Where do go for data if the federal government shuts down (2018 edition)

Because we're in the countdown to shutdown again, data users should know that most federal websites will shut down when the government does... 

Here are some other helpful data resources, ranging from national to state and local downloads, to get you through any dark days with no federal data access:

• IPUMS for all things Census, CPS (and more)
• SHADAC for all things healthcare
• Population Reference Bureau for all things American Community Survey
• Annie E. Casey Foundation for all things child well-being related
• Missouri Census Data Center (another all-things Census option)
• National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS), GeoCommons, and PolicyMap
• Census Reporter for another source of American Community Survey data

You may also want to try the "Wayback Machine," an online archive of webpages.

For state-specific data... here are links provided by readers and colleagues around the nation:

Check the Clearinghouse of SDCs for a comprehensive listing of Census State Data Centers, or refer to one of these state-based resources:

• Alabama (Center for Business and Economic Researh, University of Alabama)
• Alaska (Department of Commerce - Community Database Online)
• Arizona (Office of Employment and Population statistics)
• Arkansas (Census state data center - note: some downloadable data, some broken links)
• California (Department of Finance, KidsData.org)
• Colorado (Colorado State Data Center, and Colorado State Demography Office)
• Connecticut (Connecticut State Data Center)
• Delaware (Delaware State Data Center)
• District of Columbia (District of Columbia, Dept. of Planning)
• Florida (Office of Economic and Demographic Research)
• Georgia
• Hawaii (Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism)
• Idaho
• Illinois (Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
• Indiana (Stats Indiana)
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota (Minnesota Compass)
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York (New York State Data Center, Cornell Program on Applied Demographics)
• North Carolina (NC Budget and Management)
• North Dakota (North Dakota Kids Count, North Dakota Compass)
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon (Oregon Census State Data Center)
• Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania State Data Center)
• Puerto Rico
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas (Texas State Data Center)
• Utah (Utah Governor's Office of Planning & Budget)
• Vermont (Vermont indicators online)
• Virginia
• Washington (Office of Financial Management / State Demographer)
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin (Wisconsin Get Facts)
• Wyoming

Please tweet me @DataGeekB if you have recommendations to add to the list!

Special thanks to @mecline6, @censusSDC, @SR_Spatial, @MetroGram, @CarlSchmertmann and @NDCompass for recommending several links.