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Hacker News in 2026: the front page in charts
Top sites and posters, the most upvoted and most discussed stories, the best posting times and the topics on the rise.
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What time of day are flights most likely to be delayed?
From August 2025 to July 2026, only 8.0% of flights scheduled to leave between 6 and 7 a.m. left 15 or more minutes late, against 35.0% of those leaving betw...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which months have the most flight delays?
In July 2026, 28.3% of U.S. flights arrived 15 or more minutes late, the most of the 12 months from August 2025, when summer thunderstorms meet full planes. ...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which months have the most cancelled flights?
In January 2026, a month of winter storms, U.S. airlines cancelled 4.7% of scheduled flights, the most of the 12 months from August 2025; September and Octob...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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What causes most flight delays?
From August 2025 to July 2026, 39.7% of all minutes of delay came from a late-arriving aircraft: a plane that left its last airport late. The airline itself ...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which US airports have the most delayed departures?
From August 2025 to July 2026, 31.7% of flights leaving Dallas Love Field (DAL) left 15 or more minutes late, the most of the 102 U.S. airports with at least...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which US airports have the most cancelled flights?
From August 2025 to July 2026, New York's LaGuardia (LGA) cancelled 4.6% of scheduled departures, the most of the 102 U.S. airports with at least 10,000 depa...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which airlines have the most delayed flights?
From August 2025 to July 2026, JetBlue had the most late flights: 27.7% arrived 15 or more minutes late, against 18.1% for Hawaiian Airlines and 22.4% for al...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which airlines cancel the most flights?
From August 2025 to July 2026, PSA Airlines, which flies for American Eagle, cancelled 4.3% of its scheduled flights, the most of any airline, against 0.7% f...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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What is the most popular girls' name in each state?
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in 28 states, even though Olivia was the top name nationally. In Vermont, 3.6% of girls were named Charlo...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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What was the most popular girls' name in each decade?
Mary was the top girls' name for eight straight decades, given to about 7% of girls in the 1880s. Since then the top name has had a shrinking share: Lisa in ...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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What is the most popular boys' name in each state?
In 2025, Liam was the most popular boys' name in 15 states, Noah in 14 and Oliver in 12. Vermont's top name, Oliver, had the highest share: 2.9% of boys. Eac...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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What was the most popular boys' name in each decade?
John was the top boys' name from the 1880s to the 1910s, given to about 8% of boys in the 1880s. Robert, James and Michael followed; Michael led for four dec...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many babies get one of the year's 10 most popular names?
In 2025, 7.5% of babies got one of that year's 10 most popular names for their sex, down from 35% in 1880 and 29% in 1950. Parents now spread across far more...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which baby names are rising fastest?
In 2025, Ailany gained more babies than any other name: 7,136 girls, up 4,530 from 2,606 in 2024. Eithan (boys) was next, up 2,037, then Cooper (boys), up 1,...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which baby names are falling fastest?
In 2025, Liam lost more babies than any other name: 20,818 boys, 1,434 fewer than in 2024, though it was still the most popular boys' name. Dylan (boys) fell...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many babies were given your name each year since 1880?
Type any name to see how many U.S. babies were given it each year since 1880, for girls or boys. Emma, shown first, went from 2,003 girls in 1880 down to 414...
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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What were the wettest years on record in the US?
Through 2025, 1973 was the wettest year on record in the contiguous US, with 5.0 inches more rain and melted snow than the 1901–2000 average of 29.9 inches, ...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which US states have warmed the most?
Every state has warmed. From 2016 to 2025, Alaska, New Jersey and Rhode Island averaged 3.3°F warmer than in 1901–2000, the most of any state, while Arkansas...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How have the last 12 months compared with normal in the US?
Every month from September 2025 to August 2026 was warmer than its 1901–2000 average across the contiguous US. March 2026 stood out, 9.4°F above the March av...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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Are US summers getting hotter?
Summer 2026 (June to August) averaged 74.4°F across the contiguous US, the hottest since records began in 1895, ahead of 1936, the Dust Bowl summer, and 2021...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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Is the US getting wetter or drier?
