Held every five years on October 20th is World Statistics Day. The day commemorates the achievements of the Fundamental Principals of Official Statistics. No matter what industry in the world you're a part of, statistics help. Whether you're looking to improve a product or find a sample size, statistics help rove facts, make decisions, and track trends and patterns.
America Domani culminated statistics about Italian Americans, Italian products, and Italian culture. Here are 10 that we found:
- Italian Americans represent the 4th largest European ancestry group in the United States.
- Between 1876 and the First World War, more than half a million Italians left Italy
- As of the 2012 census data, there are more than 21,000 Italian restaurants generating over $25 billion in annual sales in the United States.
- Italy leads the world with the most UNESCO world heritage sites with 58. (UNESCO.com)
- Rhode Island and Connecticut have the highest percentage of Italians in the United States, 19% and 18.6%, respectively. (NIAF)
- There are close to 85 million Italian speakers in the world (Cactus.uk)
- by the start of the Second World War, more than 9 million Italians had arrived in the United States
- Italian is the universal language for music (cactus.uk)
- Italian Americans are the only European ethnic group to have increased between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.
- Mozzarella cheese accounts for nearly 80 percent of all Italian-style cheese production in the U.S.