July Is National Ice Cream Month
National Ice Cream Month and Day: July and July 19, 2020
International Dairy Foods Association
“Americans consume about 23 gallons of ice cream each year, on average. As the summer reaches peak temperatures in July, Americans celebrate National Ice Cream Month as a way to cool off and enjoy the nation’s favorite frozen treat with friends and family. Ice cream has historically been a key feature of American communities.
“According to an IDFA survey, most ice cream companies are family owned and have been in operation for more than 50 years!
“Here’s more sweet news: Ice cream companies help support the U.S. economy, contributing more than $11 billion directly to the national economy and supporting more than 26,000 direct jobs that generate $1.6 billion in direct wages, according to IDFA’s Dairy Delivers®. In 2017, about 1.4 billion gallons of ice cream and related frozen desserts were produced in the United States.
“In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.”
Reagan July Ice Cream MonthKey Stats
Table ID: CB1800CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2018, NAICS 31152, Ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing. Source: 2018 County Business Patterns (CBP).
| Meaning of employment size of establishments | Number of establishments | Annual Payroll ($1000) | Number of employees |
| All establishments | 433 | 1,005,463 | 21,464 |
| Establishments with less than 5 employees | 165 | 9,288 | 218 |
| Establishments with 5 to 9 employees | 75 | 14,326 | 516 |
| Establishments with 10 to 19 employees | 69 | 26,823 | 952 |
| Establishments with 20 to 40 employees | 49 | 58,040 | 1,515 |
| Establishments with 50 to 99 employees | 29 | 108,081 | 2,077 |
| Establishments with 100 to 240 employees | 28 | 226,574 | 4,650 |
| Establishments with 250 to 499 employees | 8 | 133,449 | 2,661 |
| Establishments with 500 to 999 employees | 7 | 217,180 | 4,738 |
| Establishments with 1,000 employees or more | 3 | 211,693 | 4,137 |
Note: Table Above shows certain columns and rows for ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing in the United States. Click on the image to see the full table with 10 columns and all rows, including for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. County Business Patterns (CBP).
More Stats:
Table ID: AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018, NAICS 31152, Ice cream, and frozen dessert manufacturing. Source: 2018 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM).
Table ID: EC1731BASIC, Manufacturing: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, NAICS 31152, Ice cream, and frozen dessert manufacturing. Source: 2017 Economic Census.
