USE AdventureWorks GO SELECT name AS index_name, STATS_DATE(OBJECT_ID, index_id) AS StatsUpdated FROM sys.indexes WHERE OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID('HumanResources.Department') GO The above query will tell the last stats gathered on the particular table, If fo r some reason you feel stats is not up to date, you can update it using. USE AdventureWorks; GO UPDATE STATISTICS HumanResources.Department WITH FULLSCAN GO