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Stats for Stories
Profile America's Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the Census Bureau's newsworthy statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays, and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences. Dates with Presidential Proclamations are marked with (P).
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Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: October 2023
The American Community Survey estimated 16 million people or 4.8% of the total 333.3 million U.S. population in 2022 reported Italian ancestry.
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2023
The American Community Survey estimated that 9.8M noninstitutionalized civilians with a disability in the U.S. were employed and 1.0M were unemployed in 2022.
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National Energy Awareness Month: October 2023
There were 3,856 U.S. electric power generation stations with 124,532 paid employees and an annual payroll of $15.9B in 2021, according to the CBP report.
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National Preparedness Month: September 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 55.8M U.S. residents 65 years and older in the 2020 Census and 57.8M in the July 1, 2022, population estimates.
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National Coffee Day: September 29, 2023
U.S. imports of green coffee were $3.6B from January to July 2023, down from $4.2B during the same period in 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau trade stats.
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National Wilderness Month: September 2023
The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which now includes 803 areas (111,889,002) in 44 states and Puerto Rico.
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Ancestor Appreciation Day: September 27, 2023
The 2022 American Community Survey found these top reported ancestries in the U.S.: German 41.1M, English 31.4M, Irish 30.7M, American 17.8M, and Italian 16.0M.
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World Tourism Day: September 27, 2023
Trade.gov/SelectUSA reports that the U.S. travel and tourism industry generated almost $1.9T in 2019, supporting 9.2M jobs and 2.9% of Gross Domestic Product.
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Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day: September 24, 2023
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936, (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), designated the last Sunday in September as "Gold Star Mother's Day."
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National Hunting and Fishing Day: September 23, 2023
The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation found 35.8M anglers, 11.5M hunters, and 86.0M wildlife watchers spent $156.9B.
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day: September 17, 2023
The American Community Survey estimates that in 2021 there were 310.7M citizens and 21.2M noncitizens in the U.S. About 281.1M citizens were born in the U.S.
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Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 17-23, 2023
In 2022, about 132.3 million or 49.3% of Americans age 15 and over were unmarried, according to the Current Population Survey.
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Mexico Independence Day (1810): September 16, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Clock estimated Mexico’s 2023 population at 129.9M and the U.S. at 335.0M, the world’s 10th and 3rd most populous countries.
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National Dance Day: September 16, 2023
The County Business Patterns estimates there were 745 U.S. dance companies with 8,170 employees and an annual payroll of $291,829 million in 2021.
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National Stepfamily Day: September 16, 2023
The American Community Survey estimates that in 2021, there were 60.5M biological children, 1.4M adopted children and 2.4M stepchildren of 33.6M householders.
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National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2023
The 2022 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 333,287,562. This includes 63,553,639 (about 19.1%) who identified as Hispanic or Latino.
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National Staffing Employee Week: September 11-17, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns program counted 58,072 employment services establishments with a total of 7,090,847 paid employees and a $417B annual payroll.
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Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance: September 11, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated there were 176,103 U.S. emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, up from 136,900 in 2010.
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National Grandparents Day: September 10, 2023
In 2021, there were an estimated 6.7 million grandparents living with a grandchild under 18, 2.1 million of whom were responsible for most of their basic care.
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Brazil Independence Day (1822): September 7, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the July 1, 2023, population of Brazil at 218.7M (7th most populous) and the U.S. at 335.0M (3rd).
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Labor Day: September 4, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 109.5M full-time, year-round civilian employed population ages 16 and over in the U.S., down from 113.9M in 2019.
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National Petroleum Day: August 27, 2023
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services reported seasonally adjusted petroleum exports were 16.0% of U.S. goods exports in June 2022 vs 10.9% in 2019.
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Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2023
According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.
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National Senior Citizens Day: August 21, 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 55.8M U.S. residents 65 years and older in the 2020 Census and 57.8M in the July 1, 2022, population estimates.
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National Aviation Day: August 19, 2023
The Quarterly Service Survey estimated U.S. total revenue for air transportation was $271.3B in 2022, up from $181.1B in 2012. Q1 2023 was $71.1B.
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Woodward Dream Cruise: August 19, 2023
The Woodward Dream Cruise claims to be “the world’s largest one-day automotive event, drawing over 1-million people and 40,000 classic cars each year.”
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78th Indonesian Independence Day (1945): August 17, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database estimated the July 1, 2023, population of Indonesia at 279.5M (4th most populous) and the U.S. at 335.0M (3rd).
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National Thrift Store Day: August 17, 2023
According to the 2021 County Business Patterns stats, there were 18,640 used merchandise stores in the U.S. with 189,892 employees and a $4.38B annual payroll.
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76th India Independence Day (1947): August 15, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database estimates the July 1, 2023, population of India at 1.4B and the United States at 335.0M.
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76th Pakistan Independence Day (1947): August 14, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database estimated the July 1, 2023, population of Pakistan at 247.7M and the United States at 335.0M.
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National Health Center Week: August 6-12, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns program counted 54,642 outpatient care centers in the U.S. with 1,225,333 paid employees and an $84.1 billion annual payroll.
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83rd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: August 4-13, 2023
Sturgis is in Meade County, SD, which grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2022. The 2022 population of Sturgis was 7,170 (Mead County 30,698). The 2015 Rally had 750,000+.
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Back to School: August 2023
The October 2021 Current Population Survey found 73.8 million total students enrolled in school, which is 23.5 percent of the population 3 years and older.
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World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2023
The 2022 Population Estimates found the resident population under age 1 (shown as 0) was 3,683,113 – up 202,996 from the 2020 Census count of 3,480,117.
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National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: July 27, 2023
There were 1.2M American veterans living in 2019 who served during the Korean War, down about 80% from 5.7M who served worldwide throughout that wartime period.
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New York 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): July 26, 2023
New York gained statehood on July 26, 1788 – (11th state). Nickname: The Empire State. Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward).
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