The contiguous US got 29.3 inches of rain and melted snow in 2025, a little below the 1901–2000 average of 29.9 inches. The dashed trend line, the straight l...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much has the US warmed since 1895?
The contiguous US averaged 54.6°F in 2025, its fourth-warmest year since records began in 1895; 2024 was the warmest, at 55.5°F. The dashed trend line, the s...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which US states are getting wetter or drier?
From 2016 to 2025 most of the East and Midwest got wetter and the Southwest drier than in 1901–2000: Kentucky got 14.7% more rain and melted snow a year, whi...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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What were the hottest years on record in the US?
Through 2025, 2024 was the hottest year on record in the contiguous US, 3.5°F above the 1901–2000 average of 52.0°F. All 10 of the hottest years since record...
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many clinical trials start each year?
About 30,800 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov started in 2025, up from about 11,900 in 2008 and 1,900 in 2000, the registry's first year. Ear...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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How many finished clinical trials post their results?
21.4% of the clinical trials completed in 2024 had posted results on ClinicalTrials.gov by September 2026, down from 35.6% of those completed in 2008, when a...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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What share of clinical trials do companies run?
Companies led 19.1% of the clinical trials that started in 2025, down from a high of 39.0% in 2002. Universities, hospitals and nonprofits lead almost all th...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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Who runs clinical trials?
Universities, hospitals and nonprofits lead about 320,000 of the 461,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of September 2026, about 7 in 10...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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How many clinical trials are in each phase?
About half the 461,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of September 2026, some 237,000, have no phase: phases describe drug trials, and t...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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Which diseases get the most clinical trials?
About 84,000 clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, roughly 1 in 5 of the 461,000 registered as of September 2026, study cancer or other tumors, more than an...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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Which sponsors post their clinical trial results?
Of the clinical trials completed from 2008 to 2024, 45.4% of those led by companies and 60.9% of those led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health had post...
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Sep 24, 2026
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How big is student debt compared with pay, by major?
Graduates in the 20 most common bachelor's majors borrowed about the same in federal student loans, roughly $21,000 to $25,000 at the typical college, but th...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Dec 31, 2023
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How much do graduates of your college owe in student loans?
Search 1,705 colleges that mainly award bachelor's degrees. Graduates of the typical one who took out federal student loans owed a median of $23,250 when the...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Sep 30, 2021
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Which college majors pay the most?
Of the 20 most common bachelor's degree majors, computer science paid the most four years after graduating: a median of $107,009 a year, more than twice the ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Dec 31, 2023
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What does a year at a public university cost after grants?
At the typical public four-year university in 2023–24, the full cost of a year (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs) was $25,115. After grants and ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Jun 30, 2024
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What does a year at a private college cost after grants?
At the typical private nonprofit four-year college in 2023–24, the full cost of a year (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs) was $49,718. After gra...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Jun 30, 2024
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What does your college cost a family earning under $30,000?
Search 1,729 colleges that mainly award bachelor's degrees. In 2023–24, students from families earning $30,000 or less paid a typical average net price of $1...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Jun 30, 2024
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What does your college cost after grants?
Search 1,769 colleges that mainly award bachelor's degrees. In 2023–24, the typical college's average net price, what a year cost after grants and scholarshi...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Jun 30, 2024
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How much do students from your college earn 10 years later?
Search 1,751 colleges that mainly award bachelor's degrees. Ten years after starting, former students of the typical college earned a median of $53,726 a yea...
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Dec 31, 2021
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Who leads college football's most-played rivalries?
Of the 20 most-played rivalries between teams now in the FBS, Tennessee leads Kentucky by the widest margin, having won 75.0% of their games (84 wins, 25 los...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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How often do ranked college football teams lose to unranked teams?
Unranked FBS teams won 19.7% of their games against AP Top 25 teams in 2025, about one in five. The share has ranged from 4.5% in 1998 to 25.9% in 2007, and ...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games and AP Top 25 polls · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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How many points does a college football team score per game?
A college football team scored 26.2 points a game on average in 2025, in regular-season games between two FBS (top-division) teams, up from 9.8 in 1900. Scor...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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Which college football rivalries have been played the most?
