Resources — government data sources and their current status.

CIA World Factbook

Country profiles covering geography, people, government, economy, and more for 261 world entities.

Central Intelligence Agency
ArchivedIntelligenceReferenceData Available

EPA Climate Change Indicators

57 indicators with 145 figures tracking greenhouse gases, temperature, sea level, Arctic ice, droughts, wildfires, and more.

Environmental Protection Agency
ArchivedEnvironmentClimateData Available

Principles of America — 250th Anniversary Archive

93 foundational documents, speeches, books, and court decisions — from Common Sense to the modern era — with full official texts and source links.

Multiple (National Archives, Library of Congress, and others)
ArchivedHistoryCivicsData Available

Bulk Data Mirror — Federal Register, CFR, Bills & More

Complete byte-exact mirrors of the Federal Register (2000–present), Code of Federal Regulations, congressional bills, Statutes at Large, EPA Toxics Release Inventory, and the removed EPA EJScreen data — every file downloadable with SHA-256 checksums.

GPO / GovInfo, EPA
ArchivedLawEnvironmentDataData Available

NASA Global Temperature (GISTEMP)

Annual global land-ocean surface temperature anomalies from 1880 to present — the headline measure of global warming.

NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
ArchivedClimateDataData Available

NOAA Atmospheric CO₂ (Mauna Loa)

The Keeling Curve — annual mean atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at Mauna Loa since 1958.

NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory
ArchivedClimateDataData Available

NOAA Billion-Dollar Disasters

Every U.S. weather and climate disaster since 1980 exceeding $1 billion in CPI-adjusted damages.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
ArchivedClimateEconomicsData Available

U.S. National Debt, 1790–Present

Total public debt outstanding at the end of every fiscal year since 1790 — 235+ years of the nation's balance sheet.

U.S. Department of the Treasury
ArchivedEconomicsDataData Available

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)

The canonical U.S. inflation measure — annual averages since 1913 with year-over-year inflation rates.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
ArchivedEconomicsStatisticsData Available

U.S. Life Expectancy & Death Rates

Life expectancy at birth and age-adjusted death rates since 1900, by race and sex.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics
ArchivedHealthDataData Available

State Population Estimates

Annual resident population estimates for every state and the nation, 2020–2024.

U.S. Census Bureau
ArchivedDemographicsStatisticsData Available

U.S. Tornado Database, 1950–Present

Every recorded U.S. tornado since 1950 — over 71,000 events with location, magnitude, injuries, and fatalities.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center
ArchivedClimateWeatherData Available

Presidential Campaign Finance, 1980–2024

Receipts and disbursements of top presidential candidates in every cycle since 1980, from FEC bulk summary files.

Federal Election Commission
ArchivedElectionsGovernmentData Available

USDA Economic Research Service

Research on agriculture, food, rural economies, and natural resources.

U.S. Department of Agriculture
At RiskAgricultureEconomics

CDC BRFSS

Health-related risk behavior surveys and chronic health condition data.

Centers for Disease Control
At RiskHealthData

Data.gov

Federal open data portal with 250,000+ datasets across agencies.

General Services Administration
At RiskOpen DataGovernment

Census Economic Indicators

GDP, trade balance, retail sales, housing starts, and manufacturing data.

U.S. Census Bureau
At RiskEconomicsStatistics

NOAA Climate Data Online

Historical weather and climate data from stations worldwide.

NOAA
At RiskClimateWeather

EIA Energy Data

Energy production, consumption, imports, exports, and price data.

Department of Energy
At RiskEnergyStatistics

NSF Research Data

Research findings, datasets, and publications from NSF-funded grants.

National Science Foundation
At RiskScienceResearch

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment, wages, inflation (CPI), and productivity statistics.

Department of Labor
ActiveLaborEconomics

USGS Water Data

Streamflow, groundwater levels, and water quality measurements.

U.S. Geological Survey
At RiskWaterEnvironment

NIH National Library of Medicine

PubMed, MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, and biomedical research databases.

National Institutes of Health
At RiskHealthResearch