The Most Dangerous City in Every State
The U.S. violent crime rate — an annual, population-adjusted measure of cases of rаpe, robbery, aggravated assault, and homicide — climbed by 5% in 2020. The increase was driven by a rise in aggravated…
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25 Countries Where the Rich Are Taxed the Most
Following the tax cuts of 2017, the wealthiest Americans saw their top marginal federal income tax rate fall to 37% from the 39.6% they had been paying since 2013. How does that top-tier rate…
20 Killer Side Dishes to Ramp Up Your Thanksgiving
No traditional Thanksgiving table is complete without a roasted turkey and a bevy of classic side dishes like stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole. Thanksgiving dinner is a ritual meal, evocative…
22 Easy Hors d’Oeuvres for Holiday Entertaining
People sometimes get confused between appetizers and hor d’oeuvres. Which is which? What’s the difference? There’s no officially mandated distinction between the two, but in common parlance, an appetizer is the first course of…
States With the Highest Robbery Rates
Violent crime inched up by about 5% in the United States in 2020. The increase was led by a 29% surge in homicides — the largest such increase on record. Not all forms of…
States Where COVID-19 Cases Are Climbing Fastest
Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new cases of COVID-19 are rising once again in much of the United States. There were an average of 30.6 new daily cases of the virus for every 100,000…
COVID-19: These Are the States Fighting It Most Successfully
It has now been 48 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of November 19, 562,868,095 doses…
The County With the Smallest Income Gaps in Every State
The United States has some of the highest levels of income and wealth inequality in the world. U.S. Federal Reserve data shows that the wealthiest 10% of Americans control $93.8 trillion, more than double…
The Safest Metro Area in Every State
The U.S. violent crime rate — an annual, population-adjusted measure of cases of rаpe, robbery, aggravated assault, and homicide — climbed by 5% in 2020. The increase was driven by a rise in aggravated…
US Counties Where Debt Is Increasing the Most During COVID-19
Americans appear to be going back to their pre-pandemic borrowing habits, causing total U.S. household debt to hit a record $15.24 trillion over the summer, according to a November report from the Federal Reserve…
US Metro Areas With the Shortest Life Expectancy
Life expectancy is one of the most important and commonly cited indicators of population health — and in the United States, life expectancy is falling at a historic rate. According to the Centers for…
The City With the Most Assaults in Every State
Cases of aggravated assault spiked by 12% in the United States in 2020. The increase, which was the driving force behind the 5% year-over-year uptick in the overall U.S. violent crime rate, pushed the…
America’s Largest Counties
Here is an indication of how the population of the United States is spread out over the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii. There are 3,070 counties in the U.S. yet only 44 of…
Rookie of the Year Winners Who Made the Baseball Hall of Fame
Following the 2021 MLB season, Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays and Jonathan India of the Cincinnati Reds were named the AL and NL Rookie of the Year, respectively. Fans now hope Arozarena…
This Is the State That Sells the Most Guns
FBI data on background checks is the best available proxy of U.S. gun sales, even though private sales of firearms, including those at gun shows, are exempted from background checks in some states. According…