News in Numbers
The estimated percentage of illegal immigrants that make up the population of Maywood, Calif., according to officials.
Superintendents in Ohio's 614 school district are drawing full retirement benefits, while still working and receiving paychecks.
The expected number of seniors on Medicare by 2020, according to the 2009 Medicare Trustees report.
The estimated monthly wages of all the rig workers affected by the six-month moratorium on all deepwater drilling. The total amount of money set aside by BP to compensate such rig workers: $100 million.
The percentage of New York City's homeless families in 2009 that were first-time homeless, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Medical claims are filed incorrectly by insurers, according to the American Medical Association's third annual report card. These errors often leave physicians shortchanged.
Number of tires the EPA removed from an illegal debris field in Markham, Ill., since discovering the site in April.
The nation's unemployment rate in May 2010, after the U.S. Census Bureau temporarily employed 400,000 people.
Philadelphia Managing Director Camille Barnett's lifetime pension after paying $120,451 into the system.
The percentage of California voters who supported a proposition that gives residents permission to make earthquake-safety upgrades without triggering a property tax reassessment.
The amount of personal money former eBay CEO Meg Whitman spent to win the Republican nomination for governor in California.
The number of months the CIA has gone without an internal watchdog after Inspector General John Helgerson stepped down. The position is central in uncovering abuses inside the spy agency.
Percentage of U.S. doctors who use electronic medical records. Percentage of doctors in the Netherlands who do: 99%.
Number of Los Angeles County homeowners getting property tax reductions averaging $1,500 to $1,800.
The number of letters and calls Gov. Jan Brewer's Officer of Constituent Services handled since the controversial immigration law begun working its way through Legislature early this year – the most of any issue in years.
Mayor Karl Dean's proposed hourly minimum wage for Nashville Metro employees – which is currently at $7.72 per hour.
The cost Pennsylvania would incur if former Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan Saidel requested a recount in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.
The number of furlough days Hawaii had in the 2009 - 2010 school year, giving the state the shortest instructional calendar in the nation.
The percentage of students in Oregon's largest school district, Portland Public Schools, who graduated on time in 2009.
The average number of paid-leave days taken by 51 New York City bus drivers who were spat on by passengers in 2009.
Public swimming pools inspected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not meet basic requirements for sanitation.
Gallons of chemical mixture Corexit 9500 BP has used – both above and below the surface – to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Cost of a new Interstate-median bus stop in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, which transportation officials say is needed to keep buses from having to cross three lanes of Interstate traffic.
The number of sea turtle fatalities recorded in the Gulf of Mexico from late April to mid May, about 100 more than usual.
The estimated number of juvenile defendants in the United States serving life-without-parole sentences – mostly for homicides.
The number of official California voter guides printed with gubernatorial candidate Mohammad Arif's name spelled incorrectly.
Percentage of obese Americans today. Percentage who were obese in the 1970s: about 16%.
The amount homeless residents pay monthly for meals and a place to sleep at Hawaii's Institute for Human Services' men's shelter.
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