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Over 40% (19 million) of renter households in the U.S. spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs, according to new 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Check out more data highlights from the American Community Survey.

Renters were more likely than homeowners to spend more than 30% of their income on housing in almost all U.S. counties, according to new American Community Survey data.

Learn more about the housing cost burden on America Counts.

Mapping Housing Cost Ratios in the United States

📊 What percentage of income is spent on housing in your county?

Find out using new 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates and our new data visualization.

Check out our new geography course for beginners.

Module two is now available and explains the various administrative geographies and their uses and differences from other geographies.

Learn more and be on the lookout for Module 3.

America Counts: What Languages Do We Speak in the United States?

The number of people in the U.S. who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from 23.1 million in 1980 to 67.8 million in 2019.

Read our America Counts story for more trends and characteristics of the different languages spoken in the U.S. over the past four decades.

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Illinois celebrated its 204th statehood anniversary on December 3.

The Prairie State’s population declined 0.1% to 12,812,508 million in 2020.

For more 2020 Census insights on Illinois’ population, check out our America Counts state profile.

Alaska National Parks Anniversaries

Alaska has several national parks that celebrated their 42nd birthday on December 2. 🎂

Before traveling to the Last Frontier State, check out some Census Bureau data on Alaska.

❄️ Snowflake, AZ
🎅 Santa Claus, IN
☃️ North Pole, AK

Teachers, your students can discover the population and geographic location of America’s festive-sounding places with our infographic using 2020 Census data.

Download our Statistics in Schools activity.

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Test your knowledge of population data for the World Cup teams with our World Cup population game!

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