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The first
#JustTheFacts
episodes are officially live! Get the numbers — not rhetoric — on US immigration and the federal budget. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter to get exclusive access to future episodes.
#budget
#immigration
#usafacts
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Over 325M people live in the U.S., yet over half live in just 9 states!
Find out how our country's
#population
has changed over time by exploring data on our country's avg household size, # of
#greencards
granted, net
#divorce
rate, + more.
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#uspopulation
- The population of the United States grew by 1.5 million between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019 — the smallest annual growth since the 1940s.
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Turkey. Pumpkin pie. Political debates across the dinner table. If this sounds like your impending
#Thanksgiving
, we have the perfect side dish for you!
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"Americans need more trusted, transparent, and understandable information about their government and its expenditures." -
@Steven_Ballmer
#opengov
#opendata
#accountability
#FactsMatter
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The federal government collected $3.5 trillion in revenue in 2019, or $10,548 per person. Ninety-two percent of that came from individual income, payroll, and corporate income taxes.
See more data on how much the government spends and where it goes: .
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The
@SocialSecurity
admin predicts it will have to use reserve funds this year, kicking of a trend that will deplete the reserves by 2034. After these funds are gone, the program will only be able to pay 75% of benefits unless we change how SS is funded
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🌎2019 was the 2nd-warmest year globally in the 140-year record, with temperatures 1.71°F (0.95°C) warmer than the 20th-century avg. Learn more about the state of our environment and climate with our brand new
#USAFactsSOTE
report:
#EarthDay2020
#EarthDay
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"Americans need more trusted, transparent, and understandable information about their government and its expenditures." -
@Steven_Ballmer
#TuesdayThoughts
#opengov
#ReliableSources
#opendata
#FactsMatter
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.
@SocialSecurity
might look different by the time you retire. Unless changes are made to funding, the program will start spending reserve funds in 2018 & will run out of reserves by 2034. After that, only 75% of benefits will be paid. Learn more
#USAFacts
:
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"You may not trust me or USAFacts completely. That’s not a bad thing. It's better to hear skepticism & frustration from data-hungry Americans really looking for trusted sources,rather than watch them passively accept a situation in which facts don’t matter"
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Uncles, second cousins, & in-laws don't have to agree on solutions to national problems, but they can at least agree on the facts. Now that's a way to bring the family together!
#HappyThanksgiving
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As states begin the first phases of reopening across the US, total confirmed cases of
#COVID19
has passed 1 million.
Explore the USAFacts county-by-county map: - also used by
@CDCgov
and
@weatherchannel
.
#FactsMatter
#USAFacts
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On avg, air quality is improving in the US. However, improvement or decline depends on location.
Check out how air quality changed across the United States since 1980?
#EarthDay2020
#USAFactsSOTE
#EarthDay
@EarthDayNetwork
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The
@SocialSecurity
admin predicts it will have to use reserve funds this year, kicking of a trend that will deplete the reserves by 2034. After these funds are gone, the program will only be able to pay 75% of benefits unless we change how SS is funded
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of
#EarthDay
, USAFacts analyzed metrics from government agencies responsible for measuring the nation’s air, land conservation, and energy production.
Explore the State of the Earth:
#FactsMatter
#USAFacts
#EarthDay2020
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Can you imagine a government built on thoughtful interpretation of the numbers rather than partisan bickering? We can. And we’re working to make it happen.
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DYK The US emitted 5.1B metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2017, making up 14% of the world’s emissions that year.
In preparation for
#EarthDay2020
, learn more about the land, energy, & air in the US with our NEW State of the Earth report:
#USAFactsSOTE
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Unemployment insurance claims are up 3,001,000 compared to last week - the highest level in the history of the seasonally adjusted series. The previous high was 695,000 in October of 1982.
#UnemploymentNumber
#employment
#JobsReport
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The most fuel-efficient 2019 models were both electric vehicles: the
@Hyundai
Ioniq Electric, with 136 mpg, and the
@Tesla
Model 3 Standard Range Plus, with 133 mpg.
