Education
Three charts that explain American education levels
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Black and Hispanic students had the lowest rates of enrolling in college and graduating four-year college within six years.
An increasing share of guns bought by women and 18–34-year-olds are ending up at crime scenes.
USAFacts analyzed the data from the ATF on guns used in crimes and the rise in ghost guns. Here's what we found. Plus, see charts on diversity in the civilian federal workforce.
In 2022, Los Angeles had the nation’s largest homeless population.
Suicide attempts among LGBQ+ high school students were at least double the national average in 2019.
Thirty-nine percent of Americans live within a half mile of a park.
USAFacts looks into the rise in Kia and Hyundai thefts. Plus, here's the background on bank failures to help make sense of the Silicon Valley Bank failure.
Most countries worldwide rely on the US dollar to support their economy.
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders face the highest rates of homelessness in the US.
California, Vermont, and Oregon have the highest rates of homelessness across the 50 states.
