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How many immigrants are in the US?=C2=A0

New data from the Census Bureau shows how the foreign-born population =E2=
=80=94 meaning anyone born outside the US, including naturalized citizens a=
nd people authorized to be in the US on visas =E2=80=94 continues to shape =
the country. Here=E2=80=99s [the 2024 data]([link removed]
w-many-immigrants-are-in-the-us/country/united-states/) on these population=
s.=C2=A0

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- In 2024, 50.2 million people living in the US were foreign-born. That=E2=
=80=99s about one in seven residents, or 14.8% of the total population =E2=
=80=94 up from 13.3% a decade earlier.

- Overall, the nation=E2=80=99s foreign-born population grew from 42.4 mill=
ion people in 2014 to 50.2 million in 2024.=C2=A0

[Foreign-born share of state populations]([link removed]
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- [California]([link removed]
us/state/california/) had the highest foreign-born share of any state with =
nearly 10.9 million people (or 27.7% of its population). That=E2=80=99s abo=
ut two in seven California residents.

- This demographic variation is most pronounced in metro areas. From 2019 t=
o 2023, the [Miami]([link removed]
-the-us/state/florida/) area had the highest share of foreign-born resident=
s at 41.9%. The Parkersburg, [West Virginia]([link removed]
ow-many-immigrants-are-in-the-us/state/west-virginia/), area had the lowest=
: 0.98%.

- Want the data for your state? Click on the link below and select your sta=
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What does the Education Department do?=C2=A0

Did you know that Congress prohibits the Department of Education from manda=
ting curricula? It=E2=80=99s true; education is primarily a local and state=
responsibility. But the department does plenty else. With a new plan from =
the Trump administration to shift the Education=E2=80=99s Department=E2=80=
=99s core responsibilities to other departments, here are the basics on [th=
e department=E2=80=99s federal role]([link removed]
oes-the-us-government-do/agency/us-department-of-education/).

- The department=E2=80=99s jobs include [supplementing funding]([link removed]
facts.org/articles/how-does-the-federal-government-support-education/) for =
K-12 students, college students, and other adults, as well as promoting edu=
cational equity for all students. It=E2=80=99s also home to the National Ce=
nter for Education Statistics, which gathers data on K-12 institutions so p=
eople can better understand school finances and student achievement. =C2=A0=
=C2=A0

[Net Education Department division spending]([link removed]
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- The Education Department spent $268.4 billion in fiscal year 2024, which =
was 4% of total federal spending and ranked 6th among federal agencies in t=
otal spending. Spending has increased 371.6% since FY 1980. Federal spendin=
g overall grew 193.7% in that time. In other words, the department's share =
of the federal budget has grown.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
- The Education Department employed 4,209 people as of September 2024, the =
most recent available data, comprising 0.2% of the federal workforce. =C2=
=A0
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- The Office of Federal Student Aid was the highest-spending division withi=
n the department in FY 2024, accounting for $160.7 billion.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
- Other agencies, including the Department of the Interior, the Department =
of Agriculture, and the VA, also support students, primarily with funding o=
r specialized programs. =C2=A0

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Data behind the news

Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that=E2=80=AFgoods and serv=
ices imports dropped 5.1% in August compared with July. Many tariffs went i=
nto effect in August. For more on how tariffs work, [watch this video](http=
s://usafacts.org/just-the-facts/trade/) with USAFacts Founder Steve Ballmer=
, or [read this article]([link removed]
-how-do-they-work/) from earlier this year.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
The government shutdown meant the September jobs report wasn=E2=80=99t rele=
ased until last week. The new/old data reveals that the [labor force partic=
ipation rate]([link removed]
ation-rate-in-the-us/country/united-states/) that month was 62.4%. [Unemplo=
yment]([link removed]
nited-states/) sat at about 4.4%. (Some October job data will come out with=
the November jobs numbers, which are released in mid-December).

Think you know the data? See for sure with the [weekly fact quiz]([link removed]
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One last fact

[Where does your turkey come from?]([link removed])

The are the top 10 turkey-producing states. Minnesota leads the flock with =
an estimated 32 million raised so far this year. The states in gray have ra=
ised about 22.3 million turkeys combined. =C2=A0

If you don=E2=80=99t see us in your inbox next Monday, don=E2=80=99t worry!=
The next newsletter will go out Tuesday, December 2. Back to our regular s=
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