Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about U.S. and World Populations, Poverty, Hot Tea, Lunar New Year, Spouses and more.
United States Census Bureau [ [link removed] ]
January & February 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Sunday is Lunar New Year 2023 [ [link removed] ]. Thursday is Spouses Day [ [link removed] ]. January is Poverty Awareness Month [ [link removed] ] and Hot Tea Month [ [link removed] ].
Lunar [ [link removed] ]
*Lunar New Year: January 22
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With celebrations also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, many people across the world will welcome the Year of the Rabbit with reunions and hope. For more population stats, read our America Counts Story: Happy New Year 2023! [ [link removed] ]
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**National Spouses Day: January 26
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According to the Current Population Survey, 2022 ASEC Supplement, there are some 131.7 million married adults age 15+ in the U.S., not counting 4.6 million who are separated.
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*National Hot Tea Month: January
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Tea [ [link removed] ]
U.S. imports of tea, spices, etc., were valued above $2.84 billion in 2021, $1.08 billion more than the $1.75 billion value a decade earlier in 2011.
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*National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January
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The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2021 was 11.6%, not statistically different from 2020.
Poverty [ [link removed] ]
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*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for January 2023:*
* New Year's Day 2023: January 1 [ [link removed] ]
* National Hot Tea Month: January [ [link removed] ]
* National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January [ [link removed] ]
* Georgia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 2 [ [link removed] ]
* Connecticut 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 9 [ [link removed] ]
* National Milk Day: January 11 [ [link removed] ]
* National Pharmacist Day: January 12 [ [link removed] ]
* Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 16 [ [link removed] ]
* Popcorn Day: January 19 [ [link removed] ]
* Lunar New Year: January 22 [ [link removed] ]
* Spouses Day: January 26 [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for February 2023:*
* American Heart Month: February [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
* Groundhog Day: February 2 [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
* National Women Physician Day: February 3
* Mail Carrier Day: February 4
* 64th Grammy Awards: February 5
* National Weatherperson's Day: February 5
* Massachusetts 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): February 6
* Inventors' Day: February 11
* Super Bowl LVII: February 12
* Valentine's Day: February 14
* Singles Awareness Day: February 15
* Presidents' Day: February 20
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