Population articles
Just the Facts about the US population, demographics, and geography
Household size, racial demographics, the average age of an American: these stats are always changing. And who has a college degree? How many people are registered to vote? Here’s America by the numbers.
How many homeless people are in the US? What does the data miss?
Of the 745,652 people experiencing homelessness in January 2025, white adults ages 35 to 44 represented the largest demographic group.
What are the demographics of Hispanic voters?
In six states, over 20% of the voting-age population identified as Hispanic in 2020.
AAPI Demographics: Data on Asian American ethnicities, geography, income, and education
From Indian Americans to Laotian Americans, demographics across Asian ethnicities reveal differences in everything from educational attainment to family size.
Population pyramids of every state
Look through Census data from 2010–2017 to see how population and demographics have changed in every state and the nation as a whole.
How many people live in the US?
In 2025, there were about 341.8 million living in the US. That makes the US the third-most populous country in the world, home to 4.2% or roughly 1 in every 24 people on the planet. The population count guides political representation and resource allocation.
Semiquincentennial snapshot: the US at 250 years
Insights about the nation's population, households, education, employment, and income.
How many people die by suicide in the United States each year?
About 48,824 people died by suicide in 2024. In other words, there were about 14 suicides for every 100,000 people in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says several factors cause suicide and they exist at individual, community, and societal levels.
What kinds of jobs do young people have?
Over half of young people ages 16 to 24 have jobs in the leisure and hospitality, retail, or education and health services industries.
What does the Census Bureau (CENSUS) do?
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is a subdivision of the US Department of Commerce responsible for collecting and analyzing data about the population and economy of the United States. The agency conducts the decennial census, which provides data for government representation, allocation of federal funds, and policy making. It also conducts numerous other surveys on topics such as housing, business, and demographics. It was established in 1902.
How many people are in the US military?
The US military had 2.81 million service members worldwide in 2025, of which 1.33 million were active-duty.
How many people are on Medicaid in the US?
On average, 88.2 million people or 26% of the US population were on Medicaid during FY 2024. Enrolling about 1 in 4 people in the US, Medicaid is one of the largest single health insurers in the country. Medicaid is a government-funded health insurance program that provides free or low-cost coverage to eligible low-income individuals and families, including children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities.
Native Americans and the US Census: How the count has changed
The federal government has counted the Native American population in various ways throughout the years. Recent data shows how the demographic is growing.
How are Americans doing financially?
In 2025, nearly a third of US adults reported being worse off than in 2024, with 91% stating that price increases were their main financial concern.
What is the homeownership rate in the US?
The homeownership rate in the US was 65.2% in 2025. That means about 2 in 3 households owned their home while the remainder rented.
What is the income of a US household?
The median household income in the US was $81,600 in 2024. Household income is the total money received in a year — wages, pensions, investments, public assistance, and more — by everyone in a household over 15.
How many Americans are using AI — and how?
35% of American households are using AI to find information. 14% of people trust that information.
US obesity rates have tripled over the last 60 years
Nationwide surveys show that 40% of Americans are obese, while 10% are severely obese.
How many children experience abuse or neglect in the US?
In 2023, 21 out of every 1,000 infants in the US were victims of abuse or neglect.
Which jobs have the highest representation of Asian Americans?
Asian Americans are most highly represented in technical fields such as computer and math, in addition to personal care and service jobs.
W.E.B. Du Bois' hand-drawn charts from 1900 show the story of Black Americans through data
The co-founder of the NAACP displayed a series of hand-drawn charts and maps at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
Is Congress representative of the American people?
Congress is older, more educated, and made up of a higher share of men than the US population.
596,000 people moved to Texas from other US states in 2020. Which states did they come from?
California had the most people leave the state for Texas in 2020. Accounting for population size, New Mexico had the highest percentage of its population move to Texas.
The US child population shrank by 1 million between 2010 and 2020
Americans under 18 are a more diverse group now than in 2010.
