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How USAFacts created the Data Skills for Congress program

Data is central to the legislative process. However, Congress often faces challenges in locating and working with it. Enter USAFacts and UC Berkeley.

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Weekly US Government Data Roundup: June 5, 2023

Facts on when Social Security could become insolvent, two ways to analyze the most competitive housing markets in the country, plus data on HUD's affordable housing program.

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Where do people pay the most and least in sales tax?

Hawaii and Washington lead the nation in how much sales tax they collect from residents.

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What is the Consumer Price Index, and what does it mean for the economy?

The CPI is a key indicator for the state of the economy.

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The state of household debt in the US

US household debt has risen by nearly 50% over the last two decades, after adjusting for inflation.

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Which cities are experiencing longer and more intense heat waves?

Tampa, FL has had the biggest increase in heat wave frequency. Philadelphia has experienced the greatest increase in heat wave intensity.

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Why does USAFacts use US government data?

Here's why we believe it's critical to give Americans a site where the data is 100% sourced from the government itself.

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How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See the data by state.

The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022.

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Detailed methodology: rape kit backlog data

The sources, gaps, and limitations of existing data on the national rape kit backlog.

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Which states have the most students enrolled in charter schools?

Charter school enrollment more than doubled since 2010.

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How does nuclear fusion work, and why is the US investing in it?

The White House has invested in an ambitious plan of deploying nuclear fusion on the electrical grid in the 2030s. While the science is still developing, fusion has the potential to dramatically alter the clean energy landscape.

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596,000 people moved to Texas from other US states in 2020. Which states did they come from?

California had the most people leave the state for Texas in 2020. Accounting for population size, New Mexico had the highest percentage of its population move to Texas.

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725,000 people left California in 2020. Which states did they move to?

The most common destinations for California migrants were Texas, Arizona, and Nevada.

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How strong are regional and community banks in the US?

Thirty-one financial institutions control more than 60% of the total money in US banks.

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What's behind the decline in US banks?

The US has lost 71% of its banks over the last four decades. What does this mean for the economy?

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How is crime measured in the US?

The FBI relied heavily on estimates for 2021 crime statistics due to low response rates from law enforcement agencies.

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Money matters: Charter schools with education department grants are more likely to succeed

Analysis from the Government Accountability Office found key differences between charter schools that did and did not receive special grants.

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Weekly US Government Data Roundup: May 16, 2023

Pandemic policies permitted Medicaid enrollment to grow by 20 million people from 2020 to 2022. But one of those policies, continuous enrollment, ended on March 31.

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Which states have the highest maternal mortality rates?

Mississippi had the highest maternal mortality rate in 2021.

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How much money do banks in the US control?

The number of US banks decreased by half while bank assets doubled in the past two decades.

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Which US cities have the most competitive housing markets?

Three metro areas have some of the most competitive housing markets in the country, with both low supply and high demand.

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'Sin taxes' by state: Where do people pay the most and least in alcohol and tobacco taxes?

Across all 50 states and Washington, DC, the average annual revenue from alcohol taxes amounted to $21.67 per person in 2020.

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Weekly US Government Data Roundup: May 9, 2023

In 2019, about 50% of American households had no savings in retirement accounts.

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What the data shows about police use of force by race

Black Americans saw a rise in police threats and nonfatal use of force in recent years.

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How did STDs change during the pandemic?

STD screening fell during the first year of the pandemic, but rates of gonorrhea and syphilis increased.

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