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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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Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (1945): August 17, 2020
The Census Bureau’s Population Clock estimates the July 1, 2020, population of Indonesia at 267.0M (world’s 4th most populous) and the U.S. at 329.9M (3rd).


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California 170th Anniversary of Statehood (1850): September 9, 2020
California joined the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. Nickname: Golden State. Motto: Eureka.


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Montana 130th Anniversary (41st state): November 8, 2019
Montana joined the Union on November 8, 1889 (six days after North and South Dakota) as the 41st state. Nicknames are Big Sky Country and The Treasure State.


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*Special Edition* PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games
More than 2,800 athletes from more than 85 nations — including some 240 athletes from the U.S. Olympic Team — are expected to compete in 15 sport disciplines.


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*Special Edition* Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games: July 23-August 8, 2021
The games are 339 events in 33 sports: new are karate, surfing, sport climbing and skateboarding. Tokyo is the world’s most populous metro with 37.4M people.


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Texas 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1845): December 29, 2020
Texas joined the Union on December 29, 1845 as the 28th state. Nickname: The Lone Star State. Motto: Friendship. Now, Texas is the 2nd most populous state.


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Missouri 200th Anniversary of Statehood (1821): August 10, 2021
Missouri joined the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. Nickname: Show Me State. Motto: Let the good of the people be the supreme law.


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Colorado 145th State Admission Anniversary: August 1, 2021
Colorado joined the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Nickname: The Centennial State. Motto: Nil sine numine (Nothing without providence).


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UNICEF 75th Anniversary (1946): December 11, 2021
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database estimates there are 2.31 billion children under 18 living in the world in 2021.


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Utah 125th Anniversary of Statehood (1896): January 4, 2021
Utah joined the Union on January 4, 1896 as the 45th state. Nicknames: Beehive State (official), The Mormon State, Deseret. Motto: Industry.


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North Dakota 130th Anniversary (39th state): November 2, 2019
North Dakota joined the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. Nicknames are Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider State and Dakota.


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National Pizza Day and National Bagel Day: February 9, 2021
The 2012 Economic Census counted 48,782 “establishments with principal menu type of pizza” led by 4,272 in Calif., 3,485 in New York state and 2,950 in Texas.


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Chinese New Year: February 1, 2022
According to the International Database, the mid-2021 population of China was 1.4B vs. 7.8B for the world, or about 17.9%. Children per woman was 1.5 vs. 2.3.


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North Carolina 230th Anniversary (12th state): November 21, 2019
North Carolina joined the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state and 12th of the 13 British Colonies. Nicknames are Old North State and Tar Heel State.


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*Special Edition* World Statistics Day 2020: Oct. 20, 2020
Every five years on Oct. 20 we celebrate how innovation drives the U.S. Census Bureau to create new and improved data products to better serve our customers.


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Washington 130th Anniversary (42nd state): November 11, 2019
Washington joined the Union on November 11, 1889 (days after Montana and the Dakotas) as the 42nd state. The unofficial nickname is The Evergreen State.


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Hawaii 60th State Admission Anniversary (50th state): August 21, 2019
Hawaiian citizens voted to accept statehood and on August 21, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the official proclamation admitting Hawaii as the 50th state.


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Indiana 205th Anniversary of Statehood (1816): December 11, 2021
Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state. Nickname: The Hoosier State. Motto: The Crossroads of America.


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National Diabetes Month: 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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Mississippi 205th Anniversary of Statehood (1817): December 10, 2022
Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state, with generally the same boundary as the present state.


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Delaware 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 7, 2022
Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 7, 1787. It was the first of the original 13 colonies to join the Union and is thus known as “The First State.”


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Pennsylvania 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 12, 2022
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 12, 1787. It was the second of the original 13 colonies to join the Union.


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National Popcorn Day: 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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National Hot Tea Month: 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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New Jersey 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 18, 2022
New Jersey ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 18, 1787. It was the third of the original 13 colonies to join the Union.


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Georgia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 2, 2023
Georgia ratified the U.S. Constitution on Jan. 2, 1788, fourth of the original 13 states to do so. Nickname: Peach State. Motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.


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Connecticut 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 9, 2023
Connecticut ratified the U.S. Constitution on Jan. 9, 1788 – (5th state). Nickname: The Constitution State. Motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains.


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National Poultry Day: 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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World Water Day: March 22, 2023
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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Major League Baseball Opening Day: March 28, 2024
The 2023 Population Estimates of the 25 metro areas with MLB teams found the largest is New York with 19,498,249 and the smallest is Milwaukee with 1,560,424.


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National Arbor Day: 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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Maryland 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): April 28, 2023
Maryland ratified the U.S. Constitution on April 28, 1788 – (7th state). Nickname: Old Line State. Motto: Strong Deeds, Gentle Words.


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Small Business Week: April 30-May 6, 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
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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Europe Day: May 9, 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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Great Outdoors Month: June 2023
The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation.

Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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