Welcome to the MRDC
Federal Statistical Research Data Centers are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions. They are secure facilities providing authorized access to restricted-use microdata for statistical purposes only. The RDCs provide a secure Census Bureau environment where researchers may have limited access to non-public demographic, economic, and public health microdata, with appropriate safeguards to protect data confidentiality.
Recent News
2025 Federal Statistical Research Data Center Annual Research Conference at Cornell University
The 2025 Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) Annual Research Conference will be taking place on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The conference will be a day of concurrent paper sessions and a keynote presentation....
MRDC Code of Professional Conduct
The MRDC seeks to provide a safe and productive environment free from harassment and discrimination based on social identity. MRDC researchers have a professional obligation to conduct themselves and interact in a civil and respectful way and to abide by standards of scientific integrity and professional ethics.
MRDC Researchers have both an individual responsibility for their own conduct and a collective responsibility to promote professional conduct.