Valentine’s Day By The Numbers

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If you’ve ever wondered about the breakdown on numbers with all things associated with Valentines Day, wait no longer!  Check out this list.

CANDY

• 1,241 — Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products. These establishments employed 43,322 people. California led the nation in the number of such establishments with 136, followed by Pennsylvania with 122.
• 515 – Number of locations that produced non-chocolate confectionary products. These establishments employed 22,234 people.
• 3,467 — Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States; they are among the best sources of sweets for Valentine’s Day.
• 25.7 pounds — Per capita consumption of candy by Americans.

FLOWERS

• $397 million — The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers each year for all flower-producing operations. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for about three-quarters of this amount ($289 million).
• $39 million — The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses each year for all operations. Among all types of cut flowers, roses were third in receipts ($39 million) to lilies ($76.9 million) and tulips ($39.1 million).
• 21,667 — The number of florists nationwide. These businesses employed 109,915 people.

JEWELRY

• 28,772 — Number of jewelry stores in the United States. These stores sell $3 billion worth of merchandise each year.
• The merchandise at these locations could well have been produced at one of the nation’s 1,864 jewelry manufacturing establishments. The manufacture of jewelry and silverware is a $10 billion industry.

BE MINE

• 2.2 million –The number of marriages that take place in the United States annually. That breaks down to more than 6,000 a day.
• 147,300 — The number of marriages performed in Nevada each year. So many couples tie the knot in the Silver State that it ranked fourth nationally in marriages, even though its total population is 35th.
• 25.3 and 27.1 — The estimated U.S. median ages at first marriage for women and men, respectively. The age for women rose 4.2 years in the last three decades. The age for men at first marriage is up 3.6 years.
• 57% and 60% — The percentages of American women and men, respectively, who are 18 or older and currently married (includes those who are separated).
• 72% — Percentage of men and women ages 30 to 34 who have been married at some point in their lives — either currently or formerly.

LOOKING FOR LOVE

• 119 — Number of single men (i.e., never married, widowed or divorced) who are in their 20s for every 100 single women of the same ages.
• 34 — Number of single men (i.e., never married, widowed or divorced) age 65 or older for every 100 single women of the same ages.
• 904 — The number of dating service establishments nationwide, which include Internet dating services.