Knowing where high-tech industries are located is crucial for many states and communities because businesses in these industries introduce new products and services, create jobs and drive economic growth. And now a new experimental U.S. Census Bureau data product — Business…
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Most Americans say 2022 Was A Bad Year for U.S., Worry About The Economy
Most Americans say 2022 was a bad year for the country and themselves but it was still better than 2020 or 2021, per a poll from YouGov/Economist. Opinions on how the country is doing and where it is going vary…
Recording Academy Statistics in Honor of The Grammy Awards
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is celebrating the 65th annual Grammy Awards February 5, and the U.S. Census Bureau is tuning in by doing what it does best: provide demographic and business statistics, this time related to categories the awards…
How States Poverty Rates Have Changed Over 10 Years
Most states had lower average official poverty rates in 2019-2021 than a decade earlier, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates released in January, during National Poverty in America Awareness Month. A new historical table using the Current Population Survey Annual Social and…
TEA MARKET GREW IN 2021
. National Hot Tea Month: January 2023 January 2023 Press Release Number CB23-SFS.002 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedIn According to the Tea Association of the U.S.A., Inc., The State of the U.S. Tea Industry 2021-2022: “Overall, the tea market grew in 2021. In reviewing…
Bipartisan Support for Negative COVID Tests For Travelers From China
Since the end of its controversial and strict “zero-COVID” policy, there have been a surge of new cases in China, causing the United States to implement a new rule requiring travelers from China to have a negative COVID test before…
NAtion’s Urban and Rural Populations Shift Following 2020 Census
DEC. 29, 2022 — The nation’s urban population increased by 6.4% between 2010 and 2020 based on 2020 Census data and a change in the way urban areas are defined, according to the new list of urban areas released today by the U.S.…
Stats from the Census Bureau for upcoming Black History Month
To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week nearly a century ago. The event was first celebrated during the second week of February 1926,…
U.S. Retail Sales top $6,523 Billion
DEC. 15, 2022 ― Retail sales (NAICS 44-45) for the nation increased 17.1%, from $5,572.0 billion in 2020 to $6,522.6 billion in 2021, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS). Men’s clothing stores (NAICS…
School Enrollment Rises Slightly in 2021
DEC. 20, 2022 — The enrollment rate at U.S. schools rose slightly between 2020 and 2021, as approximately 1% more people under age 35 enrolled in school, according to data tables released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey. Preschool Enrollment…