Economy

Since 1830, there have been four major waves of U.S. immigration - and this unique video depicts the influx of immigrants as rings in a tree...

A data-driven snapshot of global wealth distribution. The average person around the world is doing better, but big-picture inequality is still staggering.

Here are the biggest increases in median housing prices (per sq. ft) over the last 5 years. See where real estate prices are rising (and falling)...

Cities are constantly evolving over time. These 3d graphics visualize both growth and decline with a focus on North American cities from 1990-2015.

While the U.S. economic picture remains quite rosy, things change quickly when you zoom to the local level. This map shows the country's distressed communities.

With 1.4 billion people living in the country's 33 distinct regions, each of China's provinces has a population that is equal to that of a major...

This interactive graphic shows the poverty rate of every state, and also how poverty levels have changed over time according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Globalization owes a lot to the humble shipping container. See the massive scale of global container shipping, and which countries are moving the most units.

There are over 125 million households in the U.S., each with varying incomes. He's how they look distilled down into a visualization of 100 homes.

55% of the world lives in urban areas today. But what defines an urban population, and how will this big picture change by 2050?