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2025
June
June 2, 2025
Steve Ballmer walks through the tax system
June 9, 2025
Who seeks asylum in the US?
June 16, 2025
What does the Social Security Administration do?
June 23, 2025
How much the IRS spends to collect $100
May
May 5, 2025
Does your state give or receive the most federal money?
May 12, 2025
How much do teachers earn?
May 19, 2025
Are living standards improving for veterans?
May 27, 2025
What universities do with federal money
April
April 7, 2025
Which states have the highest income taxes?
April 14, 2025
How much do US households make?
April 21, 2025
Do women live longer than men in the US?
April 28, 2025
Where do US immigrants come from?
March
March 3, 2025
Which industries employ the most immigrants?
March 10, 2025
Which US cities have the largest homeless populations?
March 17, 2025
How many states use private prisons?
March 24, 2025
How many troops are in the US military?
March 31, 2025
How many immigrants does ICE detain?
February
February 3, 2025
A decade of deportations
February 10, 2025
What are tariffs and how do they work?
February 18, 2025
Why do prices feel high if inflation is slowing?
February 24, 2025
The federal spending chart you’ve got to see
January
January 6, 2025
Which states volunteer the most?
January 13, 2025
How much land do wildfires burn in the US?
January 21, 2025
How much wealth does the middle class have?
January 27, 2025
What is the unemployment rate right now?
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2024
January
January 2, 2024
How many people in the US get the flu?
January 8, 2024
What is the most common hate crime?
January 16, 2024
Is it safer to fly or drive?
January 22, 2024
What is the top cause of death for officers on duty?
January 29, 2024
The top causes of death for people 65+
February
February 5, 2024
Lab evidence of assault could take years or decades.
February 12, 2024
What country has the most US troops?
February 20, 2024
How is the Federal Aviation Administration funded?
February 26, 2024
Get the State of the Union in Numbers
March
March 4, 2024
Are Americans moving on from dairy?
March 11, 2024
Is there a labor shortage?
March 18, 2024
See the data behind taxing corporations.
March 18, 2024
How many people are earning the minimum wage in the US?
March 25, 2024
Which states have the highest property tax burden?
April
April 1, 2024
Highest and lowest crime rates by state.
April 8, 2024
Explore tax data at USAFacts
April 15, 2024
Homelessness rates are the highest in these states.
April 22, 2024
These states use the most federal aid.
April 29, 2024
See how US colon cancer rates are changing.
May
May 6, 2024
See the data on IVF treatments in the US.
May 13, 2024
How much money do lawyers make?
May 20, 2024
These property crimes are on the rise.
May 28, 2024
How many people have died in the US military?
June
June 3, 2024
A deep dive into cancer data
June 10, 2024
What states pay police officers the most?
June 17, 2024
The report we handed to Congress last week
June 24, 2024
How much does it cost to raise a child?
July
July 1, 2024
Which states have the highest murder rates?
July 8, 2024
Do Americans feel financially secure?
July 15, 2024
Is flying or driving safer?
July 22, 2024
How common are repeat illegal border crossings?
July 30, 2024
Which industries are most at risk for layoffs?
August
August 5, 2024
How much is the federal government spending?
August 12, 2024
Understanding federal spending
August 19, 2024
Where do US immigrants come from?
November 26, 2024
How many refugees are in the US?
September
September 2, 2024
Understand ICE’s role in immigration
September 9, 2024
Unpacking the US economy
September 16, 2024
Breaking down the latest unemployment numbers
September 23, 2024
How expensive are natural disasters?
September 30, 2024
Can you guess the global leader in crude oil?
October
October 7, 2024
How much does your degree earn?
October 14, 2024
The top causes of death in the US
October 21, 2024
How many people skip medical care due to the cost?
October 28, 2024
How common is mental illness in the US?
November
November 4, 2024
A pre-election palate cleanser
November 11, 2024
Why are grocery prices high?
November 18, 2024
What are America’s fastest-growing jobs?
November 25, 2024
How much will you pay for Thanksgiving dinner?
December
December 2, 2024
What does the Department of Education do?
December 9, 2024
How much money do people spend on holiday shopping?
