These Names Are Trending on the East Coast
Selecting a name for a child can be as simple as selecting a name the parents like. For other parents, the name may be the product of family tradition, an homage to one’s ethnicity,…
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These Names Are Trending on the West Coast
They say the East Coast and West Coast differ in manners, culture, and even the way people look at life. Does this translate to naming babies, too? Well, the names Emma and Olivia reign…
Most Underpaid Athletes in Every Major Sport
In the four major U.S. sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB — players are well compensated. The minimum annual salary in each league is nearly $500,000, and star players are paid…
America’s Richest Towns
The typical American household earned $55,322 in 2016, roughly $4,000 higher than 2009’s median income of $51,425. In a number of small towns throughout the country, more than half of households earn more than…
Surprising Things the Government Knows About Americans
According to the U.S. Constitution, a population count is required every 10 years. The first decennial census was conducted in 1790 and consisted of just six questions. The census has grown in size and…
The City Hit Hardest by Extreme Poverty in Every State
The Department of Health and Human Services sets the poverty threshold at $25,100 for a family of four in the contiguous United States. While the hardships associated with such financial strain are significant and…
How Your State Funds Welfare and Where It Goes
U.S. state governments spent about $390 billion on the welfare of their residents in 2015. Welfare represents about 26% of total state spending, the largest form of state-level spending by a large margin. The…
Hardest States to Find Full-Time Work
The unemployment rate is perhaps the most frequently cited economic indicator in the United States. It measures the share of workers in the labor force who are jobless and looking for work, and it…
Cities With the Most People on Food Stamps
Food is a basic need that an estimated 42 million Americans struggle to afford. Americans on fixed incomes, those with disabilities, and low-income households with children are among the most likely to struggle to…
18 American Companies That Control What You Buy
With the economy now growing steadily for nearly a decade and unemployment near a historic low, incomes have been on the rise. And with higher incomes, consumer spending could be poised to jump. While…
Wildfires are Burning These 14 States Right Now — Copy
There are currently 88 wildfires burning across the country in 14 states. Almost 200,000 acres are currently ablaze, an area roughly equivalent to all five boroughs of New York City, combined. In California, Yosemite…
12 States Where High School Students Have the Riskiest Behaviors
Teenagers are often stereotyped as being impulsive, reckless, and prone to risky behavior. The reality is more nuanced — adolescents are generally less likely than adults to risk the contempt of their peers, for…
Most Beautiful Weather Events in Photos
Weather events, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, thunder and lightning storms, blizzards, and more, can be devastating, even deadly, but they can also be stunning to look at — from a safe distance or in…
Cities Hit Hardest by Extreme Poverty
By several measures, the United States is in a period of historic economic growth and prosperity. Major stock market indices have hit record highs, unemployment is at a near two-decade low, and we are…
What a Gallon of Gas Cost the Year You Were Born
In the early 1930s, an American motorist could pull up to the pump in a Ford Model T Speedster running on fumes, and for little more than a dollar drive away with a full…