Economy
What is the Consumer Price Index, and what does the monthly CPI report mean for the US economy?

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A brief guide to how the government defines poverty in America.
USAFacts’ 10-K report tells a story about the quality of life for kids in the last 10 years.
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.
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.
Approximately 7% of male high schoolers and 2% of female high schoolers have carried a gun.
Over a million students experiencing homelessness rely on McKinney-Vento to access school – but many slip through the cracks.
People with low educational attainment or family income, people who live in the South, and Black people all have lower bank account ownership rates.
Fifty-four percent of parents who were owed child support did not receive the full amount in 2017.