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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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World Population Day: July 11, 2025
July 10, 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database projects that the world population will reach 8.1 billion in 2025 and 9 billion in 2038.
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Great Outdoors Month: June 2023
June 2023
The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: October 28, 2023
October 28, 2023
The U.S. seasonally adjusted total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $255B in 2021.
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Polish-American Heritage Month: October 2023
October 2023
The American Community Survey estimates about 8.2M (roughly 2.5%) of the nation’s 333.3M people in 2022 reported Polish ancestry.
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National Arbor Day: April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns program counted 8,212 forestry and logging establishments, with 50,710 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.
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National Coffee Day: September 29, 2023
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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Philippines Independence Day (1898): June 12, 2023
June 12, 2023
The Census Bureau’s International Database estimates the July 2023 population of the Philippines at 116.4M (390.5 per sq. km) and the U.S. at 339.70 (37.1).
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German-American Day: October 6, 2023
October 06, 2023
The American Community Survey estimates about 41.1M (roughly 12.3%) of the nation’s 333.3M people in 2022 reported German ancestry.
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76th India Independence Day (1947): August 15, 2023
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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National Ice Cream Month and Day: July and July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns program reports that the ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing industry had 442 establishments and 22,767 paid employees.
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National Seafood Month: October 2023
October 2023
The County Business Patterns counted 10,894 establishments, $4.94B annual payroll, and 94,456 employees in U.S. fishing, seafood and marina industries in 2021.
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83rd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: August 4-13, 2023
August 04, 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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National Ocean Month: June 2023
June 2023
There are 255 coastline counties in the U.S. located in three regions across 23 states: the Atlantic Ocean (129), Pacific Ocean (70), and Gulf of Mexico (56).
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National Hot Tea Month: January 2024
January 2024
U.S. tea imports of tea, whether or not flavored, were valued at $508 million in 2022, up almost four times from $131 million 30 years ago.
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76th Pakistan Independence Day (1947): August 14, 2023
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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Day of Portugal: June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 1,306,039 people reported Portuguese ancestry.
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Small Business Week: April 30-May 6, 2023
April 30, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns found that 4.4M of all 8.0M establishments in the U.S. had 1 to 4 employees. Just under 200,000 had 100 employees or more.
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World Trade Month and Week: May and May 21-27, 2023
May 01, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns program counted 8,212 forestry and logging establishments, with 50,710 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.
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National Nut Day: October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023
According to foreign trade stats, U.S. exports of nuts were valued at $9.3B in 2020, up from $4.9B in 2010. Imports were $2.9B in 2020, up from $1.5B in 2010.
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The Incandescent Light Bulb (1879): October 22-23, 2023
October 22, 2023
In 1879, Thomas Edison and his team made a light bulb with a carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread that lasted 14.5 hours, long enough to light a home.
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National Diabetes Month: November 2023
November 2023
The County Business Patterns program in 2021 counted 8,440 U.S. kidney dialysis centers with 131,953 paid employees and a $7.6 billion annual payroll.
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Mexico Independence Day (1810): September 16, 2023
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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Brazil Independence Day (1822): September 7, 2023
September 07, 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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National Dairy Month: June 2023
June 2023
From 1992, the total value of shipments of U.S. dairy product manufacturing peaked in June 2022 at $12.0B and was lowest in Dec 1993 at $4.1B.
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National Popcorn Day: January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s USA Trade Online database, the U.S. in 2022 exported popcorn valued at $239.3 million.
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Europe Day: May 9, 2023
May 09, 2023
Millions in the U.S. report European ancestry: German 42.2, English 31.8, Irish 31.5, Italian 15.9, Polish 8.2, French 6.4, Scottish 5.2, Norwegian 3.9, etc.
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National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024
According to the 2022 American Community Survey, there were 270,137 pharmacists and 289,611 pharmacy technicians in the United States.
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*Special Edition* 75th Anniversary of NATO (1949): April 4, 2024
April 04, 2024
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has grown from 12 to 32 countries with an estimated total 2024 population of 981M. The largest is the U.S. (342M).
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National Poultry Day: March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024
The County Business Patterns program counted 526 poultry processing establishments in the U.S. with 238,200 employees earning $9.45B in annual payroll in 2021.
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National Milk Day: January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024
According to the Annual Survey of Manufactures, U.S. fluid milk manufacturing shipments were valued at $41.3 billion and involved 55,364 employees in 2021.
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*Special Edition: America’s Independence* 250 Years Ago: The Boston Tea Party (1773): December 16, 2023
December 16, 2023
The Boston Tea Party in 1773 led to the Coercive Acts in 1774, the Revolution War in 1775, and the Declaration of Independence in 1776..
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Lunar New Year: January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025
With celebrations also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, many people across the world will welcome the Year of the Snake with reunions and hope.
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78th Indonesian Independence Day (1945): August 17, 2023
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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World Water Day: March 22, 2023
March 22, 2024
Total U.S. construction spending on water supply hit a high of $2.7B in October 2023. That same month had record spending on sewage and waste disposal of $4.1B.
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96th Oscars/Academy Awards: March 10, 2024
March 10, 2024
The 2021 Annual Business Survey reported 25,755 employer firms in motion picture and sound recording industries, 229,763 employees, and a $19.1B annual payroll.
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Valentine’s Day: February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024
According to the 2022 American Community Survey, 49.8% of men and 46.3% of women 15 years and over are now married. Never married are 37.2% men and 31.6% women.
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021