Press Releases

March 2, 2023

USAFacts Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023

USAFacts, the nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and understandable single source of government metrics, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious World’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2023.

March 1, 2023

USAFacts Releases Fourth Annual 'State of the Union in Numbers' Report

2023 report highlights the instances of long COVID, a reduction in violent crime, the second-lowest population growth in history, and the rising number of immigrants turned away or apprehended.

October 31, 2022

USAFacts Partners with UC Berkeley to Educate Congressional Staff on Data Policy & Data Skills

Nation's First Congressional Data Certificate Program is Free to Congressional Member and Professional Staff

October 21, 2022

USAFacts Launches 'America's Midterm Map' to Create Most Informed Voters in History

Interactive Election Map Details Statewide and Community Candidates; "America's Midterm Map" Reveals Individual Districts' Progress on Air Quality, Crime, Education, Income and Home Prices Since 2010

June 8, 2022

USAFacts Provides A Tool For Americans to Gain A Better Understanding Of How The Government Is Serving Its Citizens With The Releases Of America in Facts 2022

The report presents valuable insights on US spending, revenue, population and demographics, and policy outcomes.

April 20, 2022

USAFacts Launches Third Annual State of the Earth Report, Putting A Data-Driven Spotlight On America's Energy, Climate & Environment

As the world prepares to celebrate Earth Day, this year's report uncovers that 2021 energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were more than 6% higher than 2020.

April 19, 2022

USAFacts Releases 2022 Government 10-K, Providing Americans With an In-Depth Look at The Nation's Finances

Sixth annual report provides citizens with the only source to study the spending and outcomes of government programs

February 23, 2022

USAFacts Unveils its Third Annual 'State of The Union in Numbers' Report

Data-Driven Not-For-Profit Presents Insights Ahead of President Biden's Speech

January 20, 2022

USAFacts Names Amanda Cox as Head of Special Data Projects

New Role Will Lead Data Visualizations to Empower Citizens and Government

November 19, 2021

The New USAFacts Coronavirus Impact and Recovery Hub Gives Americans a Free and Easy Way to Get Real-Time Facts They Can Count On

Explore the pandemic through the lenses of the economy, employment, government spending, new cases and more

October 27, 2021

USAFacts Launches a New Interactive Climate Tool as Weather Anomalies Increase Nationwide

Data Allows Individuals to Easily Access and Analyze Weather Patterns and Naturally Occurring Environmental Events

July 6, 2021

USAFacts Coronavirus Tracking Hub Earns a Gold Media in Edison Awards and an Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Competition

USAFacts, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and understandable single source of government data, today announced its Coronavirus Tracking Hub and Interactive Map earned an Innovation Services Gold Medal for the 2021 Edison Awards’ category.

June 10, 2021

USAFacts Issues its 2021 Annual Report

Explore it now to assess where the nation stands on key issues

June 10, 2021

USAFacts’ 5th Annual US Government 10-K Allows Americans to Put Government Finances Into Perspective for Themselves

Read founder Steve Ballmer’s letter to Americans and access the report now

June 10, 2021

USAFacts Releases its Second Annual State of the Earth Report

This Year’s Data-driven Portrait Of America’s Energy, Climate And Environment Reveals That 2020 Was The Second-warmest Year On Record

October 20, 2020

State of the Facts Poll: Americans believe spread of misinformation to be a major problem, yet continue to frequent sources they don't trust.

The AP-NORC/USAFacts poll also finds a significant share of people think the candidates’ campaign messages are rarely or never based in fact.

September 29, 2020

USAFacts Launches Major Campaign to Empower Americans to Use Data to Inform Their Decisions Ahead of 2020 Election

‘Change the Story’ Campaign To Debut Across All Major Networks and Digital Platforms During Upcoming Presidential Debates

September 16, 2020

The New USAFacts 2020 Voter Center Provides Americans With an Easy Way to Explore Facts About This Year’s Candidates and Issues

This resource provides Americans with an easy way to learn about this year’s candidates and their positions on a range of issues alongside government data about how the country is doing on those issues.

March 22, 2020

USAFacts Coronavirus Data Hub and Map Tracking the Daily Spread of the Virus in Every U.S. County Is Now Live

December 3, 2018

Numbers Geek Podcast

Hosted by Geekwire co-founder and editor Todd Bishop, Numbers Geek reveals the often surprising stories behind the numbers; and uses numbers to try to help ground our national conversation in a common understanding of the facts behind the most important and divisive issues in the country.

October 31, 2018

New Poll Shows Americans Think Divisions in our Country are Due to a Crisis of Facts

Americans are increasingly worried that divisions in our country are driven more by using different facts than by holding different in beliefs. In part two of USAFacts’ annual State of the Facts Poll, year-over-year trends demonstrate a concern that we are in a crisis of facts – where Americans see each other using sources of information they believe are biased, or not grounding their decisions in data.

September 27, 2018

New Poll Shows Voters Driven by Facts over Values

New Poll Shows Voters Driven by Facts over Values; USAFacts and Countable Team Up to Launch First Site that Puts Candidates’ Positions in the Context of Data

June 21, 2018

USAFacts Names Poppy MacDonald as First Managing Director

POLITICO President and COO Poppy MacDonald will head former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s non-profit, non-partisan civic initiative

April 30, 2018

USAFacts and Countable Bring Actionable Data Journalism to Readers

New partnership features USAFacts’ non-partisan data, made actionable by Countable content and dedicated Action Center

July 13, 2017

USAFacts releases inaugural “state of the facts” poll

Survey finds Americans yearning for trusted facts and unbiased information about government. Respondents also lament decline of civic education and lack of trust in information on social media - a top source of news and information for millennials.

April 17, 2017

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launches USAFacts

Major new initiative brings government data to life. Aims to ground policy debates in a comprehensive and unbiased set of facts.