#ElectricVehicles
#usafacts
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States are revising stay-at-home orders after a recent uptick in average daily new COVID-19 cases.
Keep tabs on how many cases are in each state with our county-level map, used by the CDC and updated daily.
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The Supreme Court starts hearing today to decide the fate of DACA. Any decision would impact the nearly 700,000 immigrants who are recipients or awaiting renewal in the program. As you follow the hearings, get the facts right here on DACA:
#TuesdayThoughts
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5 things August data says about COVID-19:
😷Cases were ↘️ & deaths were ↗️
🏥Hospitalizations from COVID-19 were ↘️
💵29.2M claimed some form of unemployment
🏡Leisure spending focused more on staying in
💻Most children are returning to school online
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#LaborDayTrivia
- Did you know that most union members live in California, with 2.4 million people in a union? The Golden State is followed by New York, with 1.9 million union members.
#labordayweekend
#usafacts
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An estimated 76,246,000 women were on payrolls in December—that’s 109,000 more women than men. Another way to look at it: Women are 50.04% of all those on payrolls.
Source:
@BLS_gov
#usafacts
#employment
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How much do you know about the US economy?
📈GDP reached $21.5T - 3rd quarter of 2019
🏡In 2019, 328M ppl lived in the US
💰Fed. spending grew 6% (infl.-adjusted) in 2019
⚡We import 17% + energy than we export
🤝Foreign aid declined slightly since 2008
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According to
@SBAgov
, North Dakota received $2,037 per capita of the
#PaycheckProtectionProgram
loans, while more populated California received $844.70 per capita.
Find out how much the small businesses in your state received:
#FactsMatter
#SmallBizWeek
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The
#unemployment
rate hit double digits in all but six states in April, based on data released from the
@BLS_gov
.
See what industries were hit the hardest in your state:
.
#FactsMatter
#USAFacts
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To comply with the timeline of the Electoral College process, all states must reach certified results for presidential & vice-presidential races by Dec 14.
Find out when YOUR state will have certified election results:
#Elections2020
#Election2020
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As predicted, the
@SocialSecurity
admin had to use reserve funds last year, kicking off a trend that will deplete the reserves by 2034. After these funds are gone, the program will only be able to pay 79% of benefits unless we change how SS is funded
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By promoting numbers over opinions,
#USAFacts
hopes to shed a more credible light on government. Explore our reports:
#ThursdayThoughts
#opengov
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Voting in the upcoming midterm elections? Leaning toward a candidate & want to confirm your choice? Don't know who's on the ballot? Stay tuned for the official release of our Voter Center Thu-Sep 27th! We're putting candidates, their positions & facts at your fingertips
#BeAVoter
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DYK - There were 8.5 million fewer people on food stamps in 2018 than in December 2013, when 15.2% of residents nationwide — the highest % in recent decades — were receiving benefits under the government program.
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5 things September data says about COVID-19:
🏥 Monthly COVID-19 deaths ⬇️ 23%
😷 Median age for someone with a positive test ⬇️to 38
👩💼 Labor force participation rate ⬇️ to 61.4%
💵 Personal income ⬇️ 2.7%
📈 Number of jobs were ⬇️ 9.6% in the West
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Every candidate running for Congress. All their public positions on the issues. Context for how the country is doing on those issues. Unbiased, unfiltered, ad-free.
#opendata
#BeAVoter
#VoterCenter
#opengov
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The number of homeless individuals nationwide fell 14% from 637,000 in 2010 to under 551,000 (data based on local point-in-time counts required for funding from the fed. department) Learn more:
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The # of Americans receiving
#SocialSecurity
--and the average monthly benefit--is on the rise.
But is the system sustainable? And what potential solutions exist?
