Average Tax Refund 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: Sarah Davis | Last updated: October 13, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 The average federal tax refund reached $3,276 by May 8, 2026, up 11.5% from $2,939 a year earlier and…
2027 Social Security COLA: X.X% Official, History Since 1975
2027 Social Security COLA By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 12, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 The 2027 Social Security COLA will land at 3.4% if September’s CPI-W simply holds at its August level, according…
Social Security by State 2026: Average Checks, Recipients, and the States That Depend on It Most
Social Security by State 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 12, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 Social Security paid 68,809,764 beneficiaries across the 50 states and DC in December 2025, according to the SSA’s…
Social Security Statistics 2026: 71.5 Million Beneficiaries, a Late-2032 Cliff for Retirees, and How Much of Each COLA Medicare Takes Back
Social Security Statistics 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 11, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 Social Security paid 71.5 million beneficiaries in August 2026, and the average retired worker received $2,087.52 a month, according…
US Tax Statistics 2026: Where $5.4 Trillion Comes From, Who Pays It, and the Tariff Refund Reversal
US Tax Statistics 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: Mia Scarlett | Last updated: October 11, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 The US federal government collected $5,403 billion in fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. According to…
Hybrid Work Statistics 2026: 18.8 Million Americans, a Tuesday-Shaped Office Week, and Europe’s Hybrid Map
Hybrid Work Statistics 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 10, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 18.8 million Americans worked hybrid in 2025 — 11.9% of everyone at work, according to the Bureau of Labor…
Workers’ Compensation Statistics 2026: Injuries, Premiums, Claim Costs and the Price of Risk by State
Workers’ Compensation Statistics 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-authors: Mia Scarlett & David Park | Last updated: October 10, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 U.S. workers’ comp premiums are 12.2% cheaper than their 2019 average, and 33.0% cheaper after inflation….
Student Loan Debt Statistics 2026: 9.3 Million Borrowers in Default and the Distress Ratio Nobody Else Tracks
Student Loan Debt Statistics 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 6, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 Americans owe $1,858.2 billion in student loans as of June 2026, according to the Federal Reserve’s G.19 release….
401(k) Statistics 2026: $10.8 Trillion, Record Savings Rates, and the Loan Problem Underneath
401(k) Statistics 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 5, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 Americans held $10.8 trillion in 401(k) plans as of June 30, 2026, according to the Investment Company Institute. Savers are…
US Net Worth Percentiles 2026: What It Takes to Reach the Top 50%, 10% and 1% of US Households
US Net Worth Percentiles 2026 By Axis Intelligence Research Co-author: David Park | Last updated: October 4, 2026 | License: CC BY 4.0 According to Axis Intelligence Research, a US household needed roughly $238,000 in net worth to sit above the…