Below is a list of the statistical agencies of the United States government with a legal mandate to collect data and make it available to the public. Note that more than one hundred statistics gathering and analysis programs operate within agencies of the executive branch. Fortunately, the Office of Management and Budget publishes an annual list of these programs.

• Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• Census Bureau

• Department of Homeland Security

• Economic Research Service

• Energy Information Administration

• Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income

• National Agricultural Statistical Service

• National Center for Education Statistics

• National Center for Health Statistics

• National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Social Security Administration Office of Resarch, Evaluation, and Statistics

Information produced and published by agencies of the U.S. government is not restricted by copyright law and may be freely used and cited.

For more detailed information on locating statistical sources go here:

Statistics & Data Research Guide