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10 stats that shaped 2021

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The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Rundown
10 Stats That Shaped 2021
From pandemic to politics and beyond, 2021 was another unprecedented year. One thing never changes, though: the power of data to reveal where we've been—and how we can move forward.

Here are 10 statistics that provided context, inspired action, and guided us forward over the past year.
1. 85% of Americans want major changes or complete reform for their political system.

An October Pew Research Center survey found a broad desire for systemic change in the U.S., and not just governmental change:

  • 66% said at least major changes are needed to the U.S. economic system.
  • 76% said the same of the health care system.
It's not just America.

The same survey found widespread discontent with democracy: A median of 56% of citizens of 17 advanced economies said their political systems need major changes or complete reformation.
 
16 CHARTS
2. Despite recession, states avoided personal income declines, thanks to government assistance.
Every state's total personal income exceeded pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter, supported largely by temporary federal aid. What's more, employment is recovering, but rates vary substantially from state to state.

How does recovery in your state stack up?
SEE 50-STATE MAP

3. 59% of Americans who get news on social media expect it to be largely inaccurate.
THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER

Despite social media companies facing criticism over misleading information, 48% of U.S. adults say they get news from social media "often" or "sometimes."

Fast facts

  • 36% say they regularly get news on Facebook.
  • 15% say they regularly get news on Twitter.
  • 23% say they regularly get news on YouTube.
DEMOGRAPHICS, MORE
4. Overdose deaths topped 100,000 in America—a first.
As the 1.6 million Americans with opioid use disorder and their loved ones know well, overdose deaths have risen dramatically during the pandemic.

Yet only 18% of Americans with this disorder receive effective medication—namely buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. Each year, opioid overdose, misuse, and dependence account for …
  • $35 billion in health care costs.
  • $14.8 billion in criminal justice costs.
  • $92 billion in lost productivity.
Expanding access to proven treatments can improve outcomes and save lives.
WHAT WE NEED NOW
Take a Break: Top 10 Nature Photos of 2021
Information overload? Unwind with our most popular Pew Environment Instagram posts of the year—including stunning sea stars, inquiring seals, mangroves brimming with life, and more.
SEE THE PHOTOS
5. 37% of unvaccinated Americans don't see COVID-19 as a major public health threat.
THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Also, unvaccinated U.S. adults were more likely to contract the coronavirus and be hospitalized than vaccinated Americans—but were less likely to be concerned that they'll be infected and need hospitalization, survey results show.

Unvaccinated adults were also less likely to report wearing masks in stores or other businesses all or most of the time in August 2021, when the survey was conducted.
WHERE THEY STAND
6. The share of Americans calling for more police funding has jumped 16 points since June 2020.
THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Americans' attitudes about police funding in their own community shifted in 2021. Sixty-one percent of Americans also said violent crime was a very big problem—up 20 percentage points from June 2020.

In addition to the rise in support for increased funding, support for reducing spending has fallen significantly, down from 25% in June 2020 to 15% today.

Meanwhile The Pew Charitable Trusts found that 911 call centers lack resources to handle behavioral health crises. Experimental programs that team police with mental health and other professionals, though, are showing promise.
 
POLICE SURVEY RESULTS
7. Only an estimated 336 North Atlantic right whales remain.
The number of these whales has plummeted in recent years. A main threat? Entanglement in ropes used in lobster and crab fishing.

Time is running out, and new U.S. regulations do not offer enough protection to save the species from extinction.
HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
8. The infrastructure act provided an unprecedented $65 billion to boost broadband access.

How can states expand access to high-speed internet? And make states more flood ready? And protect fish, wildlife, and the environment as a whole?

The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides funding to help states do all of the above—with benefits for people and wildlife alike.

Beyond broadband: More ways the infrastructure act will help

One more reason to celebrate the bill's passage? "We should be pleased to see," our CEO Sue Urahn writes, "that the pulse of bipartisanship still beats."
KEY WINS
9. 4 in 10 Americans identify with a race other than White.
As the U.S. becomes more diverse, the conversation about race and diversity is evolving. From higher education to gaps in health to representation in data , the topics that surround race and research are vast—and worthy of critical discussion among experts.

Our recent podcast season explored how the nuances of race can change how issues are viewed, how diverse viewpoints can improve policy solutions, and more.
EXPERT INSIGHTS
10. Mangroves store three to five times more carbon per acre than other tropical forests.
Coastal "blue carbon" ecosystems such as seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and mangroves sequester climate-warming carbon, provide key habitat, buffer shorelines from storms, and more. But many are disappearing at unprecedented rates.

The good news: U.S. states and nations around the globe are starting to recognize their outsize impacts.

At the U.N. Climate Change Conference, world leaders committed to the Glasgow Climate Pact—and, in some cases, to protecting the coastal wetlands that help protect our planet.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
Thank you for spending time with us in 2021. We wish you a safe, happy, and healthy new year.


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