In a possible sign of the COVID-19 pandemic’s lasting impact, the country’s fastest-growing places are increasingly likely to be far-flung exurban communities on the outer margins of metro areas, according to July 1, 2023, population estimates released today. “With many…
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Who Was Affected by the Key Bridge Collapse?
Baltimore County and Baltimore city commuters who likely drove across the Francis Scott Key Bridge had longer, earlier commutes than other car commuters in the area, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. The use of routing software…
Support Small Business! It’s Small Business Week 2024
Every year since 1963, U.S. presidents have issued a Small Business Week proclamation to recognize the contributions of entrepreneurs and small business owners. The theme of Small Business Week 2024, which runs from April 28 – May 4, is “Building on the…
Bridge Collapse Could Affect Over a Million People in Baltimore Area
More than a million people who live in Baltimore City (565,239) and Baltimore County (844,703) and thousands more tourists and commuters could be impacted in the coming months by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. U.S. Census…
U.S Capital Expenditures in Robotic Equipment totaled $12,960 million
U.S. capital expenditures for robotic equipment totaled $12,960 million (not statistically different than 2021 spending) and accounted for 1.1% of total equipment expenditures in 2022, according to new Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau today. ACES…
Baseball is Back!!
The national pastime comes to us courtesy of 29 teams from 25 metropolitan areas across the United States and one team from Canada. The American League and the National League each have five teams in three divisions: East, Central and…
More Counties Saw Population Gains in 2023
More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2023 estimates of population and…
“Excess Mortality” during COVID-19 Varied by Race, Ethnicity, Geography
An additional 573,000 people died in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic but “excess mortality” at the national level masks substantial variations by state, age, sex, and race and ethnicity, according to new U.S. Census Bureau research recently published…
How Many U.S. Businesses Offer Health Insurance to Employees?
About 86% of U.S. private-sector employees worked for establishments that offered employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a 3-year average based on 2020-2022 data collected by the Insurance Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-IC). At the state level, the…
Nearly 327,000 in U.S. Lived in Emergency and Transitional Shelters
Nearly 327,000 people in the United States experiencing homelessness lived in shelters, a small proportion (0.1%) of the U.S. population from 2018 to 2022 but higher than from 2013 to 2017, according to American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates released…