Terry P. McMahan Library: Government Information: Main Resources

The Capitol Building

Data USA
A collaboration of Deloitte and MIT, this collection of government data includes statistics from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau and O*Net. Includes eye-catching graphics for occupations, demographics, education, and more.

SimplyAnalytics
A web-based mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables. Data includes demographic data from the US Census and the American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), and D&B's POI business directory providing access to over 5 million US business profiles. Additionally, users have access to the premium MRI-SimmonsLOCAL consumer behavior dataset, which includes data on over 8,000 brands, and marketing segmentation system data from Claritas PRIZM. Data is available down to the Census Block Group level.

USAFacts
USAFacts is a new data-driven portrait of the American population, our government’s finances, and government’s impact on society. We are a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic initiative and have no political agenda or commercial motive. We provide this information as a free public service and are committed to maintaining and expanding it in the future.