Thanksgiving By The Numbers
Thanksgiving is here once again, and with it comes the annual feast of gluttony, family, and shopping (in person and virtual).
Our friends at the Statistic Brain Institute compiled some stats about our second favorite national holiday.
- Total number of turkeys that are consumed on Thanksgiving Day: 51,150,000
- Total U.S. spending on Thanksgiving dinner food: $2,875,000,000
- Average household spending on Thanksgiving dinner: $56.18
- Average household spending on Thanksgiving weekend: $312
- Number of families that will travel for Thanksgiving: 39,000,000
- Annual consumption of turkey by the average American: 16 pounds
- Average cost per pound of Turkey: $1.47
- Average number of Turkeys raised in the U.S. each year: 248 million
So this Thanksgiving, eat hearty and don't forget the antacid.
Source: www.statisticbrain.com/thanksgiving-statistics/