America

Which Professions Do People Trust the Most?

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What’s Each State’s Standout Halloween Candy?

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• Montana’s share of HI-CHEW purchases was 616% above the national average, the largest outlier in Instacart’s analysis.
• Regional patterns emerge, with HI-CHEW standing out in the Northwest and Skittles across several Southern states.
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are America’s best-selling candy on Instacart, ranking first in 40 states.

From chocolate classics to fruity favorites, Americans have plenty of options when stocking up on Halloween candy.

How Common Is Your Birthday in America?

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• Eight of America’s 10 most common birthdays fall in September, reflecting a strong seasonal pattern in births.
• Major holidays are among the least common birthdays, a pattern that may partly reflect the scheduling of planned deliveries around these dates.
• December shows a striking contrast: Christmas Day is the rarest regularly occurring birthday, while December 28 ranks sixth most common.

Have you ever wondered how many people share your birthday?

Which U.S. Industries Are Adding and Losing Jobs?

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Just How Competitive Are Ivy League Admissions?

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• Every Ivy League school in this dataset admits fewer than one in 10 applicants.
• Harvard has the lowest reported admission rate at 3.7%, followed by Yale at 3.9% and Columbia at 4.0%.
• By comparison, about 59% of applications to U.S. four-year colleges without open-admission policies were accepted in fall 2024.

Getting into an Ivy League school is one of the toughest challenges in American higher education, with thousands of qualified applicants competing for limited spots.