Hispanic women had the largest maternal mortality rate increase from 2020 to 2021, up 54%. This latest increase was the biggest annual rise between 2014 and 2021.
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The nation’s maternal mortality rate increased by nearly 40% between 2020 and 2021. The rate of US women who died during or soon after their pregnancies in the US is higher than at any other time since 2000
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The federal government collected $5.0T in revenue in fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022). But do you know which government agencies received the most federal funding?
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The ratio of unemployed people to job openings remained at or near record lows throughout 2022.
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States impose severance taxes on natural resource extractions such as mining or oil & gas drilling. These taxes comprise a larger % of revenue in states with significant natural resource extraction, such as North Dakota, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Alaska.
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At least 370 banks collapsed over the 11 years of the Great Depression. More than 2,300 banks closed during the financial crises from 1980 to 1994 (including 531 in 1989), costing more than $277 billion when adjusted for inflation.
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California, Vermont, and Oregon have the highest rates of homelessness across the 50 states. Washington, DC, however, had the highest rate overall at 65.6 per 10,000 people. Mississippi had the lowest, at 4.1 per 10,000 people.
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Last year, the US imported $948.1 billion more than it exported, leading to a 3.9% increase in the trade deficit from 2021. This is the 5th largest annual trade deficit, after adjusting for inflation.
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The national debt began at approximately $4.23T under Pres. Clinton & grew to $5.73T. Under Pres. Biden, the national debt has risen from $27.77T to $31.46T. (Read the article for more on how the debt grew under administrations since 1993.)
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How much does the government spend, and where does the money go? How does this affect the national debt? Listen to our founder discuss the data behind the federal debt:
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Local governments use parks to advance community environmental & economic goals, promote equity, & bring improved physical and mental health benefits for residents. However, access to publicly-run local parks is patchy across the country.
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The fentanyl epidemic has reached every state, but the effects are not felt equally across the US. When adjusted for population, West Virginia and Washington, DC had the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths.
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What are bank runs and bank failures—and how common are they? Get answers to those questions right here: usafacts.org/articles/what-
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After falling in 2021, global temperatures rose in 2022 and were higher than any recorded year prior to 2015. Last year’s average global temperature was 0.86 °C (1.55 °F) warmer than the 20th-century average.
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Guns play a significant role in youth violence. They are used in 46% of adolescent suicides and 93% of adolescent homicides — the second and third highest causes of death for kids ages 14 to 17.
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The labor force participation rate remains almost one percentage point below February 2020.
An additional 2.5 million workers would need to be in the labor force for the participation rate to reach its pre-pandemic level.
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The national debt has grown by $25.73 trillion since 1993. The largest single-term increases were under President Obama’s first term in response to the Great Recession and under President Trump to combat the many effects of the pandemic.
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While real median earnings for full-time workers increased by 2.6% from 2010 to 2019, median earnings for teachers declined by 4.4% for high school teachers and 8.4% for elementary and middle school teachers.
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The National Recording Registry (NRR) preserves the voices of influential American musicians, the speeches that gripped the nation during times of crisis, and field recordings of Indigenous people and their customs, among many other works.
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For more information about suicide prevention, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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When accounting for inflation, workers’ average hourly earnings were down 1.7% in Dec 2022 compared to a year prior. Inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings fell in all industries except information & leisure and hospitality, where earnings were flat.
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Tennessee, Nevada, and Washington have similar tax profiles: no income taxes and below-average property taxes that are partly made up for by higher sales taxes.
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Fentanyl overdose deaths in 2021 were over 26 times higher than a decade prior. Since 2012, fentanyl overdose deaths have increased every year. Fentanyl is responsible for more than half of all yearly opioid overdose deaths since 2017.
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According to the Census Bureau, of the 127M Americans who have had COVID-19, 28% developed long COVID.
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We've looked into the rise in Kia & Hyundai thefts last week and the background on bank failures to help make sense of the Silicon Valley Bank failure. Explore our weekly roundup & let us know if you have any questions in the comments below.
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Citizens of foreign nations often use the US💲to buy goods and services in their country rather than use their domestic currency. As of Mar 2021, nearly half of all US banknotes were held by foreign citizens, amounting to roughly $950B .
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Because transactions between unlicensed individuals at gun shows remain largely unregulated, data on these gun transfers is unavailable.
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