📆 The Week Ahead: National Ice Cream Month and National Fried Chicken Day 🍦
Today is Tuesday, July 5. This week, we kick off National Ice Cream Month and we celebrate National Fried Chicken Day on Wednesday, July 6. On Saturday, July 9, we mark National Sugar Cookie Day.
July is also National Grilling Month and National Hot Dog Month.
Next week, mark your calendar for World Population Day on Monday, July 11.
View our Stats for Stories page for more upcoming observances.
Did you know? There were 427 ice cream or frozen treat manufacturing establishments in the United States employing more than 22,000 people in 2020.
A Look Ahead: World Population Day is Monday, July 11
Every year on July 11th, we celebrate World Population Day. The Census Bureau has a data tool that provides a quick and interactive overview of the latest estimated population in the United States and worldwide: the U.S. and World Population Clock.
The U.S. Population Clock displays continuously updated projections of the total population, including the rate of births, deaths, net migration, and more for the United States.
The World Population Clock provides a continuously updated world population total, a list of the 10 most populous countries, and easy access to more world population statistics.
My Community Explorer Tool Update
Today we announced the release of major updates to our data explorer tool, My Community Explorer. The interactive, map-based tool highlights demographic and socioeconomic data. These data measure inequality and help inform data-based solutions.
The tool is designed to help users identify underserved communities as directed by the President's Executive Order 13985 on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce.
In Case You Missed It: Nation Continues to Age as It Becomes More Diverse
 The last two decades have seen the country grow continuously older. Since 2000, the national median age – the point at which one-half the population is older and one-half younger – has increased by 3.4 years, with the largest single-year gain of 0.3 years coming in 2021, bringing it to 38.8 years, according to newly released 2021 Population Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Median age for most states also increased from 2020 to 2021, indicating their populations are getting older overall.
“The states with the lowest median ages saw the largest increases between 2020 to 2021. While Utah remained the youngest state in the nation, the state’s median age increased by 0.3 years from 31.5 to 31.8. Similarly, the District of Columbia had the second-lowest median age but saw the largest increase of 0.5 years from 34.4 to 34.9,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. “With birth rates trending downwards and the aging of the Baby Boom and Generation X cohorts, the median age will likely continue to rise in the coming years.”
🎂 Coming Next Week:
Happy Birthday, Wyoming
On Sunday, July 10, we will celebrate Wyoming's 132nd anniversary of statehood.
Did You Know?
- Wyoming joined the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
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Wyoming's population increased by 13,225 from 2010-2020.
- The state bird is the Meadowlark.
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