What is the state of RSV in the United States?
RSV rates — which tend to climb in the fall and winter months — are highest for children under the age of five.
How many Black male teachers are there in the US?
Nationally, 1.3% of US public school teachers in 2020–2021 were Black men — a decline from 6.5% just three years before.
Who owns American wealth?
As of 2023, the top 1% of American households owned 30 cents of every dollar.
How common are multigenerational households?
In 2022, more than 8% of the US population lived in a multigenerational household, the majority of whom are non-white, under 18, or born in other countries.
Is the US becoming more diverse?
The non-white population has nearly doubled since 1990 to over 40% in 2023, as the proportion of non-Hispanic whites decreased from 75% to 58%.
Which states have the highest and lowest life expectancy?
Hawaii's life expectancy was 79.9 years, followed by Massachusetts at 79.6 years and Connecticut at 79.2 years.
725,000 people left California in 2020. Which states did they move to?
The most common destinations for California migrants were Texas, Arizona, and Nevada.
What is the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program?
This federal program from the Department of Agriculture provides nutritional support to eligible women, infants, and children 5 or younger.
How many kids are in foster care?
There were 527,180 kids in foster care in 2023, with West Virginia having the highest rate of children in the system.
What will America’s population look like by 2100?
The Census Bureau estimates there will be 1.2 million more deaths than births in the year 2100.
How much does it cost to raise a child?
For a middle-income family, housing accounts for the largest share of child-rearing costs at 28%.
US Census: What's new in 2020?
It's been a decade since the last official census. Get ready to be counted.
US suicide rate trends and states with the highest suicide rates
12.3 million Americans seriously thought about suicide in 2021 — with men, LGBTQ youth, American Indian and Alaska Native people, and veterans at higher risk.
How do men and women use time differently?
As of 2023, women spend more time on unpaid labor than men.
Does access to healthcare differ by race and ethnicity?
Adults in four groups — American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic — report higher rates of fair or poor health than the national average.
Who experiences anxiety and depression in the US?
8.3% of Americans experienced a major depressive episode in 2021 — 6% of men and 10% of women.
How many people receive government assistance?
In 2022, around one in three Americans was enrolled in at least one government assistance program.
Black Americans make up 13% of the US population. They make up 23% of COVID-19 deaths.
Young Black and Hispanic Americans are dying of COVID-19 at particularly high rates compared to their white peers. A look at data from the CDC shows how nearly 100,000 deaths break down by race, ethnicity, age, and geography.
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.
What is the definition of poverty in the US?
A brief guide to how the government defines poverty in America.
How common is it for released prisoners to re-offend?
More than eight out of every 10 youth offenders are arrested again within five years of release.
How many Americans volunteer?
In 2023, over a quarter of Americans volunteered formally and over half volunteered informally.
How many teens are in the labor force?
Of the 167 million people in the nation’s labor force in 2023, approximately 3.81%, or around 6.36 million, were teens.
How has the role of women changed over the last 50 years?
Women's representation in Congress and participation in the workforce has grown, but disparities still exist at home and elsewhere.
Data on Pacific Islander ethnicities, education, and income
Native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chamorro are the three most common Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the US.
How do college and career courses vary across public schools?
Public schools in the Northeast have the highest rate of advanced courses offered at 89%; the South and West regions of the US have the highest rate of career and technical education classes at 88%.
How many people have received a US green card?
In 2022, the US admitted 306 green card recipients per 100,000 citizens, significantly lower than the peak rate in 1907 of nearly 1,500 recipients per 100,000 citizens.
What are the leading causes of death by age?
Heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19 remain the leading causes of death among adults in the US.
How many Americans voted in 2024?
Voter turnout was the third highest since 1980 but declined by 1.5 percentage points since 2020.
How COVID-19 is changing primary voting—and the November election
Some states are extending deadlines and eligibility for mail-in ballots. Such measures may provide insight in how people vote in the November general election.