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
Estimated amount, in years, of life that has been lost as a result of COVID-19-related deaths in the United States
: 2,500,000
Percentage of Americans who think climate change poses a risk to people living in the United States
: 61
Rank of this percentage among the highest ever recorded in the United States
: 1
That the United States was willing to spend
: $87,000
Amount the United States has received in coronavirus-related humanitarian aid from Lithuania
: $113,690
Average number of times per day the television series Cops aired in the United States this spring
: 9
Minimum number of years for which the United States previously held that distinction
: 59
That the United States will lose even if all Americans’ tourist dollars are spent domestically
: $52,000,000,000
Estimated amount that the United States will lose this year in tourism revenue
: $550,000,000,000
Chance that a Canadian sees the United States as “unfriendly” or “an enemy”
: 1 in 5
Number of National Guard members on active duty in the United States on June 1, 2020
: 66,700
Percentage by which the United States spent more than the second-highest spender
: 70
Percentage of white workers in the United States who can work from home
: 30
Number of new jobs created in the United States since the end of the Great Recession
: 21,275,000
Number of refugees resettled in the United States in October
: 0
