Here’s a look at the census, a count of US residents that takes place every 10 years. The Census Bureau is part of the Department of Commerce. Most recent population information. 2020 Census – US ...

A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of ...

The government of Canada, led by Mark Carney, is charging into the next year with a new agency dedicated to building housing.

State school finance reforms designed to close funding gaps between high- and low-income districts did not reduce racial and ethnic funding inequities and in some cases increased them, according to ...

Social inflation, the phenomenon of rising civil litigation verdicts and costs that outpace general economic inflation, is ...

Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country between 2022 and 2024. Experts warn it will ...

More doctors advocate for alternatives to uterus removal, but the procedure is still more common in Southern states.

Median household income in the U.S. rose to $81,604 in 2024, a 2% increase from the prior year after adjusting for inflation.

Poverty is down in Kentucky, new federal data shows, though the percent of Kentuckians living in poverty exceeds the national ...

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, under fire for recent sharp downward revisions to U.S. nonfarm payrolls and reductions to inflation data collection, is hiring about 25 part-time ...

California residents — or 17.7% of the population — lived in poverty last year, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released this week.