Historian Carter G. Woodson launched Black History Week in 1926 to recognize the significant contributions of African Americans during the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and abolitionist/writer Frederick Douglass (February 14).…
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Employment in Data Centers Increased by 60% from 2016-2023, But Growth Was Uneven Across United States
Employment in U.S. data centers — facilities that house the computer systems that store and manage data — increased more than 60% nationally from 2016 to 2023 but growth was uneven across the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly…
U.S Population Projected to Have Reached 341,145, 670 at Midnight EST on January 1
As 2024 came to a close, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 341,145,670 on New Year’s Day, an annual increase of 2,640,171 or 0.78%. The combination of births, deaths and net international migration increases the U.S.…
U.S. Population Grows at Faster Pace in More Than Two Decades
Following historically low growth at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. population grew substantially by almost 1% since 2023, outpacing average annual growth since 2000 and signaling a significant turnaround from the meager population gains at the start…
Population Trends Across the Globe
Unprecedented fertility declines in South Korea. High immigration in Canada. An aging population in Cuba. A slow fertility decline in Côte d’Ivoire. The U.S. Census Bureau produces population estimates and projections for over 200 countries and areas with populations of…
Voulteerism Rebounding After COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.
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…
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…