Research Guides: Finding Statistics and Data Sets: Finding Data by Topic

Childcare Statistics

National Database of Childcare Prices
Childcare prices at the county level. Data available back to 2008
Michigan's Child Care Market Rates
Statistics on cost and access to child care in Michigan
Child & Family Data Archive
CFData hosts datasets about young children, their families and communities, and the programs that serve them.
State of Preschool Yearbook
Annual statistical yearbook covering state-funded preschool program funding, access, and policies

The United States government produces a large amount of data. A list of agencies that compile statistics can be found here

Bureau of Economic Analysis(BEA)
BEA is U.S. economic accounts database of the bureau of economic analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. It provides GDP by state and metropolitan area.

Social Explorer
Provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Create maps and reports.

FRED Economic Data
FRED Economic data provides comprehensive economic data, including banking & finance, population, employment, labor market, national accounts, production & business activity, prices, international data, U.S. regional data, and academic data. This database is governed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Loius.
Sage Data
Provides access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, private companies, and intergovernmental organizations. Create maps and reports from data you select from over 640 datasets. Subjects include health, crime, population, finance, industry, and marketing.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Formerly called LexisNexis Statistical, ProQuest Statistical Insight indexes and abstracts federal statistical publications since 1974, business and state government publications since 1980, and international agency publications since 1983. Provides links to full text of 15% of federal publications.

MI School Data - Data and Insights for Policymakers
Get data by school or district. Data on test scores, enrollment, percentage of economically disadvantaged students and students with disabilities
National Center for Education Statistics
Provides national education statistical data. Includes information on elementary and secondary school education, college and advanced degree programs.
Statistics page from the Education Research Guide

PolicyMap
Online data and mapping tool for the United States.
SimplyAnalytics
Allows you to create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business and marketing data.
Social Explorer
Provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Create maps and reports.

Congressional District Health Dashboard (RWJF)
Includes 37 metrics for all 435 U.S. Congressional Districts. From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
KFF
A think tank focused on access to healthcare that produces reports, statistics, policy analysis, polling, journalism, and public health information campaigns.
AHRQ Data Sources & Surveys
Data sources from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - including the National Healthcare Disparities Report and data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUPnet).
Health Statistics Research Guide

PolicyMap
Transportation variables are located under the Quality of Life category and include travel time to work, vehicles per household, public transit and location affordability

Cost of Car Insurance Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index tracks car insurance prices

Last Updated: Oct 5, 2025 10:49 PM