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Texas is home to some of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, six of the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the U.S. were in the Lone Star State. The number of U.S. residents moving into counties in Texas is a major contributing factor to its population growth. […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Six out of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023 are in Texas, according to
More than 10 percent of U.S. counties are experiencing “persistent poverty,” according to U.S. Census data released this month. A recent census report found 10.9 percent of the country’s 3,142 counties — 341 of them — “experienced high poverty rates for an extended period.” More than 80 percent of the counties determined to have persistent […]
For others, the declines slowed somewhat. Los Angeles County lost 90,000 residents in 2022, compared with a loss of 180,000 in 2021. Brooklyn’s population fell by 47,000, after falling by 82,000 in 2021. More on U.S. Immigration Attacking Mayorkas: Republicans in Congress, who are intent on hammering at President Biden’s immigration policies, have singled out […]
3/6/2023 PITTSBURGH — The monthly opioid overdose death (ODD) rate fell by 30% in Pennsylvania counties that implemented a novel community-focused strategy developed by University of Pittsburgh researchers, according to a new study published today in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. By analyzing counties that did or didn’t implement the Pennsylvania Opioid […]
Early voting in Georgia runoff election for US Senate Polls in some Georgia counties opened on Saturday. Several counties are offering early voting on Saturday in the Georgia runoff election for the U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. The Georgia Supreme Court ultimately sided with Georgia Democrats to […]
Maternal care is becoming increasingly difficult to access in the United States, according to a report released Tuesday by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of pregnant people and babies. More than a quarter of counties in the U.S., 36%, have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no […]
(NEXSTAR) – With the way the real estate has been going over the past few years, it can feel like everywhere in the U.S. is unaffordable. But according to a recent analysis by MoneyGeek, that’s not exactly the case. Yes, it’s true that more and more cities are becoming unaffordable for would-be . . .
The nation’s largest urban counties lost more than 860,000 residents in 2021, the first time these areas experienced population declines during the past 50 years, according to a report by the Economic Innovation Group. Nearly 70% of large urban counties, which are defined as those with populations of more than 250,000, lost residents last year, “an […]
Joe Marinich (right), the Republican chairman of Forsyth County, Ga., poses at the party headquarters with Bea Wilson and Ed Murray, two recently trained poll watchers. Steve Inskeep/NPR hide caption toggle caption Steve Inskeep/NPR Joe Marinich (right), the Republican chairman of Forsyth County, Ga., poses at the party headquarters with Bea Wilson and Ed Murray, […]