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The Data Point

Explaining the news through maps, charts and more.

Illustration of a table showing government shutdowns by length. The image has a headline: The longest government shutdowns.
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Chart: The longest government shutdowns

A world map showing countries with travel restrictions. Countries with full travel restrictions are shaded in blue, while those with partial restrictions are in orange. Blue-shaded countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Orange-shaded countries include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. The rest of the world is shaded in gray, indicating no significant travel restrictions.
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Trump's travel ban, in five charts

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JD Vance says crypto can help everyday Americans. Here's how many actually use it.

Data shows 17% of adults in the U.S. have ever used crypto, and the percentage that have recently used it is half that.
Vance
Vance

Where Catholicism is growing in the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV’s home state of Illinois has seen one of the largest declines in Catholic worshippers.
This U.S. state map shows the percentage point change in the share of Catholic population from 2010 to 2020. Overall, Catholics declined the most in the Midwest and Northeast, and increased the most in the South and Southwest.
This U.S. state map shows the percentage point change in the share of Catholic population from 2010 to 2020. Overall, Catholics declined the most in the Midwest and Northeast, and increased the most in the South and Southwest.

In charts: How long do conclaves last?

Papal elections are speeding up as popes get older.
This bar chart shows how many days conclaves have taken since 1900. Values range from two to five days; the two conclaves held so far this century both lasted two days.
This bar chart shows how many days conclaves have taken since 1900. Values range from two to five days; the two conclaves held so far this century both lasted two days.

As Trump aims to ax the penny, these are the coins that cost more than they're worth

Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it costs nearly 4 cents to produce a single penny.

After years on the rise, 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' listenership is slipping

Data shows Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas song doesn’t have the hold on October and November that it once did.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey

Another winner in Trump's victory: 'Y.M.C.A.'

The Village People’s 1978 hit just topped the Billboard charts for the first time as listenership surges.
Donald Trump dances on stage
Donald Trump dances on stage

Police killings, 10 years after Ferguson

Documented police killings have risen each year from 2019 to 2023, and people of color are still killed at higher rates.
A line chart showing the cumulative number of people killed by police each year, from the start of 2019 to July 14, 2024. Each previous year’s line starts at 0 and ends between 1,100 and 1,375 killings. So far in 2024, 796 people have been killed by police, the most at this point in the year of any of the years shown.
A line chart showing the cumulative number of people killed by police each year, from the start of 2019 to July 14, 2024. Each previous year’s line starts at 0 and ends between 1,100 and 1,375 killings. So far in 2024, 796 people have been killed by police, the most at this point in the year of any of the years shown.

Find out where in the U.S. can you afford a home on your income

See how many counties where the monthly payments on median-priced homes would fall to affordable levels.
A county map of the U.S., colored according to how much of a difference there is between the county’s median household income and the county’s median-priced home. In the West, Florida and much of Tennessee there’s a great difference in affordability, most of those counties are unaffordable. The Midwest is the most consistently affordable, along with Pennsylvania.
A county map of the U.S., colored according to how much of a difference there is between the county’s median household income and the county’s median-priced home. In the West, Florida and much of Tennessee there’s a great difference in affordability, most of those counties are unaffordable. The Midwest is the most consistently affordable, along with Pennsylvania.

'General Hospital' actor's killing highlights California's plague of catalytic converter thefts

California is by far the worst state for the thefts, and Toyota Priuses continue to rank near the top of the most-targeted vehicles.
A Toyota Prius crossing a street.
A Toyota Prius crossing a street.

Liam and Olivia's reign continues atop baby name ranking

Liam and Olivia were the top names for boys and girls, according to the Social Security Administration, while Mateo entered the top 10 for the first time.
Photo illustration of a close-up of a baby's face; overlaid with a "Hello my name is Liam" sticker
Photo illustration of a close-up of a baby's face; overlaid with a "Hello my name is Liam" sticker

Map: Where the pills for medication abortions are legal

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could upend the distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.