Minnesota and Wisconsin have played 133 times since 1892, through the 2025 season, the most of any two teams now in the FBS in CollegeFootballData.com's reco...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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How often do college football home teams win?
Home teams won 59.7% of regular-season games between two FBS (top-division) teams in 2025, and between 54% and 64% in every season since 1941. In 2020, when ...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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Which college football conferences won the most games against other conferences over 10 seasons?
Over the 10 seasons from 2016 to 2025, the SEC won 72.6% of its games against FBS teams from other conferences, bowls included, ahead of the Big Ten at 70.4%...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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Which college football conference wins the most games against other conferences?
In the 2025 season the Big Ten won 74.1% of its games against FBS teams from other conferences, bowls included, just ahead of the SEC at 72.9% and the Big 12...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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How many college football games are decided by one score?
36.6% of regular-season games between two FBS (top-division) teams in 2025 were decided by 8 points or fewer, what a touchdown and a two-point conversion can...
Source: CollegeFootballData.com, college football games · Data as of Jan 20, 2026
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How many people work from home in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, 15.1% of U.S. workers usually worked from home. The District of Columbia had the highest share, 33.0%, followed by C...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How long is the commute to work in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, workers in New York had the longest average one-way commute, 32.6 minutes, followed by Maryland (31.1) and New Jerse...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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Which states have the most violent crime?
In 2025 the District of Columbia had the highest violent crime rate, about 806 per 100,000 people, followed by Alaska (736) and New Mexico (648). Maine (95),...
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Is violent crime in the U.S. going up or down?
Down, over the long run. Police reported about 329 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025, less than half the 1991 peak of about 798 and the lowest since ...
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much has property crime fallen in the U.S.?
By about 70% since 1991. Police reported about 1,552 burglaries, thefts, car thefts and arsons per 100,000 people in 2025, down from about 5,388 in 1991, and...
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How has the U.S. murder rate changed since 1985?
It is near its lowest since at least 1985: about 4.3 murders per 100,000 people in 2025, down from a peak of about 10.3 in 1991. The rate jumped from 5.2 in ...
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states have the most property crime?
In 2025 the District of Columbia had the highest property crime rate, about 3,178 burglaries, thefts, car thefts and arsons per 100,000 people, followed by N...
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states have the highest murder rates?
In 2025 the District of Columbia had the highest murder rate, about 16.7 per 100,000 people, followed by New Mexico (9.0), Alabama (8.6) and Louisiana (8.1)....
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which U.S. states have the most earthquakes?
Alaska had 26,857 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more from 2016 to 2025, more than six times California's 4,059 and more than all other states together. Hawai...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many earthquakes does Oklahoma have each year?
Oklahoma had 883 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more in 2015, after averaging about 1 a year from 1973 to 2008; it had 6 in 2025. USGS scientists link the sur...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many major earthquakes happen each year?
The world has had about 13 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or more a year since 1900, with no lasting rise: as few as 4 in 1930 and as many as 24 in 2010, and 16 ...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many earthquakes are recorded worldwide each year?
Seismographs recorded 8,556 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more around the world in 2025, nearly three times the 2,987 of 1973, when the U.S. Geological Sur...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much rarer is each step up in earthquake magnitude?
In 2025 the world recorded 6,428 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 to 4.9, 1,983 of magnitude 5, 129 of magnitude 6, 15 of magnitude 7 and 1 of magnitude 8 or mor...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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What are the biggest earthquakes since 1900?
The strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Chile in 1960 at magnitude 9.5. Alaska's 1964 quake (9.2) and the 2004 Sumatra and 2011 Japan quakes (9.1 each)...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from wind?
Wind made 10.5% of US electricity in 2025, the same share as in 2024 and up from 2.3% in 2010 and 0.4% in 2005. Each point is wind's share of all net generat...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from wind and solar?
In 2025 wind and solar made 60.7% of Iowa's electricity, 59.1% of South Dakota's and 51.9% of New Mexico's, against 17.2% across the US and under 1% in Alaba...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from solar?
Solar made 6.7% of US electricity in 2025, up from 0.6% in 2015 and 2.2% in 2020; before 2012 it was under a tenth of a percent. The chart counts only utilit...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from nuclear power?
