USAFacts @USAFacts
Our nation, in numbers. USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative making government data easy for all Americans to access and understand. usafacts.org United States Joined February 2017-
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The Supreme Court is reviewing if the government can regulate privately made firearms (ghost guns). From 2016–2021, the ATF received 45K reports of suspected PMFs used in crimes. PMFs are hard to trace, often lacking serial numbers, affecting investigations and public safety.
According to the most recent data from NECS, 43 million adults (21%) have low literacy skills. The national average literacy score is 264, with MN and NH having the highest scores. The states scoring lowest are LA, MS, and NM. Read more here: usafacts.org/articles/which…
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, Yale, and other colleges grew over the weekend and continued today, coming on the heels of the House approving $26B in additional funding for Israel. #Israel #Palestine #ForeignAid
Today is #EarthDay! US Energy Trends: 🌍 Renewable Energy: ⬆️ A 350% increase in energy production since 1949 🌍Coal Decline: ⬇️ From 40% of US energy production in 1950 to 11.4% in 2023 🌍Carbon Offsets: Forests captured 13.5% of US emissions in 2022
24 states and DC have fully legalized recreational cannabis use. The first 5 states to legalize marijuana in 2021 — Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and California — generated a collective $2.78 billion in revenue from taxes on cannabis sales.
Who is Gen Z? They're a generation born in the 15-year span from 1997 to 2012. In 2024, they'll turn between 12 and 27 years old. 46.2% were registered to vote in the Nov 2022 election, 26.2% voted. In 2022, Gen Z made up 12.8% of the workforce. #GenZ
911 outages were reported today in parts of NE, NV, SD, and TX. In 2021, TX received 778 calls to 911 per 1000 people. NE received 498 calls per 1000 people, and SD received 378 calls per 1000 people. NV did not report 911 call data. #Texas #Nebraska #Nevada #SouthDakota #outage
Today @FAANews issued a ground stop for Alaska Air and Horizon Air flights due to a system upgrade issue. In January 2024, 22.3% of flights were delayed and 3.7% were cancelled. Approximately 74% departed on time, a 🔻 of 3.4 points from the 2023 📉 #airlines #airtravel
The House is expected to vote on the $95 billion national security bill this week, with billions in military aid set aside for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Over the last decade, the US has provided $38.2B to Israel, $34.6B to Ukraine, and $139.8M to Taiwan.
#Homelessness in the US surged by 12.1% from 2022–2023, hitting its highest point since at least 2007. @HUDgov counted 653,104 homeless Americans in Jan 2023. #California had 181.4K people experiencing homelessness in 2023, nearly 30% of the total US homeless population.
The US drinks more #coffee than any single country in the world. ☕ Americans drank more than one cup of coffee per day from October 2022 to September 2023. That’s equivalent to about 164.2 billion six-ounce cups of coffee, or 450 million per day.
Outdoor lovers: #NationalParkWeek begins next Saturday, April 20 and runs through Sunday, April 28, with entrance fees waived on Saturday, April 20. In 2023, national park visitation numbers reached 325.5 million. Visitations peaked in 2016 at nearly 331 million visits.
The Department of Defense (DoD) manages over 4,790 #military sites worldwide, covering 27M acres, an area roughly the size of Virginia. These sites are home to over 1.3M active-duty military members, 169,000 of whom were stationed abroad in September 2023.
Today, Congress met with FAFSA reps to address the stalled rollout of student aid. In the 2019–20 school year, more than half of undergraduate students in the US received some form of federal financial aid. Approximately 34.6% of undergraduates received a federal student loan.
The latest BLS data shows that #inflation rose to 3.5% in March, its highest rate since September 2023. Gas and shelter contributed over 50% to inflation from February to March. #GasPrices are up $0.50 since 1/1, with a national average of $3.59 per gallon.
Today, the parents of the Oxford High shooter were sentenced to at least 10 years for manslaughter. The 2021 Oxford High tragedy happened in a year when US school shootings surged to 327 incidents — the highest on record — marking a 124% increase from 2020.
