A Harvest Of Insights: 60+ Thanksgiving Facts For 2025
How Many Do You Know?
How much do you know about Thanksgiving 2025 and how Americans plan to observe this quintessentially American holiday? Did you know that in 2025:
- 85% of Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with 56% planning to host the dinner. 36% say the cost of hosting is a financial strain. The average dinner includes nine guests and family. $431 is the average amount spent on hosting a Thanksgiving Day dinner including, food, drinks, and decorations.

- 30% of Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving. 18% will drive; 13% will fly.
68% of Americans will serve turkey. 50% will serve mashed potatoes stuffing/dressing as a side dish. 41% will serve gravy.
- $1.2 billion will be spent on turkeys, alone, this year. Average cost of a 16 pound turkey is $17.39 this year. 46 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving.
- 23% of Americans choose pumpkin pie as their favorite. Pecan pie comes in second at 14% and apple pie comes in third at 12%.

- On average, 2,092 calories will be consumed by the average person on Thanksgiving Day. (Did you know it would takes the average male some five hours to burn those calories?)
- 11% of Americans will order in or go out for Thanksgiving. 43% of people will take part in a Friendsgiving gathering.
- Americans are most thankful for friends and family (47%); health comes in second (19%).
- Four US towns carry the name "Turkey." In North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona.
For more information about how Americans observe Thanksgiving, favorite Thanksgiving Day dishes, Thanksgiving Day football and parade traditions, Thanksgiving shopping trends, what Americans say they are thankful for, and more, check out the infographic below from WalletHub.

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