Federal agencies collect, compile, and distribute data and statistics on a wide range of topics. The major ones are listed below.
The source for the list below is Hartsell-Gundy (2014). A summary of what statistics are provided by each agency may be found in the article:
Statistical agencies of the U.S. government and the kinds of statistics they provide:
- Agricultural economics statistics. Economic Research Service (ERS). http://www.ers.usda.gov
- Agricultural statistics and the Census of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS). http://www.nass.usda.gov/
- Crime statistics and law enforcement statistics. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). http://www.bjs.gov
- Economic indicators. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). http://www.bea.gov
See, “The U.S. Economy at a Glance.”
- Educational statistics. National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/
See fast facts (https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/)
- Energy production, consumption, emissions, and waste statistics. Energy Information Administration (EIA). http://www.eia.gov.
- Health statistics. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/. See especially, NCHS fast facts page (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/).
- Immigration statistics and more. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov
- Labor statistics, and, also, the key publications Occupational Outlook Handbook and Monthly Labor Review. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov
- Population, housing, and economic census statistics. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov. See, especially, American Factfinder.
- Science and engineering education and research statistics. National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
- Social security statistics. Social Security Administration Office of Research Evaluation and Statistics (ORES). http://www.ssa.gov/policy/about/ORES.html
- Statistical Programs of the United States of America. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/statistical-programs-standards/
- Taxation statistics. Statistics of Income (SoI). http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Stats-2
- Transportation, travel, and freight statistics. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. https://www.bts.gov/