In March, the @DeptofDefense announced its 2025 budget outline, only months after Congress authorized 2024 military spending for $841.4 billion. The DoD is asking for $849.8 billion for the 2025 fiscal year - a 1% increase.
Today's solar eclipse will last up to 4 minutes 28 seconds and pass over areas home to 31.6 million people, offering a unique view of the sun at its solar maximum. @NASA research during this event will enhance our knowledge of solar effects on Earth. #SolarEclipse
If you haven't already filed your taxes, there's one week left to file before the federal April 15 deadline 🗓️ In 2021, the average middle class family paid nearly $18,000 in taxes, with around $10,300 of that going to the federal government. #taxes #TaxSeason
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3K Followers 1K Following Visualizations, maps and data at @USAFacts usually with a cup of coffee. @Suntimes, @DNAinfoCHI and @DetroitNews alum.
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Our No. 13 Most Innovative Company, @USAFacts, is harvesting government data to inform citizens and lawmakers. #FCMostInnovative bit.ly/3TQ1r6n
Today, we're getting our facts straight! 👀 Delighted to have Poppy MacDonald, President of @USAFacts join us on #LevelUpLive🙌 🚨Join us today at 12pm PST / 3pm EST!
Check out our recent profile on @USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald, recognized as an Uncommon Thinker honoree in GeekWire's new awards program in partnership with Greater @SeattlePartners. Celebrating the boldest minds shaping our region!🌟Read profile: geekwire.com/2023/uncommon-…
Which Countries Receive the Most Foreign Aid from the U.S.? 🌍️ This graphic by @USAFacts is part of Visual Capitalist’s Creator Program, featuring work from the world’s top data-driven talent ✅ See the interactive version of this visual: visualcapitalist.com/cp/which-count…
I'm really proud of this new piece I worked on in conjunction with @ProQuesAsker of @USAFacts! More than 14,000 licensed childcare centers in the US are behind on state-mandated inspections: businessinsider.com/childcare-cent…
About that Fitch downgrade. Will investors stop buying US government bonds? Interesting chart from @USAFacts shows people didn’t shun them after S&P downgrade a dozen years ago.
@USAFacts @GovDunleavy @lisamurkowski @SenDanSullivan @Rep_Peltola Really interesting!!
Which states take the most money from the federal government? What you've been taught about tax subsidies may not be accurate! Source: USAFacts #ad (bit.ly/44twiIm)
This is the best part of leading Data Skills for Congress. Our congressional staff students are turning in amazing #OpenData and data visualization capstone projects. Original open data policy concepts and data research. Congrats to @USAFacts & @GoldmanSchool--impressive work!
Over the past year @USAFacts and the @GoldmanSchool partnered to launch Data Skills for Congress, a first-of-its-kind cont. ed program teaching congressional staff about data & data policy. Lovely write-up on the program thx @NihalKrishan @fedscoop👇🏻 fedscoop.com/hill-staffers-…
Congrats to @USAFacts and @GoldmanSchool for the coverage of Data Skills for Congress in @fedscoop! It’s been an honor working on this program with both organizations and the team at USAFacts, including Sasha Anderson and Richard Coffin!
Hill staffers participate in first-ever Data Skills for Congress program, reports @NihalKrishan: scoopmedia.co/3NqyOJz
Hill staffers participate in first-ever Data Skills for Congress program, reports @NihalKrishan: scoopmedia.co/3NqyOJz
A new report released last week from USAFacts took information from the Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve, and they determined that Hawaii has the highest debt to income (DTI) ratio of any State in America. kitv.com/news/hawaii-ra…
What's the most expensive city in America to live in? We just need to get good data and put it into context for a clear answer — and maybe not the one you expected. Source: USAFacts #ad (bit.ly/43P8WMZ)
Inspiring to see this All-Star lineup on the #CfASummit mainstage discussing how #data can help advance equity! 📊@michelejolin of @Results4America 📊@PoppyMacD of @USAFacts 📊Rekha Balu of @urbaninstitute 📊Blair Read & Amelia Hoover Green of @codeforamerica
@USAFacts My friend's bees are doing fine. He brought everybody at a recent dinner party huge jars of honey.
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