Research Data Centers
There are currently 35 open Federal Statistical Research Data Center (RDC) locations. The RDCs partner with over 50 research organizations including universities, non-profit research institutions, and government agencies.
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AtlantaFounded in 2011, the Atlanta RDC is located in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and attracts researchers from across the Southeast.
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BostonFounded in 1994, the Boston RDC is located at the NBER in Cambridge and provides secure data access to researchers from across New England.
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California - BerkeleyFounded in 1998, the California RDC at Berkeley is located on the UC Berkeley campus, and serves researchers from the Bay Area to Northern California.
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California - IrvineOpened in late 2014, the California RDC at Irvine is located in the Social Sciences Gateway Building on the University of California, Irvine campus.
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California - StanfordFounded in 2009, the Stanford RDC operates in partnership with the California RDC, serving San Francisco peninsula and Northern California researchers.
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California - UCLAFounded in 1998, the California RDC at UCLA is located on the UCLA campus and provides data access to researchers in southern California.
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California - USCFounded in 2014, the California-USC RDC is located on the campus of the University of Southern California.
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Central PlainsOpened in November 2015, the Central Plains RDC serves researchers at universities within the Central Plains region.
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ChicagoFounded in 2003, the Chicago RDC consortium includes the Chicago Fed, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois.
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Dallas-Fort WorthOpened in 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth FSRDC is located in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and provides access to researchers in the region.
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Federal Reserve BoardOpened in 2019, the Federal Reserve Board RDC is located in Washington, DC and serves researchers throughout the Washington, DC metro area.
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FloridaOpened in 2022 at the University of Florida, the Florida RDC provides researchers across Florida access to federal microdata.
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GeorgetownOpened in 2017, the Georgetown RDC is located at the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
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Kansas CityOpened in February 2016, the Kansas City RDC is located at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and attracts researchers from across the region.
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KentuckyOpened in 2017, the Kentucky RDC is located on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, and will serve researchers in the East-Central region.
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MarylandThe Maryland RDC is a joint project of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the School of Public Health.
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MichiganFounded in 2003, the Michigan RDC is located at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor.
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MinnesotaFounded in 2010, the Minnesota RDC supports researchers at the University of Minnesota and welcomes other researchers from the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest.
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MissouriOpened in November 2015, the Missouri RDC is located at the Ellis Library on the University of Missouri campus, and serves all researchers in the region.
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New York - BaruchFounded in 2005, the NYRDC-Baruch is located at Baruch College-CUNY in New York City and serves researchers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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New York - CornellFounded in 2005, the NYRDC-Cornell is located in Ithaca and provides data access to researchers in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.
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NorthwestFounded in 2012, the Northwest RDC is located in Seattle and provides secure access to restricted data for researchers in the region.
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Ohio StateOpened 2024 at The Ohio State University, the Ohio State RDC is located at the Institute for Population Research on OSU’s main campus.
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Penn StateFounded in 2014, the Penn State RDC is located in the Paterno Library in the center of the University Park campus.
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PhiladelphiaOpened in 2017, the Philadelphia FSRDC is located in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and attracts researchers from across the East.
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Puerto RicoFounded in 2024, the Puerto Rico RDC provides researchers across Puerto Rico access to federal microdata.
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Rocky MountainOpened in 2017, the Rocky Mountain RDC is located at the Un. of Colorado Boulder and serve researchers along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
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TexasFounded in 2012, the TXRDC is located at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and provides data access to researchers in the region.
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Texas - UT AustinOpened in 2017, UT-Austin provides researchers in central Texas secure environment to access federal statistical data.
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Triangle Research Data CentersFounded in 1999, Triangle RDC has two locations at Duke and UNC that serve the social science research community across North Carolina and southern Virginia.
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University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignThe UIUC RDC provides researchers with the opportunity to conduct approved research projects using confidential federal data.
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Wasatch FrontOpened in August 2020, the WFRDC is located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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WisconsinOpened in September 2015, the WiscRDC is located in the heart of the UW Madison campus, and serves a strongly interdisciplinary community.
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YaleFounded in 2015, the Yale RDC serves researchers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Page Last Revised - March 12, 2025