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The oldest state in the United States is Delaware, established in 1787, and the youngest is Hawaii, established in 1959.

In 2023, the US government brought in $4.47 trillion and spent $6.16 trillion.

Cryptocurrency use has decreased from 12% of US adults in 2021 to 7% in 2023.

The largest public program in the US is supporting nearly 68 million people per month in 2024.

Since 2001, there have been an average of 5.8 million layoffs per quarter.

New Orleans, Louisiana, had higher murder rates in its home county than any other major city.

Crime rates stayed constant from 2020 to 2021, but national crime data remains incomplete with about 37% of law enforcement agencies not reporting data last year.

As of the 2019–2020 school year, there were 23,426 SROs in the United States. SROs perform various duties that can be categorized into investigative, enforcement, patrol and response, security, mentoring, and teaching activities.

In 2023, nearly a third of US adults felt they were worse off than in 2022.

More than $6 billion in new Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is being funneled to state and local projects that improve walkability.

Over 75% of the funds raised for the 2024 election have come from political action committees (PACs) and party committees, which then redistribute the funds to different campaigns.