Links to federal and academic sites

Federal and academic databases can provide a wide variety of information on fishing-dependent communities -- especially demographic and economic data. Here we provide links to a number of federal and academic sites useful in conducting communities research. As always, we welcome suggestions for additional links.

Federal Databases

• Federal Courts Finder

• Federal Reserve Economic Databases
• Federal Reserve Economic Data Mailing Lists and Publications

• USDA Economic Research Service data products
• USDA Economics and Statistics System
• USDA Forest Service Inventory and Monitoring Institute, Economics Center (financial and spatial datasets -- including BEA and IMPLAN)

Census Data

• 1990 and 2000 Census Lookup; text-based; MapStats (Map-based look up data)",
• American Community Survey,
• American Factfinder -- information on US communities
• Annual Time Series of County Population Estimates By Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for years between decennial censuses,
• Sub-County Population Estimates
• Census Data Ferret Login Page -- datasets from Census, BLS, NIH and other federal sources
• County Business Patterns
• Current Population Survey: A Joint BLS/Census Project
• Information of the Survey of Income Participation (SIPP), including phone number for datasets, SIPP - Enhanced Demographic-Economic Datasets,
• On Converting from SICs to NAICs,
• Population and Household Economic Data,
• Poverty research and estimates, including estimates for 'Small Areas' such as states and counties
• QuickFacts on states and counties Allows both text and map based searches -- after choosing a state either choose a county or the browse option for access to datasets including poverty estimates, county business patterns, demographic data, social characteristics, and more...
• TIGER files -- geographically linked census data
• US Gazetteer -- Can be used to get to Census STF1A and STF3A without going through either the drop down menus or the series of maps. Just type your location into the search boxes.


Stat-USA data

Bureau of Economic Analysis
• All Bureau of Economic Affairs data
• BEA Regional Accounts Data -- including the useful BEARFACTS datasheets


NOAA
• Coast Guard vessel registry

Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Economy at a Glance -- states and places. More places added recently.
• Most Requested Data Series
• Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
• Regional Information

US Geological Survey

• Environmental Impact Analysis Data Links
• USGS Geographic Names Information System -- useful for unincorporated places not found in the Lookup lists and for situating communities in relation to the local area through its 'show feature location' function. Also useful for determining the county in which a place is situated. Plug in the place name and state, and the county will be included in the information returned to you.

US Internal Revenue Service

• IRS DATA (Under Statistics of Income, choose Products and Services for full listing and descriptions -- or go directly to datasets under 'Statistics by Topic')

FedStats: Regional Statistics

National Spatial Data Infrastructure data

Small Business Administration

• Economic Statistics and Research on Small Business

White House

• Economic Statistics Briefing Room
• Social Statistics Briefing Room

GovStats from Oregon State University   -- a variety of social and economic databases on demographics, economics and education

Non-Federal Databases

Economic Data Links from 'Dr. T'  Scroll down to Economics Data and Analysis

Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political research

National Association of Counties (NACO).

Natural Resources Research Information pages

The Scout Report

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center of CIESIN  -- linking social and natural data

University of California, San Diego Social Science Data on the Net.   Includes links to several hundred public access databases as well as a searchable bibliography.

Univ. of Michigan Documents Center-- Statistical Resources on the Web