I have tried to compile a list of interesting datasets. I very much do not feel the need to pay for data, hence all this data is freely available on the net. In case you come across a data site that is listed below and is paid please leave a comment.
Most of my time is spent cleaning the data and bringing it into a state where i can use it in a visualization. Most of the time data is not in the best format. In case i have spent sometime fixing and cleaning the data you will be able to download it using google drive.
| Country | Topic | Link to the viz | Link to the website | Notes |
| USA | Census | NA | Data USA | has limited data but very interesting. |
| Economic | NA | FRED data | Very well managed data. provides charts, and API service. Covers most of the economic data and indicators. | |
| USA | General | Website has some cool visualizations generated using the open data. | New York City Data | Very well managed data. provides charts, and API service. Covers most of the economic data and indicators. |
| USA | Violence | NA | Gun Violence | Data can be downloaded as a csv file. |
| USA | Violence | NA | Gun Violence_2 | Data set since 1982 |
| India | General | NA | Open Government Data | Lot of data is outdated but has some very interesting dataset |
| World | General | NA | Maps | A good collection of SVG maps |
| World | Income Inequality | Article/viz | WID | Provides an easy way to acess the database and generate visualization |
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- data is plural: Many of the data sites listed here are thanks to this wonderful weekly email i receive.
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