Biology & Microbiology: Find Statistics and Data

Find, download, and use datasets that have been generated by the Federal Government. Includes nearly 450,000 raw and geospatial datasets, with new datasets continuously added.

PRINT ACCESS: 1883-2012 in government documents; call numbers vary.
ONLINE ACCESS: 1879-2012 available online.

A resource by the U.S.Census to provide quick access to data from various surveys and programs. Included in the Data is the Decennial Census, which collects data every 10 years about household income, education, and homeownership for the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.

The Institute for Political and Social Research has over 16,000 datasets available for free. ICPSR is run by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.