Library Guides: REL 261: Faith Traditions: Human Rights: Data Sources

Databases

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Data on the United States, including demographics, economics, government, & finance from 1790-2000.
SageData This link opens in a new window
Note: access is available for content that predates 12/31/21; any content from 01/01/2022 - present is unavailable. A dynamic tool to scan and search the contents of billions of datasets from the United States. Compare and contrast variables of interest and create customized views in tables, maps, rankings, and charts. Views also include descriptive summaries of the datasets and data sources. Datasets cover a wide range of subjects – including business, finance, banking, economics, sociology, political science, demography, agriculture, education, international studies, criminal justice, housing and construction, labor and employment, energy resources and industries, and more.
Previously Sage Stats.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Generates maps, data visuallizations, and spreadsheets of Census data from 1790-2010. Additional data available up to the 2020 census.
Updated regularly. Provides easy access to historical census data for the United States. Allows users to visually analyze and understand the demography of any part of the United States with access to the following:

* Interactive thematic maps of historical census data
* Customized reports for any chosen area or areas (including aggregates)
* Complete coverage of the United States, down to neighborhoods and streets
* Simple navigation buttons and a find tool make it easy and efficient to study neighborhoods

Users can examine geographic areas while selecting the type of data to be shown, such as population density or income level. The corresponding data tables are also available.

Census (Census.gov)

United States Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
A platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.

US Census video tutorial
Short videos showcasing tips and tricks to navigate Census Bureau data.
User guides
Measuring Race & Ethnicity Across the Decades: 1790–2010 (Interactive)
Census Geocoder
Find census tract and block group numbers by address
Historical Census files

Demographic Visualizations

Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America
From the University of Richmond's Digital Lab, which digitized New Deal redlining maps to illuminate how federal policy makers "used racial criteria to categorize lending and insurance risks."
Mapping Prejudice
"Visualizing the hidden histories of race and privilege in the urban landscape." Focused on Minneapolis, from the University of Minnesota.
Visual Capitalist
Variety of data visualizations, including inequality and money.
60 Years of Urban Change
Created by the Institute for Quality Communities in the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Income inequality from the U.S. Census Bureau
Variety of visualizations related to income inequality from the US Census Bureau
Racial Dot Map
An accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in the entire country, based on the 2010 Census. Hosted by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Justice Map
Similar to Social Explorer, but only with race and income options. A project for Energy Justice Network and Sunlight Foundation

International Data Visualizations