A quick primer on the issues at play:
@SocialSecurity
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California's 2020 Democratic primary is on Tuesday, March 3. That's 415 delegates up for grabs out of the total 1,991 needed to win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot.
Get the facts on the Golden state as you're preparing for
#SuperTuesday
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Food prices are up as millions of Americans are unemployed.
The average price of goods overall declined 0.8% from March to April. However, average prices for food staples rose 2.6%.
#FactsMatter
#USAFacts
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In 2018, there were an estimated 2.8M people identifying racially as Native American alone and 2.9M more identifying as multiple races, including Native American.
#opendata
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The age of people testing positive for COVID-19 is trending lower than at the beginning of the pandemic. In May, the median age of someone who tested positive was 46; in August, it was 38.
See more data on the impact of the coronavirus:
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To comply with the timeline of the Electoral College process, all states must reach certified results for presidential & vice-presidential races by Dec 14.
Find out when YOUR state will have certified election results:
#Elections2020
#Election2020
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Did you know that 80% of spending in the current Farm Bill goes towards nutrition assistance such as food stamps? Get the scoop on
#SNAP
with USAFacts!
#FarmBill2018
#foodstamps
#opengov
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Today is Census Day! Learn more about the US population, how changes in demographics affect household income, employment, and other statistics right here:
@uscensusbureau
#opendata
#2020census
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Since 1869, the average number of days between nomination and a confirmation vote, regardless of the results, is 32 days. Amy Coney Barrett was formally nominated on Oct. 12, 22 days before Election Day.
Read more:
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Did you know that the unemployment rate only includes people who put in a job application in the last 4 weeks? Those looking less actively aren’t counted.
#blsdata
#opendata
#jobs
#employment
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The US has maintained a global military presence over the past 70 years, but in recent years, the number of active-duty military abroad has declined.
Get the latest stats on national defense:
#usafacts
@Steven_Ballmer
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There were 70,237 deaths from drug overdoses in 2017 (66% of those were opioid-related). Deaths from opioids have increased by 753% since 1999📈
Get the facts on opioids
Data sources
@CDCgov
@samhsagov
@DEAHQ
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Tune in tonight for
#RealTime
with
@billmaher
! Our founder
@Steven_Ballmer
will be there! - 10:00PM PT & don't forget to submit a questions for
#RTOvertime
:
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New Poll Shows Americans Think Divisions in our Country are due to a Crisis of Facts
#FactsMatter
#opengov
#FridayReads
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To make government data even more approachable, USAFacts is launching a brand NEW website.🚀
🇺🇸Data from government agencies
📊Awesome graphics
😀User-friendly experience
📅Latest government data
🔎Updated search features
📳New mobile experience
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Virginia's population in 2019 was 8,535,519 or 2.6% of the American population. With 99 delegates up for grabs in VA on
#SuperTuesday
, what will be influencing voters in that state? Get the facts
#opendata
#USAFacts
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Planning to vote in the November election? Take a closer look at voting trends by: Age, Race, and Educational Level with USAFacts!
#opendata
#opengov
#dataviz
#Elections
#Midterms2018
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68.7% of voting-age citizens in Minnesota voted in the 2016 election, compared with 61.4% nationwide. Discover more stats about how the voting population in MN compares to the rest of the nation in our Democracy Demographics tool
#FactsMatter
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Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in the country in April, reaching 28.2%.
The rising
#unemployment
rate is another measure of COVID-19’s economic toll. Northeast, Midwest and tourism-based states have fared the worst so far: .
#FactsMatter
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Since 2006,
@MedicareGov
costs per person have increased annually by an average of 0.6%,
@MedicaidGov
costs per person have decreased by 0.2%, but private insurance costs per person have increased by an annual average of 2.6%
#opendata
#dataviz
#healthcare
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DYK Tennessee's population is 73.7% white (not Hispanic) compared with 60.4% in the nationwide? Or that Tennessee's median wage is $3,750 lower than the national median wage of $38,640? Dive into these facts & more right here:
#supertuesday2020
#usafacts
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Ahead of the President's speech, how informed do you feel about the State of the Union?
