COVID-19

APM Research Lab has had several on-going stories that track the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on everyday life. Read all of our COVID-19 stories below.

COVID-19 in Minnesota: Key data (regularly updated, in partnership with MPR News)

Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: State-by-state data

COLOR OF CORONAVIRUS

Since April 2020, we have been sourcing and aggregating race and ethnicity data for people who have died from COVID-19 across the U.S.

COVID-19 deaths by race and ethnicity

While still lower than most groups, COVID-19 deaths among White Americans have increased faster over the past 3 years

COVID-19 along the nation’s southern corridor: What we’ve learned two+ years into the pandemic

COVID-19 deaths by race and ethnicity in the Ten Across region (2021)

VACCINE ROLLOUT

As the U.S. begins its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, we are informing the public on progress, hiccups and trends along the way.

Tracking COVID-19 vaccine progress by state

COVID vaccinations by race and ethnicity

Response panel on uneven access to COVID-19 vaccines

Southern U.S. includes some of the nation's best and worst COVID-19 vaccination rates: here's why

Blue states may reach herd immunity sooner than Red states

U.S. states are far behind COVID-19 vaccination goals

Initial CDC data on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

What we know about likely COVID-19 vaccine uptake by race and ethnicity

HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT

Many would-be college students have chosen not to enroll in undergraduate institutions in fall 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. APM Research Lab collected data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and analyzed how the declines in higher education enrollment differ by demographics and institution sectors.

COVID goes to college, driving students away, part one

COVID goes to college, driving students away, part two

AIRPORT TRACKER

Air travel across the U.S. plummeted more than 95% after the pandemic became widespread in the U.S. in March. We collected data from the Transportation Security Administration and created a searchable database to show how individual airports are faring in the new pandemic normal.

U.S. air travel finds new normal, but volumes remain low

Interactive: COVID-19 empties U.S. airports, big and small

U.S. air travel plummets amid coronavirus shutdown

THE COVID ECONOMY

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all expectations for 2020, but the economy remains top of mind for voters heading to the polls. Expanding on our collaboration with Marketplace, we compiled some indicators we’ve been following to make sense of the current moment.