Research Guides: Recreation and Leisure Services 455: Recreation Management: U.S. Statistics

EWU Stats Databases

SAGE Data This link opens in a new window
Formerly called Sage Stats. Collection of data measures spanning all U.S. states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas, and zip codes. Data goes back more than 20 years. Covers the economy, education, crime, government finance, health, population, religion, social welfare, and transportation.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Offers individually indexed tables (with attached spreadsheets), both searchable and browsable.

FedStats
The federal government's centralized source for finding statistics online. Browse an A to Z subject list, or perform a keyword search (of Census products only); also provides links to the agencies' web sites
Data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.