LibGuides: Gender & Women's Studies Research Guide: Data & Statistics

Data & Statistics

Using data is one way to strengthen your research by providing quantitative evidence. Below is a recommended list of sources to obtain statistics and data on demographics, labor, pay equity, women’s health and more.

For more information about accessing and citing data, visit our Data & Statistics Research Guide.

General Statistics

Explore Census Data
The official platform for for accessing U.S. census data.

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Online research tool used to track U.S. demographic and social change. Access and create interactive maps, reports, presentations and graphics based on U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present. See this helpful user guide.

Women & Gender Statistics

World Bank Gender Data Portal
Global database of 900+ gender data indicators going back as far as 1960.
Status of Women in the States Data
Data on women’s progress in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States overall. Offers data at the national and state level.
United Nations The World's Women Reports
The World's Women reports are prepared by the Statistics Division of the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) at five-year intervals, starting in 1990. The report analyzes gender equality in six critical areas: population and families; health; education; economic empowerment and asset ownership; power and decision-making; and violence against women and the girl child.
Center for Disease Control Women's Health
Quick facts about women's health and reproductive health topics.
U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau Data & Statistics
Data about women in the workforce as far back as 1948 including information about workforce participation rates, occupations, earnings, work leave, and veterans.
U.S. Trans Survey
The U.S. Trans Survey is a community-based survey conducted in 2022. It is the largest survey of trans people, by trans people, in the United States.