America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency management, and population.
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PopulationHow COVID-19 Changed Older Adults’ Work and LifestyleSeptember 04, 2024New data visualization shows differences in older adults’ work and lifestyle patterns from 2019 to 2022.
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EducationSignificant Educational Strides by Young Hispanic PopulationMay 10, 2023The young Hispanic population made significant educational gains between 2005 and 2021.The largest were among the South American population.
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HealthMore Education Does Not Erase Racial Disparities in Health CoverageMarch 08, 2023Adults with a high school education or less have higher uninsured rates than those more educated. Racial/ethnic inequalities exist even among the more educated.
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EmploymentWho Are the STEM Workers Under Age 25?November 08, 2022Employment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations is projected to grow at twice the rate of total employment through 2031.
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EducationWho Is Impacted by Student Loan Forgiveness and How?September 21, 2022New Survey of Income and Program Participation data show who has student loan debt and how much they had after the COVID-19 pause in payments.
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EducationTeachers Are Among Most Educated, Yet Their Pay LagsJuly 21, 2022New U.S. Census Bureau data visualization shows median earnings for elementary, middle school and high school teachers by educational attainment, sex and age.
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EmploymentKnowing Your Job and Earnings Prospects by College and DegreeJune 30, 2022The U.S. Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes tool has expanded to provide earnings prospects for graduates of 660 schools by field of study.
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EducationNumber of People With Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Doubles Since 2000February 21, 2019About 13.1 percent of U.S. adults had a master’s or doctoral degree in 2018, up from 8.6 percent in 2000.
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HealthWho Are the Uninsured?September 12, 2018The number of people without health insurance grew to 28 million in 2017, up from 27.3 million the previous year.
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EducationHow Much Is Your College Degree Worth?September 04, 2018The Census Bureau is collaborating with colleges and universities to provide national-level statistics on labor market outcomes for post-secondary graduates.
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EducationU.S. Population More Educated Than Ever BeforeJuly 31, 2018For the first time, 90 percent of the U.S. population finished high school or higher levels of education in 2017.
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