USAFacts

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

USAFacts: a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic initiative that uses publicly available government data sources to create a portrait of the American population, government finances, and government’s impact on society.

You will find:

The Big Picture – Total Revenue, Total Spending – See where the money comes from; see where the money goes

Finances – Find the financial details of how much money government makes, owes, as well as spending details on employees and services.

Population – Explore- America is a diverse nation made up of people from a wide variety of racial, ethnic and educational backgrounds.

Missions – the purposes of government as defined by the Constitution (USAFacts uses the Preamble of the US Constitution as a framework for data).

Reports – an annual report, a summary report, and a “10-K” modeled on the document public companies submit annually to the SEC for transparency and accountability to their investors.

Go to: https://usafacts.org

Source

Launched by businessman Steve Ballmer, USAFacts is a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic initiative that uses publicly available government data sources to create a portrait of the American population, government finances, and government's impact on society. Their work includes partnerships with academic institutions. Partners include the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), the Penn Wharton Budget Model, and Lynchburg College.