Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from USAFacts

USAFacts’ 10 most-read articles of 2023

The reports USAFacts readers loved the most in 2023.

USAFacts

Are Americans meeting federal dietary guidelines?

Most people fall short of meeting recommendations outlined by the government — at least 35% of adults 18 and older were considered obese in 2021 according to the definitions of 21 states and territories.

USAFacts

What is the state of RSV in the United States?

RSV rates — which tend to climb in the fall and winter months — are highest for children under the age of five.

USAFacts

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How common are multigenerational households?

In 2022, more than 8% of the US population lived in a multigenerational household, the majority of whom are non-white, under 18, or born in other countries.

USAFacts

How many people have long COVID?

In October 2023, over a quarter of adults with long COVID were experiencing significant activity limitations.

USAFacts

US suicide rate trends and states with the highest suicide rates

12.3 million Americans seriously thought about suicide in 2021 — with men, LGBTQ youth, American Indian and Alaska Native people, and veterans at higher risk.

USAFacts

Where are home prices rising and falling in the US?

Camden, New Jersey, saw a 10.6% increase in home prices this past year, the biggest nationwide increase. El Paso, Texas (10.3%), and Syracuse, New York (9.6%), followed.

USAFacts

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

How much money do federal employees make?

In 2023, civilian federal employees received an average pay increase of 4.6%. The White House says they could see their pay rise by 5.2% in 2024.

USAFacts

Which states have the highest police officer salaries?

Nationally, police and sheriff’s patrol officers earn higher annual wages on average than high school teachers, firefighters, and paramedics, with officers in California earning the most.

USAFacts

How does the government support veterans?

Over 93% of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ annual spending funds pensions, compensation, medical care, and education programs for veterans.

USAFacts

Is military enlistment down?

Enlistment numbers have steadily dropped for the past 40 years. More than 148,318 people enlisted in the US armed forces in 2020, a 59% decline from 1980.

USAFacts

What is this year’s Social Security cost of living increase?

In September 2023, 58.2 million Americans received Social Security retirement benefits. Those benefits will increase 3.2% in 2024.

USAFacts

Who spends more of their income on housing in the US?

In every state, the percentage of housing-burdened renters is higher than that of housing-burdened homeowners.

USAFacts

What’s the state of telehealth after COVID-19?

At the beginning of the pandemic, telehealth visits increased from about 5 million to more than 53 million among Medicare recipients alone. 80% of physicians plan to continue using it.

USAFacts

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

USAFacts

Where do US immigrants come from?

The largest increase in immigration came from Mexico, with more than double the number of immigrants coming to the US in 2022 compared to 2006.

USAFacts

Is carbon monoxide still a problem in the US?

Each year in the US, over 100,000 people visit an emergency room for accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, with tens of thousands hospitalized.

USAFacts

7 Days of Pie: A full serving of facts

A healthy serving of pie (charts) for your holiday table, filled with figures and metrics on the United States. This is no side dish of data; this is a full-on fact feast!

USAFacts

How many cyber-attacks occur in the US?

In 2022, the US faced 869 ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure, disrupting operations in sectors like healthcare and commercial services.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

USAFacts

Which states have the most and least subsidized (Section 8) housing?

In 2022, three of the five states with the most subsidized housing were in New England. The bottom five include four in the Western US, plus Florida.

USAFacts

Which vaccines are recommended for American adults?

Nearly 47% of Americans ages 18 and over got a flu shot during the 2022–2023 flu season — but uptake of CDC-recommended vaccinations for hepatitis B and shingles lags.

USAFacts

How does the US provide mental health treatment?

The federal government has resources that help people locate nearby mental health treatment facilities. Yet, over one-third of Americans live in areas that lack mental health professionals.

USAFacts

How many dams does America have?

The average age of a dam in the United States is 61 years, leaving them susceptible to structural failure risks.

USAFacts

How many people work for the federal government?

The federal government employs almost 3 million people and is larger than some industries in the US.

USAFacts

What is the US infant mortality rate?

Infant mortality fell by nearly 30% since 1999 but has risen over the last two years.

USAFacts

How many immigrants are in the American workforce?

Of the 169 million workers in the United States, more than 32 million are immigrants. That's over 19% of the workforce.

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

Joe Biden

64,715 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.