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Making government data make sense. No partisanship, no bias — just the facts.

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📚 It's #WorldBookDay! Thinking about hitting the library? You’re not alone — well, if you live in Wyoming. Top bookworms by library visits per person in 2022: 🔸 Wyoming: 3.82 🔸 DC: 3.78 🔸 Ohio: 3.41 When’s the last time you checked in at your local #library?

📚 It's #WorldBookDay! Thinking about hitting the library? You’re not alone — well, if you live in Wyoming.

Top bookworms by library visits per person in 2022: 
🔸 Wyoming: 3.82
🔸  DC: 3.78
🔸  Ohio: 3.41

When’s the last time you checked in at your local #library?
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This week, Secretary Marco Rubio announced plans to consolidate the State Department. So what does this branch do? Established in 1789, it is responsible for conducting US foreign policy and diplomatic relations. In 2024, the State Department spent $38.8 billion — or 0.6% of

This week, Secretary <a href="/marcorubio/">Marco Rubio</a> announced plans to consolidate the State Department. So what does this branch do?

Established in 1789, it is responsible for conducting US foreign policy and diplomatic relations.

In 2024, the State Department spent $38.8 billion — or 0.6% of
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💸In 2023, 19 states sent more money to the federal government than they received in federal programs and services. States that gave the most (overall): 🔹 New York: Paid $89B more than it got back 🔹 California: Paid $78B more 🔹New Jersey: Paid $70B more States that gave the

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Steve Ballmer wants the Department of Education to preserve funding for an internal data and research group that provides a health check on the nation’s educational system, he said at Semafor’s #WorldEconomySummit. buff.ly/LUao6o7

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As Steve Ballmer shared at Semafor's #WorldEconomySummit: "The federal government needs to pull that data together, in my opinion, to run appropriately."

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.USAFacts’ mission is to educate the American public. My letter to Secretary Linda McMahon is a caution, not a critique. Efficiency means being effective — and that’s why we focus on understanding government through numbers. I believe it’s important for everyone to have the data needed to

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Mapped: How Many People Are ICE Detaining? 🚔️ This graphic by USAFacts is one of the many incredible data-driven charts and stories from creators featured on our Voronoi. ✅ voronoiapp.com/current-events…

Mapped: How Many People Are ICE Detaining? 🚔️

This graphic by <a href="/USAFacts/">USAFacts</a> is one of the many incredible data-driven charts and stories from creators featured on our <a href="/VoronoiApp/">Voronoi</a>. ✅

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Are math and reading scores increasing? ➡️ TLDR: No. Both 4th and 8th graders are still trailing behind pre-pandemic levels — with reading taking a page-turn for the worse. As of 2024, 31% of 4th graders and 30% of 8th graders are proficient in reading. #Education

Are math and reading scores increasing? ➡️ TLDR: No.

Both 4th and 8th graders are still trailing behind pre-pandemic levels — with reading taking a page-turn for the worse. 

As of 2024, 31% of 4th graders and 30% of 8th graders are proficient in reading. #Education
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#DOGE has reportedly laid off nearly 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) workforce. The mass firings are currently tangled up in legal battles. While the courts sort things out, check out the CFPB’s latest data on credit reporting complaints.

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🐪Oh look, it's Wednesday — aka Hump Day. To celebrate, can you guess the reason behind the "hump" during the 1950's in this chart? Drop your best guesses!⬇️ #DataViz #Fertility

🐪Oh look, it's Wednesday — aka Hump Day. To celebrate, can you guess the reason behind the "hump" during the 1950's in this chart? 

Drop your best guesses!⬇️ #DataViz #Fertility
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May marks #AAPINH Heritage Month! Here are some quick facts to know: 🔹25.8M #AsianAmericans live in the US 🔹AAPIs are the fastest-growing racial group in the US 🔹Chinese Americans are the largest #AAPI ethnic group usafacts.org/articles/the-d…