News in Numbers
Number of high schools in Montgomery County, Md., (out of 25) that are switching to a single color for graduation gowns in an effort to embrace transgender students. Most public schools have different color gowns for boys and girls.
The decline in water usage in California from April 2013 to April 2015, the month the governor ordered residents to cut their usage by 25 percent.
Portion of Houston's 2015 valedictorians who began school as English-language learners.
Number of Texas high school seniors who failed to pass all of the state’s graduation tests but will get their diplomas anyway because of a new law that lets students fail two of the five exams.
Approximate amount Tennessee wrongly paid out in unemployment claims -- to prisoners, dead people and state employees, among others -- over the past six years.
Estimated portion of Alabama residents who celebrate Jefferson Davis Day, a state holiday that occurs the first Monday in June every year. State offices were closed to honor the president of the Confederate States of America.
The number of names Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe reportedly had in his Rolodex in 2012.
Estimated portion of ivory sold in Los Angeles that's illegal under California law.
Amount of time New York City could survive on the water from rain that fell in Texas in the month of May.
Average price for an ounce of marijuana in Washington, D.C. That's slightly above the $324 national average, even though pot is generally cheapest in states where it's legal.
The number of people, which has doubled since 2003, who have health insurance but are paying so much for deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses that they're considered underinsured.
How much Tennessee recently paid an advertising company to design its new logo that some say "a fifth-grader could easily produce on his or her computer at home."
Number of states where someone earning the state minimum wage can afford a market-rate one-bedroom apartment.
Americans who support physician-assisted suicide or "aid-in-dying" for terminally ill people -- a practice legal in only a few states.
Portion of cities in Washington state that have banned marijuana shops since the substance was legalized there in 2012.
Increase in revenue from U.S. cigarette sales since 2004, despite a 16 percent decline in smoking during the same period.
Portion of Louisiana residents who identify as Christian, which is the highest rate of any state in the nation.
Amount Tennessee has spent on health insurance premiums for state lawmakers since 2008.
Number of "minor" accidents in which Google's fleet of self-driving cars have so far been involved.
Amount of taxpayer dollars New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent on concessions at NFL games.
Number of law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2014. That's up from 27 deaths in 2013, which was the lowest in decades.
Alaska's population drop from 2013 to 2014, which represents the state's first decline since the late 1980s when a recession drove tens of thousands away.
Number of states where it's still legal to text while driving. They are Arizona, Montana, Texas and Missouri.
Portion of Americans who spend at least least half their family income on housing and utilities.
Number of the 23 health insurance co-ops created under the Affordable Care Act that reported losses last year.
Portion of Campo, Colo.'s annual budget that's generated from traffic tickets issued by one police officer.
Portion of Baltimore's population that was arrested in one year under the zero-tolerance policing policy that Martin O'Malley instituted when he was mayor.
Portion of the adult population in the Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray lived that doesn't have a job.
Amount of time a prisoner in South Carolina was assigned solitary confinement for posting on Facebook.