December 16, 2024
The hard numbers on government spending
December 23, 2024
The safest way to travel
December 30, 2024
Readers’ top 10 of 2024
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2023
January
January 2, 2023
These states banned or expanded the teaching of certain topics in 2022
January 9, 2023
Track the money from 2022’s most expensive Senate races
January 17, 2023
US fentanyl overdose deaths have nearly doubled since 2019
January 23, 2023
See which states have the most people on Social Security disability
January 30, 2023
Cancer rates are falling. Here’s the data
February
February 6, 2023
Before the address, get the State of the Union in Numbers
February 13, 2023
See how much money the government collects per person
February 21, 2023
Here’s who is getting long COVID
February 27, 2023
Tax burdens, explained
March
March 6, 2023
This generation has the most wealth
March 13, 2023
See how the national debt has grown since 1993
March 20, 2023
Car thefts are rising. Is a TikTok challenge to blame?
March 27, 2023
Tracking guns used in crimes
April
April 3, 2023
How strong is the US dollar?
April 10, 2023
Get the data on reasons teens carry guns
April 17, 2023
Your window into government spending
April 24, 2023
See a map of where abortion pills are banned (or not)
May
May 1, 2023
These are the least efficient government programs
May 8, 2023
Half of US households don’t have retirement savings
May 15, 2023
Border encounters, Medicaid, and the expiring public health emergency
May 22, 2023
Data on a record year for US trade
May 30, 2023
New numbers on state crime rates
June
June 12, 2023
Where are heat waves getting more intense?
June 20, 2023
Are Californians really moving to Texas?
June 26, 2023
Firearm homicide rates are back to ’90s levels
July
July 3, 2023
This state has the longest life expectancy
July 10, 2023
What do community banks do for the economy?
July 17, 2023
US foreign aid: which country gets the most?
July 24, 2023
These states receive the most federal aid
July 31, 2023
How many refugees are entering the US?
August
August 7, 2023
Household debt is growing. How much do Americans owe?
August 14, 2023
US credit rating downgrade: what it means
August 21, 2023
See why 89% of young people reject military service
September
September 5, 2023
Unruly aircraft passengers are now paying hefty fines
September 11, 2023
Who is really crossing the US border?
September 18, 2023
See the report we made for Congress
September 25, 2023
See Alzheimer’s rates by state
October
October 2, 2023
See inflation rates by US regions
October 9, 2023
Why is the average US household size shrinking?
October 16, 2023
How much aid does the US give to Israel?
October 23, 2023
How are crime rates changing?
October 30, 2023
These airlines receive the most disability-related complaints.
November
November 6, 2023
Which countries receive the most foreign aid from the US?
November 14, 2023
How many veterans are in the United States?
November 20, 2023
See who is coming to the US for school.
November 27, 2023
Data on canine employment in the government.
December
December 4, 2023
Christmas decoration accidents cause how many ER visits?
December 11, 2023
RSV is climbing in the fall and winter months.
December 18, 2023
Teachers, crime rates, federal debt: Most-read USAFacts articles of 2023.
December 26, 2023
How much do people spend on holiday shopping?
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2022
January
January 3, 2022
What’s new at USAFacts
January 10, 2022
How did the economy perform in 2021?
January 17, 2022
Omicron in 4 charts
January 24, 2022
The changing American family
January 31, 2022
COVID-19 meant millions of excess deaths last year
February
February 1, 2022
Correction: Earlier email misstated COVID-19 deaths
February 7, 2022
How likely is COVID-19 hospitalization for the vaccinated?
February 14, 2022
10 facts to know this Black History Month
February 21, 2022
Be the first to see the State of the Union in Numbers
February 28, 2022
How much foreign aid does the US give Ukraine?
March
March 7, 2022
What is our nation’s role in NATO?
March 14, 2022
Where has the US become more diverse? Nearly everywhere
March 21, 2022
A new metric for understanding the supply chain
March 28, 2022
So how do sanctions work?
April
April 4, 2022
The war in Ukraine and US gas prices
April 11, 2022
Republicans or Democrats — Who has appointed more judges?
April 18, 2022
What drives up inflation?
