Daily Digit


  • 0
  • The number of states that have fully implemented an electronic system -- as required by a 2008 federal law -- to verify the eligibility of people applying for Medicaid long-term care. Twenty-five states were supposed to have electronic verification in place by the end of 2011.

  • 1.17
  • The average number, which represents the highest rate in the nation, of narcotic prescriptions filled for every privately insured person in Alabama in 2010. The national average was 0.67.

  • 18%
  • The rise in the portion of part-time public workers in Utah from 2010 to 2011, according to census data, representing a trend among many state and local governments hiring more part-time workers to fill the void left by a gradually shrinking public workforce.

  • 2
  • The number of days that the two people responsible for starting the largest wildfire in Arizona's history will spend in jail. The pair admitted to leaving a campfire unattended, which led to the destruction of 840 square miles and cost approximately $83 million to extinguish.

  • 0%
  • The percent of Georgia's state higher education grants that are based on need. This is partly because most money is already reaching students in the state, which has a low average income. View a map with higher education funding data for each state.

  • 1
  • The number of states -- in this case, Montana -- with no anti-bullying law.

  • 13.5%
  • The amount that Georgia's graduation rate fell by when using a new federal formula. Part of the reason for the steep decline is that the new calculation defines a graduate as someone who earns a diploma in four years.

  • 232,654
  • The number of full-time equivalent parks and recreation workers on local government payrolls in 2010. View trends and estimates for each sector of local government.

  • 22
  • The number of University of California employees who earned more than $1 million during a time of budget cuts last year. In 2007, only six of the public university system's employees made that much.

  • $166.9 million
  • The amount of health insurance rebates that Texans received, which is more than any other state, under the Affordable Care Act. The law requires insurance companies to return a portion of the premiums if they spend less than 80 percent on medical care.

  • 6th
  • Brian Bachmann, who was fatally shot Monday near Texas A&M University, is the sixth law enforcement official killed so far this year in Texas. View the number of police officer deaths from 1990 to 2011 here.

  • 38,000
  • The number of U.S. and Canadian police cars that General Motors is recalling because a part in the front suspension can crack and cause a crash. The company will fix the problem at no cost to police departments.

  • 14.6%
  • The amount by which state pension systems grew from 2010 to 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The gains, though, still aren’t nearly enough to make a sizable dent in many states’ pension shortfalls.

  • 33
  • The number of states that have received a waiver from key requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Nevada was the most recent to have their application approved.

  • 12
  • The number of states plus the District of Columbia where minorities now account for the majority of the under-age-10 population. View updated census data for each state.


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