Thanksgiv8ng turkey facts

100,000+: How many questions experts typically answer between November and December on Butterball’s Turkey Talk-Line (1-800-288-8372).

151 million: The number of people who said they shopped in stores or online over last year's Thanksgiving weekend, according to the National Retail Federation.

244.0 million: Turkeys raised in the United States in 2016, which was up 4.5 percent from 2015. Roughly 44.5 million of them were raised in Minnesota.

2.983 billion: Spent on Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S.

3.1 billion: pounds of sweet potatoes produced by major sweet potato producing states in 2015.

4: Places in the United States named after everyone's favorite bird: Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey, Texas; Turkey Creek village, Louisiana; and Turkey, North Carolina.

4: Places named after that sweet, sweet canned relish. There are two Cranberry townships in Pennslyvania.

4,500: Calories the average American will consume at a traditional Thanksgiving feast.

50 million: The number of viewers expected to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.

51 million: The anticipated number of travelers this Thanksgiving holiday according to AAA.

51.6 million: Number of turkeys consumed on Thanksgiving Day.

859 million: Pounds of cranberries produced in the United States in 2016.