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Statistical Data

Iowa Data

Iowa Agricultural Statistics Services
Agricultural data including Crops, Cattle, Broiler, Poultry, Prices and more.

Iowa Dept. of Education Data & Statistics
Variety of statistical reports on Iowa’s educational system.

Iowa Dept. of Health – Bureau of Health Statistics
Use the handy A-Z listing to find topics of interest.

Iowa Quick Facts
From the State Data Center of Iowa.

State Data Center
A one-stop source for demographic and statistical information for Iowa.

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Federal Data

American FactFinder from the U.S. Census Bureau
Data in the form of maps, tables, and reports from a variety of Census Bureau sources.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
An independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor.

CensusScope
Tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends with graphics and exportable trend data. From the Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.

ChildStats
Statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room
This White House web site summarizes data from the research and statistical databases of several dozen federal agencies. Tables and charts provide current data on timely topics, such as oil prices, poverty rates, and household wealth.

FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data.

Fedstats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

Mapping Census 2000
A synthesis of the basic patterns and changes U.S. population distribution in the last ten years.

National Agricultural Statistics Service
Find agricultural statistics by state and county level.

National Center for Education Statistics
Information from the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting education information and statistics on the condition and progress of education at the preschool, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels, including data related to education in other nations.

National Center for Health Statistics
Statistical information on America’s health from the Centers for Disease Control.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Justice Information Center
Justice and substance abuse information.

Population Profile of the United States: 2000
2000 Census Report on Population Dynamics, Households and Housing, Social Characteristics, Household Economics, and The Many Faces of Diversity.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
For 125 years a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

U.S. Census Bureau
Leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

United States Historical Census Data Browser
Examine state and county topics for Census years and over time.

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General

KIDS COUNT
A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. by providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being.

Nationmaster.com
Data source to graphically compare nations. This site allows users to generate graphs based on numerical data extracted from the Factbook.

Social and Economic Trend Analysis
Data and analysis that informs the economic development, community betterment, and public policy needs.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 600 tables.

Statistical Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan)
Statistical resources on topics from abortion to wife-abuse.

TrafficSTATS
Carnegie Mellon University and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety have created this "Traffic Statistics on Travel Safety" website and online database. The database is an interactive tool to identify information about traffic-safety risk.

United Nations Statistics Division
Global statistical information.

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