Data Sources and Resources

Government

• Data.gov is the central repository for lots of data published by U.S. federal agencies. Additional government data can be found through specific agency websites.

• Data.gov also maintains a list of other government-run Open Data sites.

• The National Center for Education Statistics has data on public and private schools, colleges, and libraries, as well as student achievement and survey data.

• The Investigative Reporters and Editors Census project and http://beta.censusreporter.org/ are good places to download and explore U.S. Census data.

• The Federal Election Commission’s data catalog publishes regularly-updated data on campaigns, committees, and its regulatory actions. Be careful of duplicate entries.

• NYC Open Data is a central resource for data published by New York City agencies.

• The Sunlight Foundation’s APIs provide information on Congress (bills, votes, members, etc.), lobbying, and some state-level legislative data.

• GovTrack.us provides an API and bulk raw data on U.S. legislators and bills.

International Organizations

• The U.N.’s data portal also lets you search its data published by its partner organizations.

• The OECD and the World Bank both publish data on a range of topics in economic development and international trade.

• The World Health Organization publishes data on global health indicators, as well specific diseases.

Misc.

• The Pew Research Center publishes data from many of its surveys.

• The New York Times publishes APIs relating to the articles it publishes, its best-seller lists, congressional data, campaign finance, and more.

Databases of Databases

• Google Public Data

• Quandl

Idiosyncratic Collections of Interesting Datasets

• Rob Barry

• Kevin Chai

• Peter Skomoroch

• KDnuggets