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Are Taxpayers in Your State Giving More Money to the Feds than They Get Back?
Tax season is in full swing, and it’s fair to wonder what you’re getting for all your money. It turns out for people living in most states, the federal government is spending a lot more than it’s...
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Visualize What Investing $100 EARLY in Stocks Would Be Worth Today
There’s a lot of power in being first. And when it comes to Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs, it pays to be one of the earliest investors. But we wanted to understand how much it would pay, so we ran...
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Charted: How Much Money Computer Jobs Make in Your State
Amazon backed out of its plans to build an office in New York, citing the pushback and criticism from politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Even if some people are still hoping Amazon will...
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What Makes Americans Take Out Personal Loans?
Personal loans are an increasingly popular product, and people are using them to either consolidate some other type of debt, cover an emergency or fuel irresponsible consumption. That’s according to an...
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The Biggest Banks in the U.S. in 2018
The primary season is in full swing for Democrats seeking the 2020 presidential nomination, and that means bashing the big banks is a favorite campaign topic. Kamala Harris is taking heat for accepting...
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Mapped: Comparing United States' Economic Output Against the Rest of the World
The U.S. economy hit $20.5 trillion in GDP in 2018. What does this number actually mean? Well, GDP stands for “gross domestic product”, or, the total value of goods and services produced by a country...
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What do Americans Pay for Car Insurance in 2019?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 108 million American households own at least one vehicle, with 7.5 million households owning four or more vehicles. But if you’re a vehicle owner who...
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Visualizing How Much Financial Advisors Earn in Each State
There may be more financial planning to be done in the next ten years than there are financial planners. As the U.S. population ages and Baby Boomers begin to retire, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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How Does Each State’s Debt Compare to Its Output?
Government spending has been in the news a lot since the national debt reached a record $22 trillion earlier this year. While debt incurred by the federal government tends to draw headlines, government...
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Which Countries Have the Biggest Crude Oil Reserves?
Crude oil is a fossil fuel derived from marine plants and animals that died millions of years ago, before the dinosaurs. In its liquid form, crude oil can be found underground in reservoirs,...
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Rich vs. Poor: Who Pays More Taxes in Each State?
Our latest visualization maps out how much state and local tax the richest 1 percent of a state pays, compared to the poorest 20 percent of the state. The data comes from a report titled Who Pays: A...
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Are You at Risk of Poverty in Your Country? If You Make This Much, You...
According to the World Bank, 10 percent of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 USD per day. While this threshold is shockingly low (it would amount to...
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How Much Does a Pint of Beer Cost Around the World?
Our latest visualization maps out the average price of a pint of beer (defined as 11.2 oz) in major cities across the globe. The data comes from a list compiled by The Wall Street Journal, which used...
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Visualizing the Pink Tax - The Cost of Being a Woman
Across the U.S., women pay more than men for certain goods, such as clothes, home health products, and personal care products. This price difference is known as the “pink tax,” since many of these...
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How Much Does Mobile Data Cost Around the World?
The GSMA estimates that 5 billion people around the world have mobile devices, and more than half of these devices are smartphones. According to Pew Research Center, rates of smartphone ownership vary...
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Visualizing the Cost of Living Around the World in 2019
The Economist’s Intelligence Unit recently released its 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living report, which compares 400 individual prices across 160 products and services in 133 cities around the world. Our...
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Do You Earn Enough to Afford a House in the Largest U.S. Metros?
Owning a home is one of the biggest financial milestones. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the homeownership rate nationwide is 64.8%, slowly reversing a downward trend that started in...
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How Much Can You Save By Driving an Electric Vehicle?
Spurred by new technology, concerns about the environment, and the rise of industry giants such as Tesla, electric vehicles (EVs) are making a big comeback as an alternative to traditional...
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Visualizing How Americans Spend Their Money
In April 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) report to analyze broader economic trends related to consumer spending. Our new visualization uses the...
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Visualizing How "NO-DEAL Brexit" Would Affect the World's Economy
Since the United Kingdom (UK) voted in June 2016 to leave the European Union (EU), international markets have experienced uncertainty about how trade with the UK would change. In April 2019, the United...
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