Thanksgiving By The Numbers

Number of turkeys eaten on Thanksgiving Day

• 32 million

• 46 million

• 44 million

• 63 million

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Pounds of turkey eaten by the average American in one year

• 13

• 6

• 21

• 17

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Typical weight of a wild turkey

• 16

• 21

• 27

• 30

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Number of people who go shopping the weekend after Thanksgiving

• 99 million

• 54 million

• 21 million

• 103 million

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Number of calories on a full plate of traditional Thanksgiving feast

• 1,500

• 2,500

• 2,200

• 2,000

Number of pumpkin pies eaten at Thanksgiving

• 30 million

• 50 million

• 40 million

• 20 million

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Year of the “first Thanksgiving”

• 1621

• 1567

• 1672

• 1634

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Number of Americans who will travel more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving

• 32 million

• 24 million

• 55 million

• 67 million

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The first year football was played on Thanksgiving

• 1765

• 1904

• 1912

• 1876

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Pounds of potatoes (valued at $4 million) produced by American famers in 2013

• 43.5 billion

• 12.6 billion

• 56.1 billion

• 26.7 billion