Data Resources & Tools

Begun in April 2020 in response to the COVID pandemic, HPS measures emergent social and economic issues impacted households across the country. Available geographies: U.S., states and metropolitan statistical areas.

Research, develop and advocate for federal, state and local policies to strengthen families and create pathways to education and work.

Contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings.

ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.

Nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to help advance upward mobility and equity.

Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information.