “Position”, select the appropriate role (e.g. “Undergraduate Student”), then select “Continue”;
5. A pop-up message may appear, confirming coverage under a professional license provided by the College; select “Continue”.
Databases
Other U.S. Government Data
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (United States)The mission of BJS is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
- Data.gov This link opens in a new windowProvides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. Great place to find population, housing, economic and geographic data, climate, education, energy, health, and science as well as maps, fact sheets, tools and other resources.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States by Call Number: Main Oversize - HA202.U5ISBN: 1636714285Publication Date: AnnuallyThe Statistical Abstract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of social, political, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878.
Other Data Sources
- Sage Data This link opens in a new windowLarge repository of harmonized datasets from a variety of sources, with global and time series coverage. Datasets allow complete access to datasets using customizable tables, graphs and maps, with numerous output formats available (Excel, PDF, delimited text, SAS, SPSS, XML, Shapefile GIS).
- ICPSR This link opens in a new windowICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) maintains an archive of more than 500,000 data files in the social sciences. Includes a bibliography of literature related to the data.