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Where carbon emissions come from in each state

Emissions in the US peaked in the early to mid-2000s and are near early 1990s levels.

USAFacts · Apr 29, 2022

Carbon emissions dropped in 2020. Much of the decrease was due to less driving and fewer flights.

Transportation emissions have been increasing since 1990, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

USAFacts · Apr 27, 2022

Carbon emissions dropped in 2020. Much of the decrease was due to less driving and fewer flights.

Transportation emissions have been increasing since 1990, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

USAFacts · Apr 27, 2022

Our Changing Population: How demographic data helps tell national, state, and local stories

Explore how your part of the country has changed demographically by visualizing decades of population data.

USAFacts · Apr 20, 2022

How US forests affect the environment and help stabilize the climate

There are more forests in the US than a century ago

USAFacts · Apr 20, 2022

How US forests affect the environment and help stabilize the climate

The US is home to 8% of the world’s forestland. While global forestland decreased over the last three decades, US forestland steadily increased.

USAFacts · Apr 20, 2022

How have federal income and payroll tax bills changed for US families in the last 30 years?

Tax bills in the US are lower now than in 1988 for all but the top 1% of income earners.

USAFacts · Apr 18, 2022

How have federal income and payroll tax bills changed for US families in the last 30 years?

Tax bills in the US are lower now than in 1988 for all but the top 1% of income earners.

USAFacts · Apr 18, 2022

Federal debts, deficits, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on both

US debt outstanding was at $30.3 trillion at the start of April 2022.

USAFacts · Apr 14, 2022

Federal debts, deficits, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on both

US debt outstanding was $30.3 trillion at the start of April 2022. The current debt is a culmination of all the yearly deficits, and the few yearly surpluses, the US ever had.

USAFacts · Apr 14, 2022