Library Guides: Open Data: Open Data Sources

Many sources of open data are available from the US government and other entities. Here are some great sources of data for your research.

Data.gov
Open data from the U.S. Government. Includes federal, state, local, and tribal government data.
Data.census.gov
This census data discovery tool replaces American FactFinder and brings together Census data into one platform.
Google Public Data Explorer
Discover open data from many sources through Google's interface.
World Bank Open Data
Global Development Data from The World Bank.
Registry of Open Data on AWS
Find open data sets using the Amazon Web Services data registry.
WHO
International health data from the World Health Organization
European Union Open Data Portal
Catalog of open data from EU institutions.
re3data.org
The Registry of Research Data Repositories is a directory of data archives around the world. Keyword searchable and browsable.
ICPSR
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research provides open data, data sharing, and education. As a member institution, students, faculty, and staff at the University of South Carolina enjoy full access to this data archive.
Creating an ICPSR Account
Visit this link to find out how to register for an ICPSR account.
Open Science Framework
This online collaboration tool and data archive, operated by the Center for Open Science, is a great place to find and share data - and it's not just for science.