Kiss Me, I'm Irish - St. Patrick's Day 2012

Kiss Me, I'm Irish Ireland's influence on America 1. Ancestry of Massachusetts 24% claims Irish ancestry of New York residents 13% claim Irish ancestry of U.S. residents claim Irish 11% ancestry, 2nd only to German (16%) 2. Роpulation Irish-Americans outnumber Irish citizens 7.6 to 1 34.67M 4.58M Vs. Irish-Americans Irish 3. Education, Income & More How do Irish-Americans Vs. compare to the rest of the U.S.? U.S. Average Irish-American Avg. Education Age 25+ with a bachelor's or higher 28.2% 32.7% Age 25+ with a high school diploma 85.6% 92.5% Income Median household $50,046 $56,363 income Households 11.3% 6.9% in poverty Comfort No health 15.5% 10.6% insurance Home 65.4% 70.2% ownership Winner 4. St. Patrick's by the numbers St Patrick's Day spending (in Billions): Spending higher this year than ever! $5 $4 $4.55 Billion total spending or an average of $35.64 per person. $3 $2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 St Patrick's Day extras: New York has hosted a 248 years St. Patrick's Day parade for 000 100 lbs. The amount of dye needed to turn the Chicago river green for a week. 44% 20% Of Americans plan to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. Of Americans plan on having a drink on St. Patrick's Day. Created with care by: O DegreeSearch.org Sources: U.S. Census, National Retail Federation (NRF.com), and StatisticBrain.com Ce 090 This work is under a Creative Commons License BY NO NO Kiss Me, I'm Irish Ireland's influence on America 1. Ancestry of Massachusetts 24% claims Irish ancestry of New York residents 13% claim Irish ancestry of U.S. residents claim Irish 11% ancestry, 2nd only to German (16%) 2. Роpulation Irish-Americans outnumber Irish citizens 7.6 to 1 34.67M 4.58M Vs. Irish-Americans Irish 3. Education, Income & More How do Irish-Americans Vs. compare to the rest of the U.S.? U.S. Average Irish-American Avg. Education Age 25+ with a bachelor's or higher 28.2% 32.7% Age 25+ with a high school diploma 85.6% 92.5% Income Median household $50,046 $56,363 income Households 11.3% 6.9% in poverty Comfort No health 15.5% 10.6% insurance Home 65.4% 70.2% ownership Winner 4. St. Patrick's by the numbers St Patrick's Day spending (in Billions): Spending higher this year than ever! $5 $4 $4.55 Billion total spending or an average of $35.64 per person. $3 $2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 St Patrick's Day extras: New York has hosted a 248 years St. Patrick's Day parade for 000 100 lbs. The amount of dye needed to turn the Chicago river green for a week. 44% 20% Of Americans plan to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. Of Americans plan on having a drink on St. Patrick's Day. Created with care by: O DegreeSearch.org Sources: U.S. Census, National Retail Federation (NRF.com), and StatisticBrain.com Ce 090 This work is under a Creative Commons License BY NO NO Kiss Me, I'm Irish Ireland's influence on America 1. Ancestry of Massachusetts 24% claims Irish ancestry of New York residents 13% claim Irish ancestry of U.S. residents claim Irish 11% ancestry, 2nd only to German (16%) 2. Роpulation Irish-Americans outnumber Irish citizens 7.6 to 1 34.67M 4.58M Vs. Irish-Americans Irish 3. Education, Income & More How do Irish-Americans Vs. compare to the rest of the U.S.? U.S. Average Irish-American Avg. Education Age 25+ with a bachelor's or higher 28.2% 32.7% Age 25+ with a high school diploma 85.6% 92.5% Income Median household $50,046 $56,363 income Households 11.3% 6.9% in poverty Comfort No health 15.5% 10.6% insurance Home 65.4% 70.2% ownership Winner 4. St. Patrick's by the numbers St Patrick's Day spending (in Billions): Spending higher this year than ever! $5 $4 $4.55 Billion total spending or an average of $35.64 per person. $3 $2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 St Patrick's Day extras: New York has hosted a 248 years St. Patrick's Day parade for 000 100 lbs. The amount of dye needed to turn the Chicago river green for a week. 44% 20% Of Americans plan to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. Of Americans plan on having a drink on St. Patrick's Day. Created with care by: O DegreeSearch.org Sources: U.S. Census, National Retail Federation (NRF.com), and StatisticBrain.com Ce 090 This work is under a Creative Commons License BY NO NO Kiss Me, I'm Irish Ireland's influence on America 1. Ancestry of Massachusetts 24% claims Irish ancestry of New York residents 13% claim Irish ancestry of U.S. residents claim Irish 11% ancestry, 2nd only to German (16%) 2. Роpulation Irish-Americans outnumber Irish citizens 7.6 to 1 34.67M 4.58M Vs. Irish-Americans Irish 3. Education, Income & More How do Irish-Americans Vs. compare to the rest of the U.S.? U.S. Average Irish-American Avg. Education Age 25+ with a bachelor's or higher 28.2% 32.7% Age 25+ with a high school diploma 85.6% 92.5% Income Median household $50,046 $56,363 income Households 11.3% 6.9% in poverty Comfort No health 15.5% 10.6% insurance Home 65.4% 70.2% ownership Winner 4. St. Patrick's by the numbers St Patrick's Day spending (in Billions): Spending higher this year than ever! $5 $4 $4.55 Billion total spending or an average of $35.64 per person. $3 $2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 St Patrick's Day extras: New York has hosted a 248 years St. Patrick's Day parade for 000 100 lbs. The amount of dye needed to turn the Chicago river green for a week. 44% 20% Of Americans plan to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. Of Americans plan on having a drink on St. Patrick's Day. Created with care by: O DegreeSearch.org Sources: U.S. Census, National Retail Federation (NRF.com), and StatisticBrain.com Ce 090 This work is under a Creative Commons License BY NO NO Kiss Me, I'm Irish Ireland's influence on America 1. Ancestry of Massachusetts 24% claims Irish ancestry of New York residents 13% claim Irish ancestry of U.S. residents claim Irish 11% ancestry, 2nd only to German (16%) 2. Роpulation Irish-Americans outnumber Irish citizens 7.6 to 1 34.67M 4.58M Vs. Irish-Americans Irish 3. Education, Income & More How do Irish-Americans Vs. compare to the rest of the U.S.? U.S. Average Irish-American Avg. Education Age 25+ with a bachelor's or higher 28.2% 32.7% Age 25+ with a high school diploma 85.6% 92.5% Income Median household $50,046 $56,363 income Households 11.3% 6.9% in poverty Comfort No health 15.5% 10.6% insurance Home 65.4% 70.2% ownership Winner 4. St. Patrick's by the numbers St Patrick's Day spending (in Billions): Spending higher this year than ever! $5 $4 $4.55 Billion total spending or an average of $35.64 per person. $3 $2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 St Patrick's Day extras: New York has hosted a 248 years St. Patrick's Day parade for 000 100 lbs. The amount of dye needed to turn the Chicago river green for a week. 44% 20% Of Americans plan to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. Of Americans plan on having a drink on St. Patrick's Day. Created with care by: O DegreeSearch.org Sources: U.S. Census, National Retail Federation (NRF.com), and StatisticBrain.com Ce 090 This work is under a Creative Commons License BY NO NO