Plus, the record climb for the CPI last month. 

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** 10 facts for Black History Month
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In 2020, more than 12% of the US population identified as Black or African American. February is Black History Month and to mark the occasion, USAFacts created this data snapshot on the Black population ([link removed]) . This article pulls together engaging visuals on a wide range of topics; here's just a sample:
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* Of all states, Mississippi has the largest share of Black Americans as a percentage of its population.

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* In 2019, 77.9% of Black people with an advanced degree and 77.4% with a bachelor's degree participated in the labor force. However, 58.9% of Black people with a high school diploma and 37.3% without a high school diploma did.

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* People identifying as Black or African American were 11.9% of the veteran population between 2015–2019. They were the second-largest racial group of veterans after white Americans. Another 2% of veterans identified as two or more races.

Which public school teachers are most likely to have a master's degree? What's the voting rate for African Americans? Get the answers at USAFacts.org ([link removed]) .

Tracking booster shots

USAFacts updated its COVID-19 vaccine hub to include the growing number of Americans who have received three or more coronavirus vaccine doses ([link removed]) .
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Twenty-seven percent of Americans have received a third dose or more as of February 10 — click through for more vaccine metrics ([link removed]) .


The state of US relationships

Today is Valentine's Day. And while this newsletter doesn't have any roses or chocolates to offer, it brings an equally great gift: new data. This article on relationships and marriage ([link removed]) has been updated with 2021 metrics. Learn how households are changing nationwide, including the fact that the marriage rate dropped from 48.5% in 2020 to 47.3% in 2021.

One last fact
Prices rose 7.5% in January, the largest annual Consumer Price Index increase since February 1982. The food index rose 7% and the energy index rose 27% over the last year.

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