Libraries: Primary vs Secondary Sources: Data Resources

Other Sources of Raw Data

Many organizations make their data available, but you have to find it first. Some of the links below will help you search for data while others are organizations making their data available.

Search for Data

Data Hub
While Datahub covers a variety of topics from climate change to entertainment, it mainly focuses on areas like stock market data, property prices, inflation, and logistics.
Google Dataset Search
Google Dataset Search is like Google’s standard search engine, but strictly for data. Free to search, but does include some fee-based search results
Interview Query
A wealth of free datasets online, from governmental and economic data to narrower topics like MLB stats and video game sales
Kaggle
Explore, analyze, and share quality data. Learn more about data types, creating, and collaborating.

Organizational Data

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
Information on aging - AARP research with datasets and a tool to mine survey questions
BFI - British Film Industry
Free research data and market intelligence on the UK film industry and other screen sectors
University of California - Berkley - Health Data
List of sites where you can access raw health data and datasets
Pew Research
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research and do not take policy positions.

United States Government

The U.S. government makes its data available on many different websites. Data.gov is a collection of data from many different government agencies and is a good place to start.

Data.gov
Data.gov is the United States government's open data website. It provides access to datasets published by agencies across the federal government.
Center for Disease Control - CDC
Department of Homeland Security - Immigration
Immigration Data and Statistics
NASA - Earth Data
The Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program provides full and open access to NASA’s collection of Earth science data.
Spatial Data Repository
The Spatial Data Repository provides geographically-linked health and demographic data from The DHS Program and the U.S. Census Bureau for mapping in a geographic information system (GIS).
United States Census
Measuring America's People, Places, and Economy

Texas Data

The Texas state government as well as other communities make their data available through various websites. Some state and federal data can be narrowed down to the county and city level.

State of Texas

The state makes much of its data available through the Texas Open Data Portal as well as other government agency websites.

Texas Open Data Portal
Official State of Texas site for publicly accessible open data published by state agencies and institutions of higher education
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The environmental agency for the state
Data.gov - Texas Data
Information from the federal government about Texas

Texas Demographic Center
Focal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas. The Center also disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas

County Data

City Data

City of Houston
Open Data made available by the City of Houston
Missouri City, Texas - Open Data
The GeoHub is Missouri City's public platform for exploring, visualizing, and downloading location-based Open Data

Primary vs Secondary Sources: Data Resources

Other Sources of Raw Data

Search for Data

Organizational Data

United States Government

Texas Data

State of Texas

County Data

City Data

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