Stats for Stories: March & April 2021

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Baseball's Opening Day, Libraries, Beer, Community Colleges and more.

March & April 2021 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) Tomorrow, April 1, is Major League Baseball Opening Day (no foolin'). April 4-10 is Library Week. April 7 is National Beer Day.  April is Community College Month.   Major League Baseball Opening Day: April 1 The 2019 Population Estimates of the 25 Metro Areas with MLB teams found the largest is New York with 19,216,182 and the smallest is Milwaukee with 1,575,179 - about 1/12th the size. Read the America Counts story: Major League Baseball Is Back April 1 (No Foolin'). Stats Here National Library Week: April 4-10 The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 139,287 full-time librarians and media collections specialists. There are a total of 116,867 libraries in the United States. More Stats National Beer Day: April 7 The 2018 County Business Patterns program counted 3,884 breweries with 74,561 employees and $3.2B annual payroll. The Annual Survey of Manufactures had sales at 29.9B. Stats Here Community College Month: April In 2019, the Current Population Survey estimated the number of college students enrolled in two-year institutions was 4.3 million, a 25% decrease from 5.7 million in 2011. Get Stats All Stats for Stories for March 2021: Red Cross Month: March Frozen Food Month: March Vermont 230th Anniversary of Statehood (1791): March 4 Employee Appreciation Day: March 5 International Women's Day: March 8 Grammy Awards: March 14 Pi Day: March 14 Potato Chip Day: March 14 Sunshine Week & FOI Day: March 14-20 & 16 Certified Nurses Day: March 19 National Poultry Day: March 19 National Single Parent Day: March 21 National Agriculture Week & Day: March 21-27 & 23 Equal Pay Day: March 24 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29 National Doctors Day: March 30 All Stats for Stories for April 2021: Major League Baseball Opening Day: April 1 Community College Month: April 2021 NCAA Basketball Final Fours: April 2-5 (posting soon) National Library Week: April 4-10 National Beer Day: April 7 National Siblings Day: April 10 National Pet Day: April 11 Administrative Professionals Week & Day: April 18-24 & 21 National Volunteer Week: April 18-24 National Kindergarten Day: April 21 Earth Day: April 22 National Arbor Day: April 23 World Book and Copyright Day: April 23 Academy Awards: April 25 National Telephone Day: April 25 About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

Stay connected with us! Join the conversation on social media.

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Subscriber Settings  |  Remove me from All Subscriptions  | Help

---

This is an official email from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us (http://www.census.gov/about/contact-us.html).