Nuclear power made 17.7% of US electricity in 2025. Its share grew from almost nothing in 1960 to 19% by 1990, peaked at 20.6% in 2001, and has slipped slowl...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from nuclear power?
In 2025 nuclear power made 56.4% of New Hampshire's electricity, 54.2% of South Carolina's and 50.5% of Illinois's, against 17.7% across the US. Only 28 stat...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from natural gas?
In 2025 natural gas made 87.5% of Rhode Island's electricity and over 70% in Delaware, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana. Across the US it ma...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from hydropower?
Hydropower made 5.6% of US electricity in 2025, down from 32% in 1949. Dams make about as much as they did in 1970, while total generation nearly tripled; th...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which states get the most electricity from coal?
In 2025 coal made 86.9% of West Virginia's electricity, followed by Kentucky (66.0%) and Missouri (63.7%). Across the US it made 16.6%, and ten states and D....
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (net generation by state) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from wind and solar?
Wind and solar made 17.2% of US electricity in 2025, up from 2.3% in 2010 and under 1% through 2007. Solar counts only utility-scale plants, not rooftop pane...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Where does US electricity come from?
In 2025 natural gas made 40.8% of US electricity, followed by nuclear (17.7%) and coal (16.6%). Wind and solar together made 17.2%. Solar counts only utility...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much has a gallon of gas cost in the US since 1990?
Regular gas averaged $4.06 a gallon in August 2026. The monthly average peaked at $4.93 in June 2022 and was lowest at $0.92 in February 1999. Each point ave...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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How much do US homes pay for electricity?
Homes paid 17.3 cents per kilowatt-hour on average in 2025, about twice the 8.6 cents of 2001. Each point is the average residential price across all US util...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from natural gas?
Natural gas made 40.8% of US electricity in 2025, up from 12.3% in 1990. It passed coal in 2016 to become the largest source, and reached a record 43.4% in 2...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Where in the US is gas most expensive?
In the week of September 21, 2026, regular gas cost $5.60 a gallon on the West Coast, $1.63 more than on the Gulf Coast ($3.97), where most US refineries are...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update · Data as of Sep 21, 2026
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Which states pay the most for electricity?
In 2025 homes in Hawaii paid 40.6 cents per kilowatt-hour, more than three times the 11.8 cents in North Dakota. The US average was 17.3 cents; California an...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How much of US electricity comes from coal?
Coal made 16.6% of US electricity in 2025, down from a peak of 56.9% in 1988 and 48.5% as late as 2007. Natural gas overtook it in 2016. Each point is coal's...
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How big is the US national debt?
At the end of fiscal year 2025 the debt was $37.6 trillion, almost four times the $10.0 trillion of 2008. In 1835 it had been paid down to about $34,000. Eac...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Historical Debt Outstanding · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How much federal debt is there per American?
In fiscal 2025 the federal debt came to about $110,100 for every person in the US, up from $33,000 in 2008 and $1,585 in 1960. It is the debt at the end of e...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Historical Debt Outstanding; population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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What interest rate does the US government pay on its debt?
The average interest rate on all federal debt was 3.36% at the end of fiscal 2025, about twice the low of 1.61% in 2021 but well below the 6.06% of 2001, whe...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Average Interest Rates on U.S. Treasury Securities · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How much does the federal government spend each year?
The federal government spent $7.01 trillion in fiscal 2025, up from $3.69 trillion in 2015. The jump to $6.55 trillion in 2020 was largely pandemic relief. N...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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Where does federal spending go?
Social Security was the biggest item in fiscal 2025 at $1.58 trillion, out of $7.01 trillion in total. Medicare, other health programs and interest on the de...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How much money does the federal government collect each year?
The government collected $5.23 trillion in fiscal 2025, up from $3.25 trillion in 2015, but still $1.78 trillion less than it spent. Not adjusted for inflati...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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Where does federal revenue come from?
Individual income taxes brought in $2.66 trillion of the government's $5.23 trillion in fiscal 2025, about half. Payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare ...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How much does the US government pay in interest each year?
The government spent $1.22 trillion on interest in fiscal 2025, nearly three times the $414 billion of 2010, as both the debt and interest rates rose. This c...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Interest Expense on the Public Debt Outstanding · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How big is the federal deficit each year?
