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Arizona residents who took itemized deductions for charitable deductions on their federal income tax forms in 2016 donated $5,073 on average, according to an analysis released this month by the Washington-based Tax Foundation.

Arizona posted the 24th highest home vacancy rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the analysis, according to new real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Arizona State University-Tempe ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to an Arizona Business Daily analysis of college sports participation.

Arizona’s population increased by 122,770, or 1.7 percent between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, according to estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The monthly cost of short-term health insurance plans in Phoenix is $176.34, 64 percent below the cost of individual market plans, according to a recent analysis by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA).

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott wrestling brought in $30,298 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing wrestling programs in Arizona that year, according to a Business Daily analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Pinal County had the lowest home affordability index in Arizona in the third quarter, according to an analysis of 440 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Grand Canyon University ranked No. 1 for student volleyball participation in the state, according to a Watchdog analysis of college sports participation.

At South Mountain Community College, 33 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Arizona earned above-average marks for its system of making annual budgetary data available to residents, according to a study by the Chicago-based policy institute Truth in Accounting (TIA).

Yavapai County posted the lowest home affordability index in Arizona, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

Yavapai County ranked No. 117 on a list of U.S. counties with the worst home affordability index, according to an analysis of 432 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

University of Arizona spends $23,962 per player on student aid for its women’s team athletes – the highest rate among Arizona colleges, according to an Higher Education Tribune analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

University of Arizona and Arizona State University-Tempe are among U.S. colleges that spend the most on athletic student aid for women's teams, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

University of Arizona spends $24,599 per player on student aid for its men’s team athletes -- the highest rate among Arizona colleges -- according to an Higher Education Tribune analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

University Of Phoenix and the Art Institute Of Phoenix reported the largest share of borrowers at four-year universities who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

University of Arizona and Arizona State University-Tempe are among U.S. colleges that spend the most on athletic student aid for men's teams, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Just 1 percent of all college track & field athletes compete for schools in Arizona, federal data shows.

Mesa Community College reported having the most outdoor track and field athletes in the state in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

At International Baptist College & Seminary, 14.2 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.