How Is America Really Doing?
Exploring life in America through the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) data.
Real-time data from the U.S. Census Bureau on AI, food, housing, jobs, and more
Data updated: March 2026 (Wave 2506)
Key Finding: Americans making $200K+ are 3× more likely to use AI than those making $25K or less.
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AI Usage
1 in 4 Americans now use artificial intelligence
Food Security
Food sufficiency and insecurity across America
Housing
Rent and mortgage burden by region
Employment
Work status, types, and telework patterns
Health Insurance
Coverage types and uninsured rates
Spending
Expense difficulty and price change impact
Transportation
How Americans get around
Wellbeing Index
Composite wellbeing scores across all metrics
Squeeze Index
How financially squeezed is each region?
Metro vs Rural
The urban-rural divide in one survey
Trends
How America is changing over time
Trust
Do Americans trust their institutions?
How Are You Doing?
Compare your situation to the national average. Answer a few quick questions about your income, housing, food security, and more to see where you stand.
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America's Food Crisis Isn't Over: What the Census Data Shows
7.03% of Americans are food insecure in 2026 — down from pandemic peaks but still 18.3 million adults. Census HTOPS vs USDA data.
Who Does America Trust? Congress Ranks Last
Census Bureau #1 at 70.7%, Military #2 at 65.1%, Congress dead last at 17.9%. Trust rankings from the 2026 Census HTOPS survey.
The Childcare Desert: How Income Determines Access
6.6% of families with kids had childcare disruptions. 25.9% cut work hours, 25.5% supervised kids while working. The hidden economic cost.
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Click any state to see detailed metrics. Colored by employment rate.
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