This year, Americans turned to USAFacts for nonpartisan data to understand the priorities of the Biden administration, the nation’s changing population, and, most prominently, the ongoing pandemic. Here are the most-read reports of 2021.
10. The summer of the Delta variant
The United States had a different summer than expected. The vaccine rollout meant a drop in cases, states ended mask mandates throughout June, if not earlier, and many Americans resumed their old routines. Then the Delta variant appeared. By mid-August, coronavirus deaths were 150% higher than in early July. To help put this phase of the pandemic in context, USAFacts created six charts on who was most affected by this summer wave.
