From pints to parties, some St. Patrick’s Day data

A few St. Patrick’s Day facts, courtesy of the data service Statista:

▪ Americans are expected to spend $4.4 billion celebrating the day, an average of $35.37 per person.

▪ Nearly 40 million people in the United States claim Irish heritage, almost seven times Ireland’s population.

▪ Celebration plans run from modest (82.1 percent wearing green) to more involved (31.3 percent making a special dinner; a combined 49.8 percent attending a private party or a party at a bar or restaurant).

▪ It’s a stout day for Guinness. Its usual worldwide daily consumption, 7.5 million pints, will be soaring (but not quite doublin’) to 13 million.

 
 

This story was originally published March 17, 2016 at 10:20 AM with the headline "From pints to parties, some St. Patrick’s Day data."