This Is the Metro Where the Most People Live Below the Poverty Line
Places where poverty is especially common the in United States are concentrated in the West, the Midwest and notably the South.
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This Is the State With the Strongest Sunlight
The shape of the earth means sunlight disperses unevenly across the globe. Most of the top states for sunlight are either Sunbelt or Southern states.
The State Where People Are Most Likely to Lose Their Homes
Shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19, the Census Bureau launched a vast initiative to measure the effects of the disease on Americans. It is called the Household Pulse Survey. So far, the results have…
This Is the Most Financially Stressed Country in the World
(Updated) Comparethemarket created a methodology it believes answers the question of how to measure financial stress. Instead of looking at it by income alone or the circumstance of sudden burdensome expenses, it looked at…
This Is the State With the Least Student Debt
Much of the money loaned to students will never be repaid. According to EducationData.org, 7.8% of student loans are in default. Over a million student loans go into default every year. The financial challenge…
This Is the World’s Most Dangerous City
What goes into an evaluation of whether a city is safe. Crime? Personal liberty? Dangerously dirty air? Bad weather brought on by climate change? The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its biennial Safe Cities…
The Worst John Wayne Movie That Isn’t a Western
John Wayne may be the best-known American movie star of all time. He was certainly among the most prolific. He was in movies from 1926 until 1977. He appeared in over 125 films and…
This Is The Hottest City For Home Buyers
The American real estate market is passing through an unprecedented period. In many metro markets, home prices have risen well into the double digits when compared with last year. The carefully followed S&P Case-Shiller…
The Most Successful R-Rated Movie of All Time
From 1934 to 1968, most Hollywood films abided by the Hays Code, a system of self-censorship with scrupulous moral standards promulgated by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. The Hays Code was…
This Is the State With the Worst Health Care Insurance
Americans spend more on health care than any nation in the developed world according to the OECD. In 2019, the number was $10,948 per capita. The next country on the list, Switzerland, had a…
This Is the Fastest-Growing College in America
A New Hampshire-based college has seen a more than 1,200% increase in enrollments, though most of its students attend classes online.
This Is America’s Fastest-Growing County
The population in one county in North Dakota more than doubled from 2010 to 2020, due largely to the huge fracking boom.
Houses in These Markets Sell in Less Than 20 Days
Realtor.com recently issued its July Housing Report. Commenting on the trends she saw, particularly the “unusual” growth in listings, Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale said that smaller houses with lower prices have started to…
This Job Is Most Likely to Require Vaccination
Many of the job openings that require COVID-19 vaccination are related to warehouse work.
This Is the State Where People Sleep the Least
A 24/7 Tempo analysis found that Hawaii is the state where people get the least sleep.
This Is the Best Car Brand in America
Honda topped the latest ACSI Automobile Study, coming in ahead of Subaru, BMW and Lexus.
This Is the Fastest Shrinking City in America
The U.S. Census Bureau recognizes 384 metropolitan areas, based on its population cutoff. Among the reasons the data on metropolitan areas is useful is that 86% of the American population live in these cities.…
This Is the Biggest Summer Movie Release Ever
The biggest summer movie release ever was "Jurassic World," which hit theaters in 2015.
This Is the College With the Richest Dropouts
Universities build endowments largely on the generosity of their alumni. They, in some cases, bother past graduates mercilessly. Often, it works. Universities that tend to have people who go on to great financial success…
This Is America’s Least-Educated Town
A 24/7 Wall St. analysis revealed one small town in Texas as the least educated in the United States.