April 25, 2022
Forest facts
May
May 2, 2022
Are families paying more in taxes than 30 years ago?
May 9, 2022
See the top causes of carbon emissions in your state
May 16, 2022
Get a full accounting of government spending
May 23, 2022
1 million US COVID-19 deaths. What does the data say?
May 30, 2022
Read the latest data on school shootings
June
June 6, 2022
See how home prices have risen since 2020
June 13, 2022
7 facts about America in 2022
June 20, 2022
These states handle the most out-of-state abortions
June 27, 2022
Measure how consumer and government spending compare
July
July 5, 2022
Who might benefit from canceling $10K in student loans?
July 11, 2022
Meet the American population
July 18, 2022
Discover 8 ways the pandemic affected life in America
July 25, 2022
What did the James Webb Telescope cost?
August
August 1, 2022
How many officers die in the line of duty?
August 8, 2022
What is budget reconciliation?
August 15, 2022
How much does your state contribute to US GDP?
August 22, 2022
The data behind 5 Supreme Court decisions
August 29, 2022
Here’s how much electricity comes from wind power
September
September 6, 2022
How does the US predict hurricanes?
September 12, 2022
What states spends the most on students?
September 19, 2022
Here’s how capital gains are taxed
September 26, 2022
How many people die in traffic accidents in the US?
October
October 3, 2022
Here’s how many guns the TSA has seized in 2022
October 17, 2022
See where you fit into America’s Midterm Map
October 24, 2022
Here’s how the middle class changed over nearly two decades
October 31, 2022
See which states have the highest crime rates
November
November 7, 2022
See how midterm voter drop-off rates vary by race, age, and education
November 14, 2022
See how state populations have grown over 21 years
November 21, 2022
Dig into some pie (charts)
November 28, 2022
See which state pays teachers the highest salary
December
December 5, 2022
These states have the most people with college degrees
December 12, 2022
Who is missing work due to childcare? See the data
December 19, 2022
16 numbers that shaped 2022
December 26, 2022
The top 10 reports of 2022
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2021
January
January 4, 2021
The top 10 articles of 2020
January 12, 2021
These are the highest fundraising Congressional campaigns
January 18, 2021
The 21st US impeachment
January 26, 2021
The data behind the top issues for Biden’s first 100 days
February
February 1, 2021
A dashboard for daily vaccine updates
February 8, 2021
5 new things the data says about the pandemic
February 12, 2021
Sneak peek: The State of the Union in Numbers
February 16, 2021
Middle class families owned 12% of US wealth in 1990. In 2020, they owned 7%.
February 22, 2021
Numbers on top Texas power sources
March
March 2, 2021
Federal actions by the numbers
March 9, 2021
53% of all US families own stock
March 15, 2021
How Americans could spend their stimulus
March 22, 2021
The vaccination effort in 5 charts
March 29, 2021
How many people typically die from the flu?
April
April 5, 2021
Household wealth grew 135% for one income group since 2009
April 12, 2021
April COVID-19 data in five charts
April 19, 2021
How many US troops are in Afghanistan?
April 26, 2021
Data behind Biden’s first joint address to Congress
May
May 3, 2021
There were 309 disaster declarations in 2020
May 10, 2021
What happened during Biden’s first 100 days?
May 17, 2021
The 2021 Annual Report is here
May 24, 2021
4 findings from this year’s 10-K report
May 31, 2021
How much military aid does the US give to Israel?
June
June 7, 2021
What are the cannabis laws in your state?
June 14, 2021
7 charts about COVID-19
June 21, 2021
The top 5 articles of 2021 (so far)
June 28, 2021
2 new reports on hunger in the US
July
July 5, 2021
What’s the most common cause of death for men?
July 12, 2021
How have home prices increased over the pandemic?
July 19, 2021
Cases are down 94% from the pandemic peak
July 27, 2021
Tracking the Delta variant
August
August 2, 2021
Where are the COVID-19 hotspots?
August 10, 2021
Which states have slowed their reporting of COVID-19 data?
August 17, 2021
How many people have had a breakthrough case of COVID-19?
August 23, 2021
How did the death rate change in 2020?
