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Stats for Stories: Mother's Day: May 10, 2020

May 10, 2020

Release Number CB20-SFS.57

Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day observances in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis became the driving force behind Mother’s Day and asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

Presidential Proclamation 1914

Presidential Proclamation 2019

Key Stats:

Source: 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.

TableID: S1301, Fertility — see Women with births in the past 12 months

Note: The table above is cropped at the bottom and the right, and the Margin of Error columns are removed. Click on the image to see the full table which includes all states in the United States.

Infographic: Happy Mothers’ Day: Women With Births in the Last 12 Months (May 2019)

More Stats:

How Many Mothers?

Source: 2018 Current Population Survey (CPS) and 2017 American Community Survey (ACS).

Fertility of Women in the United States: 2018, detailed tables (Table 7 is 2017 ACS)

Source: 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.

TableID: B13002, Women 15 to 50 Years Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months by Marital Status and Age

TableID: S1301, Fertility — see Women with births in the past 12 months

Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 2014 Panel, Wave 1.

Fertility Research Brief (Issued March 2017) [<1.0 MB]

How Many Children?

Source: Current Population Survey, June 2018.

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Table 1. Women's Number of Children Ever Born by Age and Marital Status: June 2018 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Children Ever Born, Number of Mothers, and Percent Childless by Age and Marital Status, and by Nativity: June 2018 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Children Ever Born per 1,000 Women and Percent Childless by Age and Marital Status: June 2018 [<1.0 MB]

Characteristics of Women with a Recent Birth

Subjects include: age, race, nativity, educational attainment, poverty status, labor force status, and public assistance by the United States, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Source: 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.

Table S1301, Fertility

Stay-at-Home Moms

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), 2019 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Table FG8, Married Couple Family Groups With Children Under 15 by Stay-at-Home Status of Both Spouses: 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Taking Care of the Kids

Source: Quarterly Services Survey (2009-2020).

6244: Child Day Care Services: U.S. Total Revenue

Source: 2017 County Business Patterns (CBP).

TableID: CB1700CBP, Geography Area Series, NAICS 6244: Child day care services

Source: 2017 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).

TableID: NS1700NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics for the U.S., States, Metropolitan Areas, and counties; and by Legal Form of Organization and Sales, Value of Shipments, or Revenue Size for Selected Geographies: 2017

Mothers Celebrated

Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey (1992-2020).

446: Health and Personal Care Stores: U.S. Total Sales

44812: Women's Clothing Stores: U.S. Total Sales

44831: Jewelry Stores: U.S. Total Sales

45322: Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores: U.S. Total Sales

Source: 2016 County Business Patterns (CBP)

TableID: CB1700CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing these four codes:

NAICS 44612 Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores
NAICS 44831 Jewelry Stores
NAICS 45311 Florists
NAICS 511191 Greeting card publishers

From Foreign Trade > U.S. International Trade Data:

USA Trade Online — The Official Source of Trade Statistics (FREE to all users)

After an account is created, select options for State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by HS or NAICS. Select State, Measures, Commodity, (flowers, jewelry) Country, and/or Time for data. For more information, see Quick Start Guide.