Jenna Ross

3 days ago | visualcapitalist.com | Jenna Ross

Harris County in Texas was the fastest growing county, growing by nearly 106,000 people from 2023 to 2024. Seven of the top 25 fastest growing counties were in Texas. Populations are generally growing the fastest in southern Sun Belt states that experience more sun and warmer temperatures. On average, U.S. counties grew by 1,000 people from 2023 to 2024. But the level of population growth varied widely from place to place. This chart, in partnership with BGO, shows the fastest-growing counties.

6 days ago | visualcapitalist.com | Jenna Ross

The U.S. has kept the interest rate steady, but foresees two cuts coming in 2025. Venezuela has the highest interest rate of 59.4% as the country continues to battle high inflation. Switzerland and Fiji have the lowest interest rates of 0.25%. Amid economic uncertainty, how are central banks setting interest rates? Business leaders are watching to see whether rates will be lowered, held, or raised. In this Markets in a Minute graphic, in partnership with Terzo, we show rates around the world.

1 month ago | visualcapitalist.com | Jenna Ross

The five states with the fastest-growing prices were all in the Northeast, apart from Wyoming. Mississippi was the only state to see a drop in home prices from 2023 to 2024. In nearly all states, the housing market has risen faster than real GDP growth (2.5%) and inflation (2.9%). U.S. housing prices rose 4.5% from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the fourth quarter of 2024. But which states were booming, and which ones were cooling?

2 months ago | visualcapitalist.com | Jenna Ross |Lebon Siu

A career in global trade can be highly lucrative and full of exciting and varied challenges. It can take you anywhere in the world. For this graphic, Visual Capitalist partnered with the Hinrich Foundation to discover why global trade is such an exciting industry and what students and professionals can do to get ahead. In 1995, the international trade of goods and services generated around $6.2 trillion.

2 months ago | visualcapitalist.com | Jenna Ross |Alejandra Dander

A third of VC funding globally went to AI startups in 2024. Clearly, AI stocks have caught the attention of investors. Which companies have been getting the most funding? In this graphic from Citizens Bank, we explore investments into generative AI stocks. From the start of 2023 to August 15, 2024, investors carried out deals totaling over $26 billion.