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…
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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…
Gender Pay Gap Similar Among Certificate Degree Graduates and Those from Highly Selective Bachelor Degree Programs But Reasons Why Differ
The gender wage gap — the difference between what men and women earn — is an often-cited marker of the progress women are making in the work force typically measured by comparing the average earnings of men and women. Previous…
Income Inequality Linked to Social Vulnerability to Disasters
The share of residents socially vulnerable to disasters is higher in counties where income inequality is the same as or greater than the national average, according to a U.S. Census Bureau analysis. The analysis of the Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates…
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy With Census Data on Volunteerism, Voting Rights, Education and Economy
As the nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service January 15, we pay tribute through census data and resources showing the civil rights leader’s impact on everything from voting rights and volunteerism to educational and economic progress.…
Self-Storage Industry Withstands Economic Volatility Through COVID-19
The self-storage industry has demonstrated unique resilience to economic downturns, including the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Census Bureau’s latest Service Annual Survey (SAS) shows increasing revenue trends from 2019 to 2021 for Lessors of Miniwarehouses…
Rising Cost of Childcare a Challenge for Working Parents
The rising cost of child care services in the United States has created a challenge for many working parents: Should they keep paying for child care, adjust their work schedules to reduce expenses, or leave the workforce? The Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns…