US Government Statistical Agency Websites
Many U.S. Government agencies produce statistics on a variety of topics. These statistics are compiled because Congress has directed these agencies to compile and disseminate such statistics in order to execute programs these agencies administer. Congress directs these agencies to perform these programs in order to fulfill various legal and public policy requirements. Some of these agencies such as the Census Bureau date back to the earliest years of the United States. Other agencies, such as the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, are more recent creations due to Congress´ belief that they were needed to provide information resources to deal with various public policy issues. The following is a listing of many, but not all, U.S. Government statistical agencies.
| Data.gov Resource of searchable data sets from U.S. Government executive branch agencies. |
Office of Managment & Budget-Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) This office is responsible for determing federal agencies statistical compilation policies and data collection activities. |
| Administration on Aging Collects statistics on federal polices and programs affecting senior citizens. |
| Administration for Children & Families . Collects statistics on children & families |
| Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (Documents health care program performance, quality, and cost.) |
| Agency for International Development (Documents U.S. foreign economic & social assistance) |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis (Commerce Dept. agency documenting U.S. economic performance.) |
| Bureau of Justice Statistics (Justice Dept. statistical branch collecting criminal justice statistics.) |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics (Collects pricing and employment statistics.) |
| Bureau of Prisons (Collects data on federal prisons and prisoners.) |
| Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Collects transportation statistics) |
| Census Bureau (Collects population, economic, demographic, and social statistics.) |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Collects Medicare & Medicaid program statistics) |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission (Collects data on consumer product hazards & potential hazards) |
| Congressional Budget Office (Congressional support agency analyzing federal budgetary programs.) |
Defense Dept. Personnel & Procurement Statistics Collects military casualty and other statistical information |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (Produces data on federal drug law enforcement. |
| Economic Research Service (USDA division analyzing agricultural economic performance.) |
| Energy Information Administration (Collects energy related statistics) |
| Federal Aviation Administration (Collects civilian aviation statistics) |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency (Supports victims of disasters and collects statistics on agency performance.) |
| Federal Highway Administration (Collects U.S. highway system statistics) |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Collects trucking and motor carrier industry statistics) |
| Federal Reserve Board (Collects financial and banking statistics) |
| Federal Railroad Administration (Collects U.S. railroad statistics) |
| Federal Transit Administration (Collects mass transit industry statistics) |
| Food and Nutrition Service (Conducts surveys on food stamp and child nutrition programs.) |
| Foreign Agricultural Service (Documents U.S. agricultural international trade.) |
| Maritime Administration (Collects statistics on domestic and international shipping) |
| Mine Safety & Health Administration (Documents mining industry statistics) |
| Minerals Management Service (Collects statistics about oil, gas, and minerals activities on federal and Indian lands.) |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service (Collects agricultural statistics including the Census of Agriculture.) |
| National Cancer Institute (Documents cancer research and statistics) |
| National Center for Education Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Education statistical branch.) |
| National Center for Health Statistics (Collects medical and health care statistics) |
| National Climatic Data Center (Collects recent and historical climatic data. |
| National Geophysical Data Center (Collects data on the ocean, land, atmosphere, and solar-terrestrial environments.) |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Collects statistics on motor vehicle and highway safety and fatalities. |
| National Institute of Mental Health (Documents mental health trends and developments.) |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (Documents these medical conditions and related research.) |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (Collects drug abuse statistics and conducts related research.) |
| National Marine Fisheries Service (Collects fishery statistics) |
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(Collects statistics on climate, commerce, ecosystems, water, weather, and transportation.) |
| National Oceanographic Data Center (Collects oceanographic & coastal data.) |
| National Protection & Programs Directorate (Dept. of Homeland Security division documenting statistics on terrorism and natural threats, community responses etc. |
| National Science Foundation Science Resources Statistics (Federal scientific program data.) |
| Occupational Safety & Health Administration (Documents occupational safety matters.) |
| Office of Immigration Statistics (Collects immigrant & immigration statistics.) |
| Office of Management & Budget (Responsible for preparing the federal budget) |
| Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Transportation Dept. branch collecting data monitoring hazardous material transportation.) |
| Small Business Administration (Collects small business related statistics) |
Social Security Administration Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis (Social security program statistics) |
| Statistics of Income (Internal Revenue Service compilation of personal and business tax receipts.) |
| Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (Collects mental health & substance abuse statistics) |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Compiles waterborne commerce statistics and statistics on vessels in harbors.) |
| U.S. Geological Survey Conducts research on U.S., state, and foreign geological trends & developments. |
| U.S. International Trading Commission Independent agency studying the effects of selected imports on U.S. industries. |
