International
- CIA World Fact BookBasic information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, and military for 267 world entities from the United States Central Intelligence Agency.
- Country StudiesDescription and analysis of the political, economic social and national security systems and institutions of over 100 countries
- Unite Nations Social IndicatorsAn online system for searching data from the United Nations statistics division.
United States
The Census data mapper is a GIS tool that can be useful for visualizing differences in population characteristics on a national scale.
- Data.census.gov This link opens in a new windowThe U.S. Census Bureau portal for finding data on the race, ancestry, household income, etc. of populations from the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey. It is possible to create customized tables focused on a variety of topics, populations, and geographies.
- InfoshareInfoshare provides census and community survey data.
- Proquest Statistical InsightsContains a digitized federal collection of data on social and economic conditions in the U.S
- Social ExplorerDemographic information about the United States from 1940-2000 through interactive maps and data reports.
- Statistical Abstracts of the United StatesAnnual federal collection of data on social and economic conditions in the US.