Statistics are your hard facts that will usually make your point across well in a speech. The key thing to remember is that you need to make sure where you get your statistics is from a reliable source such as from the U.S. government Census Bureau or a well-renowned non-profit organization such as the Rand Institute.
This database pulls data sets (raw data) from several different sources, including the American Community Survey, and creates your own statistical charts on the fly!
DATA from the American Community Survey is available through DATA Planet:
The American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the United States Census Bureau provides estimates of the characteristics of the population over a specific time period. The ACS collects data from the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Each year the survey produces data pooled to produce 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year estimates for geographic areas in the US and Puerto Rico, ranging from neighborhoods to congressional districts to the entire nation.
The ACS estimates provide information about the social and economic needs of communities and are used to help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.
The Data-Planet repository holds the 5-year estimates for releases since the 2010 US Census of Population and Housing. The time periods are noted in the system by the end date of each 5-year period, as below:
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