Notable numbers: Antidepressants, textile jobs and black dads

Statistics from the past week that deserve a doubletake

74 The percentage above the national average Vermont is in the rate of residents who Googled about psychology treatments in 2006-2008, the highest

59 The percentage below the national average South Dakota is, the lowest

9 The percentage above the national average North Carolina is

51 The percentage above the national average Rhode Island is in the per-capita use of antidepressants, 2006-2007

66 The percentage Hawaii is below the national average in antidepressant use

5 The percentage North Carolina is above the national average

22.2 The suicide rate in Alaska – deaths per 100,000 people – the nation’s highest

6.4 The suicide rate in Washington, D.C., the lowest

2.5 million The number of black fathers in the United States living with their children

1.7 million The number of black fathers living apart from their children

78.2 The percentage of black fathers living with their children who feed or eat meals with their children daily

73.9 The percentage of white fathers who do

63.9 The percentage of Hispanic fathers who do

70.4 The percentage of those black fathers who bathe, diaper or dress their children daily

60 The percentage of white fathers who do

45 The percentage of Hispanic fathers who do

34.9 The percentage of black fathers living with their children who read to them daily

30.2 The percentage of white fathers who do

21.9 The percentage of Hispanic fathers who do

1,182 The number of African-American women living in Ferguson, Missouri, at the last census

577 The number of African-American men living there

83 The percentage of Nevada’s land owned by the federal government

69 The percentage of Alaska’s land owned by the federal government

65 The percentage of Utah’s land owned by the federal government

2,153 The number of textile and apparel plants in North Carolina in 1996

1,282 The number of such plants in 2006

234,000 The number of textile and apparel jobs in North Carolina in 1996

80,000 The number of such jobs in 2006

This story was originally published June 12, 2015 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: Antidepressants, textile jobs and black dads."