Find government statistics on .gov sites
Official statistics live on .gov domains. Restricting to them bypasses news summaries and gets you the primary source with the full dataset.
The dork pattern
site:gov {topic} statistics
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
Try it
Fill in the blanks, then run the search or open it in the Hound Dog builder.
site:gov employment statistics
Variations
site:gov {topic} filetype:pdf statistics
site:gov intitle:statistics {topic}
Operators used
site:site:example.comLimits results to .gov domains, where agencies publish official statistics.
Restrict results to a single domain or subdomain. Great for searching within one site or excluding it.
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