Announcement re: Federal Govt Data
U.S. government sites are modifying some data, and some datasets may not be accessible on the site. Look for a notice like this on visible web pages.
To search for websites/datasets that appear to be inaccessible, check the resources on the individual tabs.
Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: https://libguides.umn.edu/
From KFF: A Look at Federal Health Data Taken Offline: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/a-look-at-federal-health-data-taken-offline/
To search across sites, from Boston University: https://www.FindLostData.org
The Data Rescue Project's Data Rescue Tracker: https://www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-tracker/
Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/ Search by URL, if you have it, or by dataset or organization name, then click on the most recent date on the calendar of results. Data is from the end of administration project that they produce every 4 years (in this case, 28 Jan 2025).
Policy Map: https://www.policymap.com/blog/purged-federal-agency-data-available Including data from CDC PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates), the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST), & others.
ICPSR: is saving CDC data https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/ICPSR/index.html
Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data: https://lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01/30/preserving-public-u-s-federal-data/ (data not currently available until spring)
General Statistics Resources
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AHRQ Data & SurveysStart with Data Sources Available from AHRQ. The Agency for Health Research & Quality conducts research aimed at improving the American health care system.
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Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance SystemIncludes interactive maps & databases and survey data & downloads. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States and U.S. territories. Data is collected monthly.
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DataFinderSearch for data by indicators & location & easily create custom reports. From the Population Reference Bureau.
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Eurostat StatisticsEurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. Its task is to provide the EU with statistics at the European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions
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FedStatsProvides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government whether you know the agency that produced it or not.
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Sage StatsData on U.S. states, counties, cities, & metropolitan areas, in a variety of areas, including crime, health, & religion. & social welfare.
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Social Determinants of Health Database (AHRQ)SDOH-focused data, curated from existing Federal datasets & other publicly available data sources. Variables in the files correspond to five key SDOH domains & can be linked to other data by county & zip code.
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Wonder (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) (CDC)Easy-to-use, menu-driven system for the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of special interest are US Cancer Statistics (incidence and mortality statistics) and Compressed Mortality File: Underlying Cause of Death (with ICD 9 and 10 codes).