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These reports cover the American experience ranging from immigration to aging population to civil rights to childcare to poverty. Explore this demographic data for a fuller picture of who lives in the US.

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Over one-third of Americans live in areas lacking mental health professionals

An additional 6,398 mental health providers are needed to fill the gaps. In some states, over 80% of the population lives in a mental health professional shortage area.

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How the Census collected race and ethnicity data from 1790 to 2020

See how the federal government has gathered race and ethnicity information as the reasons for doing so have changed over the centuries.

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AAPI Demographics: Data on Asian American ethnicities, geography, income, and education

From Indian Americans to Laotian Americans, demographics across Asian ethnicities reveal differences in everything from educational attainment to family size.

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US births dropped 3.8% in 2020 — the lowest since 1979

The decrease in births continues a downward trend since 2007.

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Which jobs have the highest representation of Asian Americans?

Asian Americans are most highly represented in technical fields such as computer and math, in addition to personal care and service jobs.

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Population change in 2020: The most deaths, fewest births, and fewest new immigrants in a decade

The US population grew 0.4% in 2020. This is the lowest annual growth rate since 1918, the year of the Spanish flu pandemic.

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Temporary agricultural visas increase in 2020, despite pandemic

The number of H-2A foreign workers more than quadrupled since 2007.

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How Native American tribes and the US government relate to each other

Federally recognized tribes and reservations: explained

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What is infrastructure and what does the government have to do with it?

Definitions of infrastructure go beyond transportation and water facilities.

Bar chart showing landownership status of Black people in Southern states created by W.E.B. Du Bois and team for the 1900 Paris Exposition. (Library of Congress)
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W.E.B. Du Bois' hand-drawn charts from 1900 show the story of Black Americans through data

The co-founder of the NAACP displayed a series of hand-drawn charts and maps at the 1900 Paris Exposition.

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