Striking findings from 2024
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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3. Quality of local crime news
Local crime news is widely consumed in the U.S., but only a third who get this type of news are highly satisfied with its quality.
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What the data says about the U.S. Department of Education
The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.
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1. Exposure of workers to AI
Although artificial intelligence may appear to be everywhere all at once, workers overall are more likely to be in jobs that are the least exposed to AI than the most exposed. In 2022, nearly one-in-four U.S. workers (23%) were employed in the least exposed jobs, compared with one-in-five workers (19%) in the most exposed jobs, […]
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In some countries, immigration accounted for all population growth between 2000 and 2020
In 14 countries and territories, immigration accounted for more than 100% of population growth during this period.
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What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.
On average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 million households received monthly SNAP benefits through the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year.
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2. Voting patterns in the 2024 election
For the most part, voting patterns across demographic groups in the 2024 presidential election were not substantially different from the 2020 and 2016 elections. But Donald Trump’s gains among several key groups of voters proved decisive in his 2024 victory. To explore voting patterns among subgroups over time, refer to detailed tables. Hispanic voters were […]
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Harassment of religious groups around the world in 2023
Religious groups faced harassment in 192 of 198 countries and territories, matching a previous high from 2022.
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What we know about the U.S. H-1B visa program
Nearly 400,000 H-1B applications were approved in fiscal year 2024, most of which were applications to renew employment.
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1. Views of the Israel-Hamas war
Very few Americans (5%) say that the way Hamas carried out its Oct. 7 attack against Israel was acceptable, but a somewhat larger share (22%) view Hamas’ reasons for fighting Israel as valid. Responding to a parallel set of questions about Israel, most Americans (58%) describe Israel’s reasons for fighting Hamas as valid, but the […]