Principal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Units

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The Federal statistical system comprises over 125 agencies or units that engage in statistical activities. A substantial portion of our official statistics is produced by the 13 agencies that have statistical work as their principal mission. In addition, 3 statistical units (subcomponents of agencies) are recognized as having statistical work as their principal mission.

—Bureau of Economic Analysis (Department of Commerce);

—Bureau of Justice Statistics (Department of Justice);

—Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor);

—Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Department of Transportation);

—Census Bureau (Department of Commerce);

—Economic Research Service (Department of Agriculture);

—Energy Information Administration (Department of Energy);

—National Agricultural Statistics Service (Department of Agriculture);

—National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education);

—National Center for Health Statistics (Department of Health and Human Services);

—National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (National Science Foundation);

—Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (Social Security Administration);

—Statistics of Income Division (Department of the Treasury);

—Microeconomic Surveys Unit, (Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve System);

—Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services); and

—National Animal Health Monitoring System, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Department of Agriculture).