Statistics, Demographics, & Data Sets

Data.gov

•   "The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government."
• Search by tag, format, community, organization, etc.

Data & Statistics Search Guide

• From USA.gov
• Find links to data on several topics 

US Census Bureau

• Use American FactFinder to get data on population, economics, and communities
• decennial Census
• Governments Census covering federal, state, & local governments
• Economic Census
• See your Congressional District  

USA Spending

http://www.usaspending.gov/ 

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006, full text of the Transparency Act ( ), requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) establish a single searchable website, accessible to the public at no cost, which includes for each Federal award:

1. the name of the entity receiving the award;
2. the amount of the award;
3. information on the award including transaction type, funding agency, etc;
4. the location of the entity receiving the award; and
5. a unique identifier of the entity receiving the award.