Sociology

"Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data." Census Bureau site offering fact sheets on communities and detailed data. Searchable.

Access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces Economy at a Glance pages at the national, regional, state, and metropolitan area levels." Data includes statistics on labor, and employment by industry sector.

Good set of links to data and statistics sources, both for domestic and international topics. Categories include political science/public policy, demographics, economics, science and health, sociology, education, miscellaneous, and other countries.

"These data are provided through contracts between NCHS and vital registration systems operated in the various jurisdictions legally responsible for the registration of vital events – births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths."

"Governing's State & Local Sourcebook is an authoritative resource for data about the states and the largest U.S. municipalities...This site contains essential information in 10 categories, including data on revenue, spending, employment, technology trends, health insu