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Analyst Notes: Five foundational concepts for understanding data

Go behind the scenes with our team as we find and make sense of the numbers.

USAFacts · Jun 18

People Living in These 10 States Might Struggle With Money — See If Your State Makes the List

From the Gulf Coast to the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, people living in these 10 states might struggle with money. See if your state makes the list.

GOBankingRates · Dec 18, 2025

‘Arm the public with facts’: Microsoft billionaire fights US election disinformation

While other tech execs endorse politicians, Steve Ballmer wants to provide impartial statistics on key issues

The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2024

How many US passports are in circulation?

There were 160.7 million valid US passports in circulation in 2023, up 36.8% from 2013.

USAFacts · Mar 4, 2024

How long does family-based immigration to the US take?

The median processing time for family-based immigration applications — for spouses, dependent children, and parents of US citizens — rose from 4.7 months to 11.8 months between 2013 and 2023.

USAFacts · Mar 1, 2024

How much money do lawyers make?

Lawyers in the US earn a median annual wage of nearly $136,000. Although they are not among the twenty highest-paying occupations, they still earn well above the 2022 median income of $60,070.

USAFacts · Feb 29, 2024

Where do international adoptees come from?

Nearly 40% of 2022 international adoptees were born in one of three countries: Colombia (235), India (223), and South Korea (141).

USAFacts · Feb 28, 2024

USAFacts’ 10 most-read articles of 2023

The reports USAFacts readers loved the most in 2023.

USAFacts · Dec 7, 2023

Modernizing the Congressional Research Service: USAFacts proposes transformative reforms

Five ways the Congressional Research Service can evolve traditional reporting methods through utilizing data provision.

USAFacts · Oct 20, 2023

USAFacts presents its first-ever policy recommendations to Congress to enhance public data infrastructure

Limited or deficient data makes it difficult to address key issues of national concern — but leveraging modern technology and data can help affect change.

USAFacts · Oct 20, 2023