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How Did Obamacare Affect the Uninsured Rate in America?
In 2013, 14.9 percent of Americans had no health insurance. Today it is 8.4 percent, a drop of about 18 million people. But all of the gains came before 2019, and the line has been flat ever since.
JULY 28, 2026 · 6 MIN · BY DAVE ROGAN
Gwinnett County Went From 91% White to 30%: The Most Diverse Counties in America
In 1990, Gwinnett County, Georgia was 91.1 percent white. Today no group holds even a third of the population, and it ranks fourth in the nation on the CensusEasy Diversity Score. Here are the most diverse counties in America.
JULY 23, 2026 · 6 MIN · BY BRENDA SMITH
How the Rust Belt Lost Its Factory Jobs
American manufacturing employment peaked at around 19.5 million jobs in 1979 and fell by roughly a third over the next four decades. The Census record shows where those losses landed: a band of industrial cities from Buffalo to Gary that lost between a sixth and nearly half of their residents.
JUNE 19, 2026 · 11 MIN · BY BRENDA SMITH