America By The Numbers

Examine how Clarkston, Georgia’s daily realities reflect wider demographic trends, and explore the collaborations and collisions between the old and new South.

The people of Guam, a U.S. territory, are American citizens and serve in our military at a rate three times higher than the rest of the country. Learn why the island’s returning veterans say they can’t get the healthcare they need.

Visit Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a town that successfully ousted the Aryan Nations in 2000, but remains more than 94 percent white. Explore the allure and complexity of living in a homogeneous community.

In North Dakota, Fort Berthold Reservation’s 1,000-plus oil wells have brought in money and jobs for some, but oil has also brought danger and other problems. Tribal members speak about the benefits and consequences of the boom.

A look at Clarkston, Georgia, home to over 40 nationalities, and the 2013 local elections–with three former refugees on the ballot. View the impact that democracy and citizenship has on immigrants and the South’s new residents.

Asian Americans are the best-educated and highest-income ethnic group in the United States, but Southeast Asian Americans have some of the lowest high school completion rates. Learn about this educational crisis.

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, and the biggest portion goes toward pregnancy and childbirth. Visit Rochester, New York, where babies are dying at a rate two times higher than the national average.

With a collective purchasing power of $3 trillion, people of color are quickly becoming the nation’s most sought-after consumers. Take an exclusive look inside one of the most successful multicultural ad agencies in the country.