Data & Data Visualization: Alternative Sources for Government Data (2025)

In response to the removal or limitation of federal data from official sources, this guide offers alternative access points to ensure continued availability of critical information for research, policy analysis, and public use. This curated a list of trusted platforms and resources includes archived data and materials from other organizations, to support informed decision-making. Please reach out to suggest additional sources.

Archived government data

Data Rescue Project Portal
Gateway to over 1000 preserved datasets from multiple data rescue initiatives.
End of Term Web Archive
Captures U.S. government websites at the end of Presidential terms.
Wayback Machine
General internet archiving, including government sites.
GovWayback
Archived versions of government websites prior to January 20, 2025
Library Innovation Lab
Mirror of data files from data.gov.
UCSB Public Data
Several archived public datasets, including CALMA data rescue, and more.
Find Lost Data
Searches for datasets across various sites.

Research data repositories

ICPSR - Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Social science research data; UW is a member institution.
DataLumos
ICPSR archive for government data sources.
Dryad
Open access data repository.
Harvard Dataverse
Repository for research data.
OSF
Platform for sharing research outputs, including data.

Social, economic, and Census data

Sage Data
Social science data and statistics from a variety of sources.

IPUMS
Historical and contemporary Census and survey data.

Social Explorer
Tables and mapping of U.S. Census datasets.

Census Reporter
Tool for accessing the American Community Survey (ACS).

PolicyMap
Geographic data visualization of a variety of public and private data sources.
SimplyAnalytics
Tables and mapping of a variety of public and private data sources.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Economic data.

Climate, energy, & environmental data

Sage Data
Social science data and statistics from a variety of sources.

Climate Mirror Project
Mirrors climate data at risk of deletion.
Open Energy Data Initiative
Access to data generated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Public Environmental Data Partners
Access to a number of federal environmental data sources.
Federal Environmental Web Tracker
Changes to environment-related federal webpages.
Changes to National Centers of Environmental Information
Notice of ongoing changes.

Health data

Sage Data
Social science data and statistics from a variety of sources.

CDC datasets on the Internet Archive
All CDC datasets publicly available as of 1/28/25.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Hosting copies of immunization schedules and contraceptive use guidance from the CDC.
SDOH & Place Project
Social determinants of health data from the CDC, EPA, USDA, and more.