Article posted Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:37am

674,000

The number of Americans on sex-offender registries, more than the population of Vermont, North Dakota, or Wyoming

States that require placement on registries for consensual sex between young teenagers

States that require placement on registries for indecent exposure, such as streaking

Percent of people on the Georgia sex offender registry who a state review board determined posed little threat

Percent drop in the price of patented drugs within one year of the patent’s expiration

111

Number of banks added to the FDIC’s list of “endangered banks” last quarter

Percent of bets that were on penny slots in Indiana in July, up from 8 percent in 2005

Percent of casino profits in Missouri that come from penny slot machines

Sources: The Economist; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; USA Today