The government spent $1.78 trillion more than it collected in fiscal 2025. The gap peaked at $3.13 trillion in 2020, during the pandemic, and has stayed abov...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How many overdose deaths involve prescription opioids?
6,758 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending April 2026 involved natural and semi-synthetic opioids, the group that includes prescription painkill...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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Which drugs are involved in US overdose deaths?
In the 12 months ending April 2026, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were involved in 34,523 US overdose deaths, more than any other drug, followed by me...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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How many overdose deaths involve methamphetamine?
24,153 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending April 2026 involved methamphetamine or a similar stimulant such as amphetamine. That is down from a ...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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How many overdose deaths involve heroin?
1,738 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending April 2026 involved heroin, about a tenth of the peak of about 16,200 in mid-2017. A death can involv...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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Which age groups have the highest drug overdose death rates?
In the 12 months through June 2025, people aged 35 to 44 had the highest drug overdose death rate, 39.4 deaths per 100,000 people that age, followed closely ...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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How many overdose deaths involve cocaine?
18,965 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending April 2026 involved cocaine, down from a peak of about 30,500 in mid-2023 but more than three times ...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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How does heart disease compare with cancer as a cause of death in the US?
In 1950 there were about 3 heart disease deaths for every cancer death in the US. By 2018 there were 1.1, because the heart disease death rate fell much fast...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Age-adjusted death rates for selected major causes of death · Data as of Dec 31, 2018
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How has the US heart disease death rate changed since 1900?
The US heart disease death rate peaked in 1950 at 588.8 deaths per 100,000 people and fell 72% to 163.6 by 2018, when heart disease was still the leading cau...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Age-adjusted death rates for selected major causes of death · Data as of Dec 31, 2018
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How has the US death rate from flu and pneumonia changed since 1900?
Influenza and pneumonia killed 297.5 people per 100,000 in 1900 and 612.4 in 1918, the year of the influenza pandemic. By 2018 the rate was 14.9, about 95% l...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Age-adjusted death rates for selected major causes of death · Data as of Dec 31, 2018
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What do Americans aged 85 and over die of most often?
In the 12 months through June 2025, heart disease was the leading cause of death for Americans aged 85 and over, at 3,759 deaths per 100,000 people that age,...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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What do Americans aged 45 to 54 die of most often?
In the 12 months through June 2025, cancer (79.6 deaths per 100,000 people aged 45 to 54) and heart disease (72.0) were the leading causes of death in this a...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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What do young Americans aged 15 to 24 die of most often?
In the 12 months through June 2025, unintentional injuries (which include accidental overdoses and traffic crashes) were the leading cause of death for Ameri...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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How has the US cancer death rate changed since 1900?
The US cancer death rate rose from 114.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 1900 to a peak of 216.0 in 1990, then fell 31% to 149.1 by 2018. Rates are age-adjusted...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Age-adjusted death rates for selected major causes of death · Data as of Dec 31, 2018
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How long do Americans live, and how has that changed since 1900?
A baby born in the US in 2018 could expect to live 78.7 years, up from 47.3 in 1900. The sharpest drop was in 1918, to 39.1 years, during the influenza pande...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Death rates and life expectancy at birth · Data as of Dec 31, 2018
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How many Americans die of drug overdoses each year?
65,726 people died of drug overdoses in the US in the 12 months ending April 2026, down about 41% from a peak of about 111,500 in mid-2023 and the fewest sin...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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How has the US teen birth rate changed since 1940?
There were 12.6 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 in 2024, the lowest since at least 1940. The rate has fallen about 80% since 1991 (61.8) and about 87%...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Birth rates for females by age group and Health, United States · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What do Americans die of most often?
In the 12 months through June 2025, heart disease (204 deaths per 100,000 people) and cancer (183) were the leading causes of death in the US, together about...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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How many overdose deaths involve fentanyl and similar drugs?
34,523 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending April 2026 involved synthetic opioids other than methadone, mostly illegally made fentanyl. That is ...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Apr 30, 2026
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Which states have the highest drug overdose death rates?
