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These reports cover the American experience ranging from immigration to aging population to civil rights to childcare to poverty. Explore this demographic data for a fuller picture of who lives in the US.

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7 charts on flying ahead of the holidays

More people are flying, and being unruly, compared to the first year of the pandemic. Here’s how that impacts on-time arrivals.

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How the Native American population changed since the last census

Demographic data shows how the Native American population is younger than Americans overall.

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It’s not just the pandemic: women have been leaving the labor force for more than 20 years

White, Black, and Hispanic or Latino women have not returned to pre-pandemic rates of labor participation.

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The US child population shrank by 1 million between 2010 and 2020

Americans under 18 are a more diverse group now than in 2010.

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The Hispanic population has quadrupled in the past four decades. It is also becoming more diverse.

More than 62 million Americans — 19% of the total population — identified as Hispanic or Latino in the 2020 census.

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What low response rates mean for 2020 ACS data — and a potential bright side

The Census Bureau won't release one-year estimates for the 2020 American Communities Survey due to nonresponses skewing the data. The nation will miss out as a result.

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Non-Hispanic white population drops below 60% in the 2020 census

While the non-Hispanic white population dropped 5.1 million between 2010 and 2020, the Hispanic population grew by 11.6 million.

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About one in 10 adults are currently experiencing food scarcity

Fewer Americans are short on adequate food than during the worst parts of the pandemic, according to recent survey data from the US Census Bureau. However, food scarcity has risen since falling to 8% in April.

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There were 4 million enslaved people counted in the 1860 census. That dropped to zero in the 1870 count.

But the decline was not that sudden.

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State-level laws and statutes affecting transgender Americans

Hate crime laws in 21 states and Washington, DC, explicitly protect victims targeted due to actual or perceived gender expression or gender identity. Explore and learn about which states are considering bills that affect transgender people.

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