Statistical Data
- PolicyMapThousands of U.S. data indicators for demographic and socioeconomic analysis. PolicyMap data can be presented as maps, tables, charts and pre-built reports that can be incorporated into papers, presentations, blogs and websites. In addition, students can upload unlimited amounts of their own address-based data, and can share these maps with others.
- Data.census.govData.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. It replaces the American FactFinder website, which was retired in 2020.
- StatistaEasy to use statistics search engine with access to more than a million statistics and facts.
- RAND State StatisticsThis database contains information on California and U.S. public policy issues. The database is divided into three primary sections: 1) California Statistics, also called Databases; 2) Online Library; and 3) What's New. You may also search the entire database and some archived reports.
Additional Health Statistics and Data Sources
- CDC FastStatsprovides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and includes links to sources of more data.
- 500 Cities: Local Data for Better Health (CDC)The 500 Cities project is a collaboration between CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation. The purpose of the 500 Cities Project is to provide city- and census tract-level small area estimates for chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the largest 500 cities in the United States. These small area estimates will allow cities and local health departments to better understand the burden and geographic distribution of health-related variables in their jurisdictions, and assist them in planning public health interventions.
- County Health RankingsThe annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America.
- San Francisco Health Improvement PartnershipGet a snap shot of the health status and quality of life in San Francisco. Some variables are available at the zip code or neighborhood level.
- California Environmental Health Tracking ProgramProvides data and information on diseases and environmental threats to inform environmental and public health programs, research, and policies.
- State Cancer Profilesfrom the National Cancer Institute.
- CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemData from the world's largest, on-going telephone health survey system.
- DHS Program (Demographic and Health Surveys)Ready-to-use data for over 90 countries from over 300 surveys covering the topics of demographics, health, and nutrition. The DHS Program is a USAID-funded project implemented by ICF International.
- HospitalFinances.orgHospitalFinances.org is a website run by the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). Their aim is to make nonprofit hospital finances easier to access, search and analyze. This site includes details of Form 990 filings, made by nonprofit hospitals and systems to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. It does not include for-profit or government-owned hospitals.
- California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)The California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) produces over 150 datasets and products taken from reports submitted to OSHPD by nearly 6,000 individual, licensed healthcare facilities including hospitals, long-term care facilities, primary care clinics, specialty clinics, hospices, and home health agencies.
- Global Health ObservatoryThe World Health Organization's portal for providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation.