USAFacts analyzed decades of State of the Union addresses to find the most-covered issues; here are the numbers behind those popular topics.
State of the Union in Numbers
A data-driven, nonpartisan snapshot of the state of our union. Get the data behind the major issues in America with the State of the Union.
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How has COVID-19 impacted Americans' health, and what is the state of the healthcare system?
How is the US economy doing compared to pre-pandemic levels?
How has the standard of living for Americans changed?
How is the population changing and growing?
Ninety-one percent came from individual income, payroll, and corporate income taxes. Medicare, Social Security, defense and veterans, debt interest, …
How well is the government educating students? How much did COVID-19 disrupt schooling?
Is the criminal justice system working? Is the country getting safer?
What environmental challenges does the US face? What are the country's major energy sources?
What does America spend on transportation and infrastructure? Is transportation infrastructure improving?
How many people are coming to the US and who is immigrating to the US today?
What is the state of the military, and how are US veterans faring?
What did the federal government do last year?