Partner with USAFacts
Government engagement and data policy
USAFacts transforms government data into powerful insights — fueling policy debates with unbiased facts, equipping Congress with timely information, and spotlighting the state of the nation in our flagship reports. Beyond analysis, we work to strengthen data at its source by partnering with agencies, training congressional staff, and advancing efforts to modernize the country’s data systems.
Whether you’re looking for resources or data on topics of interest, or if you’re looking for ways to improve access to government data, we’re here to help.
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Bringing data to Congress and the public
Reports for Congress
Legislators need access to high-quality data to understand policy problems and their potential solutions, and that data should be transparent and easy to access for all.
Data skills for Congress
In collaboration with UC Berkeley, a class for Congressional staff to develop their data skills
Effective tax rates
Data brief on effective tax rate trends since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Itemized deductions since TCJA
Data brief on itemized deductions trends since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
State and local tax (SALT) deduction
Data brief on the SALT deduction designed to inform policymaking
Qualified business income (QBI) deduction
Data brief on the QBI deduction for pass-through entities, established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Child Tax Credit (CTC)
Data brief describing CTC trends since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Data brief describing the EITC and the distribution of its benefits
The Federal Reserve and the economy
Data brief describing the role of the Fed in monetary policy and the broader economy
Major reports
The USAFacts flagship publications provide clarity and context on complex government operations.
2026 State of the Union: In Numbers
An interactive, data-driven snapshot of the Union — based on topics often covered in the Presidential State of the Union addresses
2026 Government 10-K
A comprehensive report on government finances, metrics, and risk factors modeled after the 10-K report businesses file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
America in Facts 2025: A Data-Driven Report for Congress
Nonpartisan insights on the nation’s population, economy, border security, and other key policy areas that inform policymaking
2024 State of the Facts
Insights from USAFacts polling on how Americans feel about facts, data, and where they can access unbiased information
Our work to improve government data
Our work to improve government data
Federal agencies produce the unbiased, non-partisan data we use to understand our country. USAFacts engages these agencies and other data leaders to support the publication of user-friendly, transparent data, to identify challenges that stand in the way, and to consider the future of government data.
Federal Data Excellence
Standards for publishing user-friendly data and recognizing exemplary work
The White House’s call for AI-ready data
Making government data AI-ready is an imperative step to ensuring that facts continue to guide our country
AI and government data
Helping government agencies modernize data practices for the AI era
Harmonizing state, local and federal data
A report examining opportunities for and obstacles to seamless data exchange across government
Data sources dashboard
We track the update cadence of our most-used datasets and document issues and delays
Public comment on AI and open data
Our response to the RFI from the Department of Commerce on AI and open data
Questions for the next Fed chair
Questions and resources for Senate deliberations on the nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as Chair of the Federal Reserve
Improving the timeliness, accessibility, and usefulness of tax data
USAFacts evaluates IRS tax data and offers independent, expert-informed recommendations to make tax statistics timelier, easier to access, and AI-ready
What is USAFacts?
USAFacts exists to make government data easier to access and understand. We don’t tell you what to think. We give you what you need to make informed decisions.
Where the data comes from
We stick to government data because it’s collected across administrations, and a lot of it isn’t accessible for people who don’t spend their days exploring Census microdata — but we do.
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