Over 75.7 million or 28.3% of the U.S. population age 16 and up formally volunteered through an organization between September 2022 and September 2023, approaching a return to pre-pandemic levels of volunteerism, according to joint research by the U.S. Census Bureau and…
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How Do Policies and Expenses Affect Supplemental Poverty Rates?
Earlier this year, the U.S. Census Bureau released data which showed that the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) increased half a percentage point to 12.9% from 2022 to 2023. But how did anti-poverty programs and necessary expenses affect that rate? A data tool…
Share of Coupled Households With Children Declined in 2023
The share of both same-sex and opposite-sex households with children under 18 — married and unmarried — declined from 2019 to 2023, a reflection of drops in U.S. fertility rates. Married same-sex couples were more likely than their unmarried counterparts to…
A Look at Veteran-Owned Businesses
Veterans owned about 5.4% or 304,823 of the nation’s 5,681,118 employer businesses with at least one paid employee in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 Annual Business Survey (ABS). The largest share of veteran-owned employer businesses were in the Professional,…
Veterans Day 2024
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen…
Child Supplemental Poverty Measure Below Official Rate in 46 States
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its annual report, Poverty in the United States: 2023, which found the 2023 national official poverty rate of children under 18 was higher than the child Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). But was that the case…
More Than 60% of U.S. Pharmacists are Women, but They’re Earning Less Than Their Male Counterparts
The role of pharmacists has undergone a profound transformation over the years, evolving from traditional medication dispensers to experts in drug information and medication management who play a pivotal role in patient care and safety. October is American Pharmacists Month, providing…
A Profile of the Nation’s Hispanic-Owned Businesses
About 7.1% of the nation’s 5,681,118 employer firms (businesses with at least one paid employee) in the United States were Hispanic-owned in 2021 and the construction sector had the largest number of Hispanic-owned businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.…
U.S. Divorce Rates Down, Marriage Rates Stagnant from 2012-2022
Marriage rates held steady but divorce rates of women age 15 and older declined from 2012 to 2022, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau data visualization. Marriage and divorce rates are based on the number of women who married…
Manufacturing Week 2024: Spotlight on the Semiconductor Industry
Semiconductors or microchips are the primary providers of computing power to electronic devices such as computers, smartphones and automobiles. As the nation celebrates the 13th annual Manufacturing Week Oct. 4-11, we look at available U.S. Census Bureau economic data and the most current Bureau…