Alissa Scheller

The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year.

The outbreak has dramatically changed Americans’ lives and relationships over the past year. We asked people to tell us about their experiences – good and bad – in living through this moment in history.

Biden and Trump supporters tell us in their own words about America’s political divisions

Our graphics team creates hundreds of charts, maps and other data visualizations every year. Here are some of our favorite graphics of 2019.

Trump has evoked strong feelings as president – both positive and negative. How would you feel discussing him at a dinner party with a group of people who have opposing views from your own? In this interactive, see how your views compare with those of other Americans.

No world region has reached gender parity in the share of legislative seats held by women. Only three nations individually have reached or surpassed parity.

English language learners in U.S. K-12 public schools are a diverse group from many different states and native language backgrounds.

Monthly number of migrant detections by sea (January 2009 to August 2018), by route