In the 12 months through June 2025, Alaska had the highest drug overdose death rate, 43.6 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by New Mexico (41.9) and West V...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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At what ages do American women have babies?
In 2024 women aged 30 to 34 had the highest birth rate, 93.7 births per 1,000 women, just ahead of women aged 25 to 29 (89.5). Teens aged 15 to 19 (12.6) and...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States (birth and fertility rates) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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Are more women in their early 40s having babies?
There were 12.7 births per 1,000 women aged 40 to 44 in 2024, more than three times the low of 3.8 in 1981. It is still below the 1940s and 1950s, about 15 t...
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Birth rates for females by age group and Health, United States · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How much of their income do renters spend on rent in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, the typical renter household in Florida spent 35.2% of its income on rent and utilities, the most of any state, foll...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How much is rent in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, median rent including utilities was highest in California, $2,036 a month, followed by Hawaii ($1,971) and the Distr...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What is the typical home worth in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, the typical owner-occupied home in Hawaii was worth $839,100, the most of any state, followed by the District of Col...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What share of people live in poverty in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, 12.5% of people in the U.S. lived below the official poverty line. Louisiana and Mississippi had the highest rates, ...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What is the typical household income in each state?
In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, the typical household in the District of Columbia earned $109,870 a year, followed by Massachusetts ($103,960) and M...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What is the typical household income in your county?
Search any of the 3,143 U.S. counties. In the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, Loudoun County, Virginia, had the highest median household income, $181,765, ...
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How fast are US prices rising?
Consumer prices in August 2026 were 3.4% higher than in August 2025. Each point compares a month with the same month a year earlier, back to 1914, the first ...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items) · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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How fast is rent going up in the US?
Rent in August 2026 was 2.7% higher than in August 2025. Each point compares a month with the same month a year earlier, starting in 1949, the first year BLS...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (rent of primary residence) · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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Which everyday prices rose the most over the past year?
From August 2025 to August 2026, gasoline rose 27.4% and airline fares 23.4%, while overall prices rose 3.4%. Eggs fell 23.0% and car insurance 5.1%. Each ba...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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How much does a dozen eggs cost in the US?
A dozen grade A large eggs averaged $2.27 in August 2026, down from a record $6.23 in March 2025, when bird flu cut the number of laying hens. Prices are BLS...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data (eggs, grade A, large) · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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How fast is car insurance getting more expensive?
Car insurance cost 5.1% less in August 2026 than in August 2025, after its fastest rise since 1976: prices were 22.6% higher in April 2024 than in April 2023...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (motor vehicle insurance) · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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What is the US unemployment rate?
4.1% of the US labor force was unemployed in August 2026, down from 4.3% in August 2025. Since the monthly rate began in 1948 it peaked at 14.8% in April 202...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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Which states have the highest unemployment?
In August 2026 the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7%, followed by California and Connecticut at 5.1%. South Dakota had the lowest ...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · Data as of Aug 31, 2026
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How much does a typical US full-time worker earn each week?
The typical (median) full-time worker earned $1,251 a week in the second quarter of 2026, up from $234 in early 1979. That is in dollars of the day: over the...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Current Population Survey) · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Which kinds of jobs pay the most in the US?
In May 2025 the typical (median) management job paid $126,520 a year, more than three times the $35,050 of the typical food preparation and serving job. Acro...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · Data as of May 31, 2025
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How many people visit America's national parks each year?
Today's 63 national parks had 93.9 million recreation visits in 2025, just below the record 94.3 million of 2024 and up from 52.6 million in 1979, when month...
Source: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which months are busiest in the national parks?
July is the busiest month: the 63 national parks had 13.9 million recreation visits in July 2025, about 15% of the year's total and more than four times the ...
Source: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many visits does the whole National Park System get each year?
All the sites the National Park Service runs, from national parks to monuments, parkways, seashores and memorials, had 323 million recreation visits in 2025,...
Source: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which national parks get the most visitors?
Great Smoky Mountains had 11.5 million recreation visits in 2025, more than twice any other of the 63 national parks. Zion (5.0 million), Yellowstone (4.8 mi...
Source: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which National Park Service sites get the most visitors?
