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USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative making government data easy for all Americans to access and understand. We provide accessible analysis on US spending and outcomes in order to ground public debates in facts.

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Visualization

Mapping the COVID-19 outbreak

USAFacts is tracking cases at the county level. See how coronavirus has spread in the United States.

Mapping the COVID-19 outbreak

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Government Revenue & Expenditures

Government spending

Government Revenue & Expenditures

Charting how federal, state, and local dollars flow in and out of the government.

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2020 US Death Statistics

Coronavirus

2020 US Death Statistics

Preliminary US death statistics show over 3.1 million total deaths in 2020—at least 12% more deaths than in 2019

Recent Articles

Population

W.E.B. Du Bois' hand-drawn charts from 1900 show the story of Black Americans through data

Coronavirus

What the US knows about the three primary COVID-19 variants

Jobs & Unemployment

Almost 40% of unemployed Americans have been out of work for more than six and a half months

Coronavirus

The US has averaged more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths per day in 2021

Jobs & Unemployment

In 2020, the number of unionized workers dropped, while the share of union members increased

Jobs & Unemployment

11 states lost jobs in December. Michigan lost the most.

Elections & Government

The Weekly Digest

Elections & Government

Here are the priorities for the Biden administration's first 100 days

Jobs & Unemployment

Who has access to paid sick and medical leave?

Elections & Government

How many Americans have been impeached?

Coronavirus

Five things about COVID-19 to start 2021

Jobs & Unemployment

The US lost 140,000 jobs in December — the first employment decline since April

Elections & Government

Georgia Senate campaigns have raised between $86 million and $140 million each. Average fundraising to win a US Senate seat is $8 million.

Coronavirus

What’s in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package?

Other

The 10 most read articles of the year

Jobs & Unemployment

Only 17 states added jobs in November

Jobs & Unemployment

What is the labor force participation rate? How has it changed during the pandemic?

Coronavirus

The 13 numbers that defined 2020

Coronavirus

Preliminary US death statistics show over 3.1 million total deaths in 2020—at least 12% more deaths than in 2019

Healthcare

The state of healthcare at the end of 2020

Jobs & Unemployment

The nation added 245,000 jobs in November, but employment gains are slowing

Coronavirus

There was one new COVID-19 case for every 76 Americans in November

Education

Who are the nation’s 4 million teachers?

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Noteworthy Data

Population

329.48 million

2020

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Families in poverty

Families in poverty

Families in poverty

6.55 million

2019

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Violent crimes

1.2 million

2019

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Percent of adults with obesity

Percent of adults with obesity

Percent of adults with obesity

30.9%

2018

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Presidential voting rate compared to total voting-age population

Presidential voting rate compared to total voting-age population

Presidential voting rate compared to total voting-age population

56%

2016

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State of the Union

In Numbers

A data-driven, nonpartisan snapshot of the state of our union.

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Government Finances

Federal debt held by public as percent of GDP

Federal debt held by public as percent of GDP

Federal debt held by public as percent of GDP

79.11%

2019

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Debt ceiling

$19.81 trillion

2017

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Percent of federal debt held by public that is foreign-owned

Percent of federal debt held by public that is foreign-owned

39.44%

2019

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) net profit

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) net profit

$8.5 billion

2017

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Security & Safety

Active duty military members

Active duty military members

Active duty military members

1.33 million

2019

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Barrels of crude oil produced

Barrels of crude oil produced

4.46 billion

2019

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Firearms licenses

Firearms licenses

130,546

2019

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Foster care population at end of year

Foster care population at end of year

423,997

2019

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Economy

Median annual wage

Median annual wage

Median annual wage

$39,810

2019

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product

$20.93 trillion

2020

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Corporate income taxes paid

Corporate income taxes paid

$293.21 billion

2013

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Existing home sales

Existing home sales

5.53 million

2019

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People & Society

Visas granted

8.74 million

2019

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Life expectancy in years

Life expectancy in years

77.8

2020

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Social Security average retirement monthly benefit

Social Security average retirement monthly benefit

$1,470.26

2020

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Average number of people in a family

Average number of people in a family

3.14

2019

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