Child & Family
-
Kids Count Data Center This link opens in a new windowOver 100 indicators of child well-being, including economic status, health, safety, and risk factors on the local community, city, state, and national level.
-
Child Welfare Information GatewayFrom the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services. Reports, databases and demographics on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
-
Adoption & Foster Care StatisticsThese resources provide State and national data on the number of children in the child welfare system, trends in foster care caseloads, and well-being outcomes.
Mental Health
-
Statistics - National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)The resource represents an extensive collection of NIMH's best statistics on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental disorders
-
Report - Mental Health Problems Of Prison And Jail InmatesFrom Dept. of Justice, 2006. Presents estimates of the prevalence of mental health problems among prison and jail inmates using self-reported data on recent history and symptoms of mental disorders.
Healthcare
-
Centers for Disease Control - Data & StatisticsLinks to statistics related to numerous topics.
-
Health Coverage & Uninsured - Kaiser Family FoundationInformation and data about healthcare coverage in the U.S.
-
Health Reform Source - Kaiser Family FoundationRobust site about healthcare reform and the Affordable Healthcare Act.
-
Healthy People.govHealthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across communities and sectors, empower individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of prevention activities.
Immigration
-
Immigration StatsticsFrom the Department of Homeland Security.
-
Foreign Born - CensusCensus information of foreign born population.
-
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new windowA web-based mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables, including: demographic data from the US Census and American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), and D&B's Points-of-Interest business file providing access to over 5 million US business profiles. Includes MRI-SimmonsLOCAL consumer behavior dataset, which includes data on over 8,000 brands, 450 categories, and the MOSAIC consumer lifestyle segmentation system. Data is available down to the Census Block Group level.
Criminal Justice
-
Bureau of Justice StatisticsStatistics on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government
-
Drug & Crime Facts - Bureau of Justice StatisticsThis site summarizes U.S. statistics about drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections from Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and non-BJS sources.
-
Juvenile Justice page - NCJRSInformation on many aspects of juvenile justice, including sentencing, recidivism and prevention.
-
Statistics page - Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency PreventionThe OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) enables users to access online information via OJJDP's Web site to learn more about juvenile crime and victimization and about youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
Religion
-
U.S. Congregational MembershipData from the Association of Religion Data Archives
-
Religion- Research and Data from Pew ResearchPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
Sexual Orientation
-
LGBT Demographic Studies from the Williams InstituteInformation about the LGBT population from the Williams Institute, a national think tank focusing on sexual orientation, gender identity law and public policy.
-
Census - Same-sex couples informationDemographic data collected by the Census.