Thanksgiving Statistics

Statistic Verification

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Census Bureau, MSN

Research Date: July 13th, 2014

The feasting holiday of Thanksgiving is here again. These are just a few statistics related to Thanksgiving and the massive U.S. effort to produce food year-round for this festive holiday. Surprisingly the average gathering of 10 people for dinner only costs about $49.00

Thanksgiving Holiday Statistics	Data
Total number of Turkeys that are consumed on Thanksgiving Day	51,000,000
Total U.S. spending on Thanksgiving dinner food	$2,375,000,000
Average household spending on Thanksgiving dinner	$54.18
Average household spending on Thanksgiving weekend	$302
Number of families that will travel for Thanksgiving	39,000,000
Number of places in the U.S. named Plymouth	37
Average cost per pound of Turkey	$1.15
Thanksgiving Related Food Statistics	Data
Average number of Turkeys raised in the U.S. each year	248 million
Annual consumption of turkey by the average American	16 pounds
Annual tons of green beans produced	656,340 tons
Pounds of sweet potatoes produced annually	2.4 billion pounds
Value of all pumpkins produced annually	$117 million
Pounds of cherries produced annually	266 million pounds
Barrels of cranberry produced annually	7.5 million barrels
Total value of turkeys produced in the U.S. annually	$4.37 billion