2018 U.S. Snapshots
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Nashua, New Hampshire
Home Sweet Home
The safest cities in the United States
1. Nashua, New Hampshire
2. South Burlington, Vermont
3. Warwick, Rhode Island
4. Columbia, Maryland
5. Gilbert, Arizona
Note: Cities were ranked on factors including crime statistics, natural disaster risk, and unemployment rate.
SOURCE: WalletHub, 2017
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017
90
Percentage of the population age 25 and older to have completed high school (the highest in U.S. history)
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017
The Great American Spell Check
Each state’s most commonly checked word in Google spelling searches (February to June, 2017)
SOURCE: Google Trends, 2017
79 million
Number of international visitors to the U.S. in 2017
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017
QUESTIONS
1. Which of the devices shown did most teens say they could go more than one day without?
2. Which word was most spell-checked in the greatest number of states?
3. What is the total value of trade between the U.S. and its biggest trading partner?
4. Why might millions of people want to visit the U.S.?
5. In which region of the country are the top-three safest cities in the U.S.?
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