August 30, 2021
6 charts on COVID-19 this summer
September
September 7, 2021
The states the Delta variant has hit hardest
September 13, 2021
How much did the US spend on aid to Afghanistan?
September 22, 2021
4 new charts about COVID-19
September 27, 2021
A first look at a new climate tool from USAFacts
September 30, 2021
Where is the weather hitting extreme monthly averages? Find out with this new tool
October
October 4, 2021
What COVID-19 means for the US death rate
October 11, 2021
What the census reveals about our changing demographics
October 18, 2021
Understanding child hospitalizations during Delta
October 25, 2021
The pandemic changed how Americans save their money
November
November 1, 2021
The data that impacts how the CDC counts COVID-19 deaths
November 8, 2021
Data on the nation’s veterans
November 15, 2021
Get schooled with education data
November 22, 2021
Treat yourself to 7 days of pie (chart)s
November 29, 2021
7 charts on travel ahead of the holidays
December
December 6, 2021
Who has abortions in the US?
December 13, 2021
21 Numbers That Shaped 2021
December 20, 2021
7 charts a-learnin’
December 27, 2021
The 10 most-read articles of 2021
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2020
January
January 6, 2020
“USAFacts fills a civic need like nothing I’ve ever seen.”
January 15, 2020
US Troops in the Middle East
January 20, 2020
Immigration and the US population
January 28, 2020
New data on women in the workforce
February
February 3, 2020
The State of the Union in Numbers
February 10, 2020
Have you seen the new USAFacts?
February 18, 2020
Do early primary states reflect the nation as a whole?
February 26, 2020
The candidates debated. Now let’s look at the data.
March
March 2, 2020
✔ Super Fact-day
March 9, 2020
Matrimony and mortality
March 16, 2020
Using data to understand the impact of COVID-19
March 23, 2020
A map used for real-time COVID-19 decisions
March 31, 2020
COVID-19 stimulus checks and the economy
April
April 6, 2020
Jobless claims and measuring the economy
April 15, 2020
Slowest day in TSA history, the CARES Act and more
April 21, 2020
USAFacts + Earth Day
April 27, 2020
The only full accounting of US government spending
May
May 4, 2020
Explore unemployment claims in your state
May 12, 2020
What does “small business” mean, exactly?
May 18, 2020
How is COVID-19 impacting primary voting?
May 26, 2020
USAFacts is a 2020 Webby winner
June
June 10, 2020
Talk of police reform must include data
June 16, 2020
5 things the data says about COVID-19
June 22, 2020
Measuring depression & COVID-19 recovery
June 29, 2020
How much do America’s biggest counties spend on police?
July
July 13, 2020
Accessing Food Amid a Pandemic
July 20, 2020
How COVID-19 hotspots are shifting
July 27, 2020
30 years of the ADA
August
August 4, 2020
What can unemployment benefits cover in each state?
August 11, 2020
5 July learnings about COVID-19
August 18, 2020
Understanding the full scope of PPP loans
August 24, 2020
The financial state of the USPS
August 31, 2020
Vote Facts in 2020
September
September 8, 2020
Union membership rates since the 1980s
September 14, 2020
A first look at the USAFacts Voter Center
September 21, 2020
Coronavirus, football, and colleges’ bottom lines
September 28, 2020
Prepping for tomorrow’s debate
October
October 5, 2020
What does the data say about rising COVID-19 cases?
October 12, 2020
Vote with the facts in 2020
October 19, 2020
The federal deficit hits a record
October 21, 2020
The State of the Facts 2020 poll is here
October 26, 2020
How many women are earning STEM degrees?
November
November 2, 2020
The history of Supreme Court demographics
November 9, 2020
When will the votes be certified?
November 16, 2020
The USAFacts Thanksgiving Fact Feast
November 23, 2020
The data behind Thanksgiving dishes
December
December 1, 2020
Travel in the US, from electric cars to domestic flights
December 7, 2020
What November data says about COVID-19
December 14, 2020
Who are America’s 4 million teachers?
December 21, 2020
13 numbers that defined 2020
December 29, 2020
Have a fact-filled new year
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