You can find statistics on Google! You may want to locate statistics on a geographic location, population, disease, etc. The federal government publishes statistics through various agencies, like the U.S. Census Bureau. State and local governments also publish statistics.
Remember to evaluate the source of the information! You can limit your search to a specific domain, like .gov. Go to the Advanced Search in Google to apply specific limits. Or, add site:.gov to your search terms.
For example:
cancer statistics site:.gov
veterans statistics site:.gov
This will retrieve information only from government websites.
The Center for Community Solutions - search for data on social indicators
Students writing their community papers may also want to visit this statistics section of this Research Guide.
Links to additional Cleveland Area Resources