What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.
In 2022, roughly 10.6 million immigrants living in the U.S. were born in Mexico, making up 23% of all U.S. immigrants.
Abigail Geiger
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Are you in the American middle class? Find out with our income calculator
About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to our new analysis of government data.
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Key facts about Americans and guns
About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, while 15% favor less strict gun laws.
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9 facts about U.S. Catholics
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
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9 facts about Americans and marijuana
88% of Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal in any form.
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For Women’s History Month, a look at gender gains – and gaps – in the U.S.
Women made up 47% of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2023, up from 30% in 1950 – but growth has stagnated.
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8 facts about Black Americans and the news
76% of Black adults say they at least sometimes get news on TV, compared with 62% of both White and Hispanic adults and 52% of Asian adults.
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5 facts about how Americans use Facebook, two decades after its launch
Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.
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Key facts about the nation’s 47.9 million Black Americans
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000.
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The changing face of America’s veteran population
Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.
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