Stats for Stories: January & February 2022

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Michigan, Spouses, Hot Tea, Poverty, Heart Month, and more.

January & February 2022 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) Today is National Spouses Day and Michigan's 185th Anniversary of Statehood. January is Hot Tea Month and Poverty in America Awareness Month. February is American Heart Month.   National Spouses Day: January 26 According to the Current Population Survey, 2021 ASEC Supplement, there are some 131.4 million adults age 15+ in the U.S., not counting 4.5 million who are separated. Get Stats Michigan 185th Anniversary of Statehood (1837): January 26 Michigan was admitted to the Union on Jan. 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Nickname: The Great Lake State. Motto: Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice. More Stats National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January According to the Current Population Survey, the official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4%, from 10.5% in 2019, and the first increase after five annual declines. Stats Here National Hot Tea Month: January U.S. imports of tea, spices, etc., were valued above $2.56 billion in 2020, $1.12 billion more than the $1.44 billion value a decade earlier in 2010. Stats Here American Heart Month: February The 2019 American Community Survey estimates there were 698,316 physicians, 107,710 physician assistants 19,421 radiologists and 48,495 surgeons in the U.S. Get Stats All Stats for Stories for January 2022: New Year's Day 2022: January 1 National Hot Tea Month: January National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January New Mexico 110th Anniversary of Statehood (1912): January 6 National Milk Day: January 11 National Pharmacist Day: January 12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 17 Popcorn Day: January 19 Spouses Day: January 26 Michigan 185th Anniversary of Statehood (1837): January 26 64th Grammy Awards: January 31 (postponed to April 3) All Stats for Stories for February 2022: American Heart Month: February Chinese New Year: February 1 Groundhog Day: February 2 National Women Physician Day: February 3 Mail Carrier Day: February 4 National Weatherperson's Day: February 5 (updating soon) National Pizza Day & Bagel Day: February 9 Inventors' Day: February 11 Super Bowl LVI: February 13 Arizona 110th Anniversary of Statehood (1912): February 14 Valentine's Day: February 14 Singles Awareness Day: February 15 Presidents' Day: February 21 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.

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