The Blue Ridge Parkway had 16.5 million recreation visits in 2025, the most of any of the 400 sites the National Park Service runs, just ahead of Golden Gate...
Source: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Which national parks grew fastest over 10 years?
From 2015 to 2025, Redwood's recreation visits grew 128%, to 1.2 million, most of it in 2025 alone. Hot Springs (76%), Kings Canyon (67%), Pinnacles (66%) an...
Source: National Park Service, Visitor Use Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many points does an NFL team score per game?
An NFL team scored 23.0 points a game on average in the 2025 regular season, up from 20.8 in 1999. The high since 1999 was 24.8 in 2020, a season played most...
Source: nflverse, NFL schedules and scores (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How often do NFL teams pass instead of run?
Passes were 56.2% of NFL passing and running plays in the 2025 regular season, down from a peak of 59.3% in 2016 and a little below 1999's 57.0%. Sacks count...
Source: nflverse, NFL team season stats (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How often do NFL teams try 50-yard field goals?
NFL games had 0.98 field goal tries of 50 yards or longer each in the 2025 regular season, both teams together, nearly three times 1999's 0.34. Counting per ...
Source: nflverse, NFL team season stats (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How often are 50-yard NFL field goals good?
NFL kickers made 68.8% of field goal tries of 50 yards or longer in the 2025 regular season, up from 48.8% in 1999; the best season since 1999 was 2024, at 6...
Source: nflverse, NFL team season stats (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How often do NFL home teams win?
Home teams won 53.8% of NFL regular-season games in 2025, less than in most seasons before 2019, when they usually won 55% to 60%. In 2020, played mostly wit...
Source: nflverse, NFL schedules and scores (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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Which NFL teams scored the most points in a season?
Through the 2025 season, the 2013 Denver Broncos scored the most points per game of any NFL team since 1999: 37.9, or 606 points in 16 games. The 2024 Detroi...
Source: nflverse, NFL schedules and scores (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How often do NFL teams go for it on fourth down?
NFL offenses went for it on 23.3% of fourth downs in the 2025 regular season, nearly twice as often as from 1999 to 2017, when it was 11% to 14% every season...
Source: nflverse, NFL play-by-play (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How often are NFL field goals good from each distance?
In the 2025 NFL regular season, kickers made 98.1% of field goal tries from under 30 yards, 84.3% from 40 to 49 yards and 68.8% from 50 yards or longer. Bloc...
Source: nflverse, NFL team season stats (nflverse-data) · Data as of Jan 4, 2026
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How has the world's population grown since 1960?
The world had 8.22 billion people in 2025, more than 2.7 times the 3.02 billion of 1960. It passed 8 billion in 2023. Figures are mid-year estimates from the...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How long do people around the world live, and how has that changed since 1960?
A baby born in 2024 could expect to live 73.5 years on average across the world, up from 50.9 in 1960. The very low early-1960s figures include the famine in...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How fast has the world come online?
73.6% of the world's people used the internet in 2025, up from 15.6% in 2005, the first year the World Bank gives a world figure. It counts people who used t...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Individuals using the Internet (% of population) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How many people live in each country?
India, with 1.46 billion people in 2025, and China, with 1.41 billion, are far larger than any other country; the United States is third with 342 million. Th...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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How long do people live in each country?
A baby born in Monaco in 2024 could expect to live 86.5 years; in Nigeria, 54.6. The United States was at 78.9, China at 78.0 and India at 72.2. Search 217 c...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What share of people use the internet in each country?
In 2024 Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reported that everyone used the internet, the United States 94.7% and India 64.9%, but in Burundi ...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Individuals using the Internet (% of population) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How rich is each country, per person?
In 2024 the typical country produced about $7,950 of goods and services (GDP) per person. Monaco was highest at $288,002 and Burundi lowest at $216; the Unit...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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What share of people have electricity in each country?
In 2024, 122 of 215 countries and territories had electricity for everyone, and India reached 99.9%. In 15, fewer than half of people had it, all but Papua N...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Access to electricity (% of population) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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How do countries compare on wealth, health and the internet?
Pick countries and compare them on GDP per person, population, life expectancy, internet use or access to electricity. It opens with GDP per person in 2024: ...
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024