Estimated miles of toilet paper used in the United States each year
: 2,650,000,000
Average value this year, to the tooth fairy, of a lost tooth in the United States
: $5.36
Minimum number of dogs in the United States on anti-anxiety medication
: 10,350,000
Factor by which PR specialists outnumber journalists in the United States
: 6
Of daily newspapers in the United States that have been shuttered since 2005
: 1/4
Portion of daily newspapers in the United States that are controlled by investment groups
: 1/2
Number of years by which the average retirement age is lower in China than in the United States
: 3
Percentage change in the number of major crimes in the United States in the past year
: –5
Portion of adults who think COVID-19 will change the United States for the better
: 1/5
Percentage increase last year in the number of deaths by overdose in the United States
: 30
Ratio of school psychologists to K–12 students in the United States
: 1 : 1,211
Number of pounds by which the average weight of an adult male in the United States has increased since 1988
: 18.5
Year in which the first known insect species was driven extinct in the United States by humans
: 1941
Portion of time spent on smartphones in the United States that can be attributed to “self-control problems”
: 3/10
Estimated portion of the contiguous United States affected by wildfire smoke on July 21, 2021
: 9/10
Percentage increase last year in the sale of vacation homes in the United States
: 16
Percentage of Americans who thought religion was gaining influence in the United States a year ago
: 38
Estimated percentage by which parking demand will decline across the United States by 2050
: 40
Percentage of new chain stores in the United States that are either a Dollar General, Family Dollar, or Dollar Tree
: 39
Percentage by which the frequency of power failures in the United States has increased since 2015
: 146
Percentage of adults worldwide who believe the United States is a “threat to democracy” in their country
: 44
Estimated percentage by which the COVID-19 death toll in the United States exceeds the reported figures
: 55
Minimum number of real estate agents in the United States this spring
: 1,463,806
Number of homes for sale in the United States this spring
: 1,070,000
Percentage decrease in the number of flu cases in the United States this season
: 99
Year in which the United States last saw so great an increase
: 1918
Percentage decrease, in the first half of 2020, in direct foreign investment in the United States
: 61
Portion of those emissions for which the United States is responsible
: 1/4
