InfoGuides: Locating Deleted Government Data & Information: George Mason Resources

George Mason Resources

US government data is available through a variety of sources the University Libraries subscribe to. If you can't locate data that has been deleted from a government website, try one of the sources listed below. They contain data sources such as the Census, American Community Survey, etc. from data producing government agencies.

Social Explorer
Access current and historical census and American Community Survey data plus U.S. public data on a variety of topics such as crime, health, education and more. Includes data from Canada, UK, and Eurostat. Create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand demography and social change.
Sage Data
Provides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Charts, maps, views, rankings, time series and tables are available for use in the Sage Data repository. Sage Data offers capabilities to compare & contrast multiple data series, perform statistical calculations on the data, and customize output views.
Statista
Integrates more than 80,000 diverse topics of data and facts from over 22,500 international sources. Includes statistics and studies gathered from market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, government sources and international organizations. Create graphs, reports and infographics. Data is easily exportable for analysis. Statista reports now allow you to create your own interactive industry comparisons with Tableau Workbook. Find the free tool at the Tableau website.

Policy Commons
A freely available archive for public policy research including reports, charts, videos and white papers. Materials are provided by registered organizations and verified before posting. Search and browse capabilities are available. Initiated by Indiana University-Purdue University's Indianapolis Library and Center for Governmental Studies. Previously PolicyArchive.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ICPSR hosts DataLumos, a crowd-sourced repository for government data.
SimplyAnalytics
Enables users to quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. Data includes Census (1980 - Present), American Community Survey, and both Simmons and MRI Consumer Survey Data. Users may create accounts to save their work. Access is for 5 concurrent users. For more information, see the SimplyAnalytics InfoGuide.