Prepare with our State of the Union in Numbers:
#FactsMatter
#usafacts
Not at all informed
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Somewhat informed
2704
Completely informed
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According to the
@BLS_gov
, the unemployment rate rose to 14.7% in April as the US lost a record 20.5 million jobs.
Explore more historical
#unemployment
numbers: .
#FactsMatter
#USAFacts
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DYK We've just added to our site the most recent employment & unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Dep. of Labor and will update you every time new data is released👍
#opendata
#usafacts
#FactsMatter
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While 33 states still had double digit unemployment rates in May, unemployment stabilized or modestly improved from its April peak in most states.
To read more about May's
#unemployment
numbers:
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During 2017, the US experienced a historic year of weather & climate disasters. In total, the US was impacted by 16 separate billion-dollar disaster events including: 3 tropical cyclones, 8 severe storms, 2 inland floods, a crop freeze, drought & wildfire.
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Total national health expenditures in 2017 totaled $3.5T, or 17.9% of GDP, a 360% increase from 1980 when it was $255B & 8.9% of GDP. Government is the largest payer of personal health care costs, with 5 major programs paying for 44%, up from 32% in 1980.
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@millerdlee
@Jorgensen4POTUS
Thank you for pointing this out. Our intent is to be doggedly non-partisan and we apologize for anything that undermines that foundation. We are currently looking into this issue and hope to have a resolution shortly.
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83% of Americans consider the spread of misinformation a major problem. But, there’s a solution. Facts!
Challenge your mind – and your opinions – by digging into unbiased government data on issues that matter the most to you!
#sayyestofacts
#facts
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In 2017, a total of 53,691 refugees arrived in the US, 37% less than the year before. Do you know where they came from? How many arrived in the US, 5, 10, 20 years ago?
Click here and find out!
#opendata
#mondaymorning
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California saw a 60,665 decrease in employment from April to May, the most lost were government jobs.
Learn how local employment has changed in certain industries in your state: .
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Since 1979, there have been more women with income than men, according to the
@uscensusbureau
. But those women continue to make less money, with an annual median income around $14,900 lower than that of the average man as of 2019.
See the data:
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Between June and July, the unemployment rate declined in 30 states, increased in nine, and remained essentially the same in 11 states.
See which states gained the most jobs:
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"Data can bring the nation beyond rhetoric to a point where everyone can focus on solutions. We live in an age where democracy demands it."
@Steven_Ballmer
#quoteoftheday
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#DYK
Total government debt held by the public in 2017 reached $52,086/person? (up 62% over the last decade). Tax revenue, the largest & most consistent source of gov. revenue, exceeded spending only in 2000.
Get the latest numbers
@Steven_Ballmer
#deficit
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Government collected $5.2 trillion in 2014. Where from? It spent $5.4 trillion in 2014. Where did it go? Find out at
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Did you know that deaths from drug overdoses went up 446% in the last 17 years in the US? And that in 2016, 71% of drug-related deaths were a result of opioid overdose?
Get the facts on
#opioids
with USAFacts 📈
#opendata
#opioidepidemic
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"Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts."
-
@HansRosling
@OlaRosling
@AnnaGapminder
#FactsMatter
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With
#SuperTuesday
right around the corner, learn more about Arkansas in our new Democracy Demographics tool: from voting records to unemployment & wages, or even demographics, we've got you covered!
#usafacts
#usgov
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Every state has its own primary or caucus, but they each hold national importance. So, how do these states compare to the rest of the nation? Check out
#Oklahoma
right here:
#supertuesday2020
#opendata
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Tonight there will be 110 delegates up for grabs at the
#NorthCarolina
Democratic primary. Check out how this state compares to the rest of the nation with our Democracy Demographics tool:
#supertuesday2020
#facts
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