Insights
Short analyses that follow one question across all the states, written from the same sourced figures as the rest of the site.
Source: Census Bureau, 2024 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counted from the written text of the articles listed below (titles, introductions and paragraphs; not their charts and tables).
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| State | Articles that name it |
|---|---|
| Florida | 9 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
| New York | 9 |
| West Virginia | 8 |
| California | 7 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
| Texas | 7 |
| Vermont | 7 |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Idaho | 6 |
| Massachusetts | 6 |
| New Mexico | 6 |
| Ohio | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| Wyoming | 6 |
| Alaska | 5 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Delaware | 5 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Maine | 5 |
| Michigan | 5 |
| Nevada | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Oregon | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 5 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| South Dakota | 5 |
| Utah | 5 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Iowa | 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| Montana | 4 |
| Nebraska | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 4 |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| Washington | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 4 |
| Connecticut | 3 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
- Income adjusted for cost of living: what a state's income buysNovember 12, 2026Per capita income adjusted for each state's prices: DC and Wyoming lead, Mississippi is last, and Hawaii drops from mid-table to near the bottom. All 50 states.
- Where people moved in 2025: smaller net flows between statesNovember 12, 2026North Carolina gained the most residents from other states in the year to June 2025, California lost the most and Florida slipped. Every state since 2021.
- The 17 states where deaths now outnumber birthsNovember 12, 2026In the year to June 2025, 17 states recorded more deaths than births, among them Florida and Pennsylvania. Which states, why age matters and how they grew.
- Official vs supplemental poverty: how state rates change when housing costs, benefits and taxes countNovember 12, 2026Louisiana and California have the highest poverty rates on the Census Bureau's cost-adjusted supplemental measure. Official and SPM rates for every state.
- Where residents 65 and older now outnumber childrenNovember 12, 2026Maine, Florida, Pennsylvania and more states now have more residents 65 and older than under 18. Which states crossed since 2020, and which are close.
- How many people each House seat represents, state by stateNovember 12, 2026After the 2020 Census, a House seat represents 990,837 people in Delaware and 542,704 in Montana. Every state's seats, ratio and 2020 shift.
- Household income after inflation, state by state, 2005 to 2025November 12, 2026Median household income in every state in 2025 dollars, 2005 to 2025: where the typical household gained most, where it gained nothing, and how rent compares.
- The states that lost population in 2025, and how each one shrankNovember 12, 20265 states lost residents between July 2024 and July 2025: California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Vermont and West Virginia. How each lost, and since 2020.
- Census count or estimate? Why every state has several official populationsNovember 12, 2026Each state has a 2020 Census count, a July 1 estimate, an estimates base and survey totals. Which one is current, why they differ and how far apart they are.
- Where residents were born: the share of each state born in the stateNovember 12, 2026In 2025, 76.4% of Louisiana residents were born in Louisiana, the highest share; in Nevada it was 29.0%. Natives, movers and immigrants by state.
Every article starts from a question that can be answered for all 50 states and DC with the same official data: which states recorded more deaths than births, how far income goes after prices, why a state has several official populations. The answer comes first, followed by the figures behind it, a chart or table, and the limits of the data.
Each article states its sources and the date of the data it uses. When new data change a finding, the article is updated and the change is noted on the updates page.
Sources
- Census Bureau, 2024 Cartographic Boundary Files; table cb_2024_us_state_20m; 2024; released April 10, 2025. www2.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.