April 17. With Easter Sunday around the corner, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its Easter Survey, which found that 47% of Americans will skip dyeing eggs this Easter due to the price of eggs.

That means 53% of Americans plan to decorate Eater eggs, despite high egg prices. And more than 16 million Easter egg dyeing kits are sold each year.

About 180 million eggs are purchased for Easter. The average price of a dozen eggs in Cornelius is about $6.

Easter facts & stats

• $24 Billion: Total Easter-related spending expected in 2025 ($189 per person celebrating).
• $3.3 Billion: Projected Easter spending on candy.
• $49,000: Price of the world’s most expensive chocolate Easter bunny.
• 77%: Share of people who eat chocolate bunnies’ ears first.
• Buying a card for someone? 273 Easter Hallmark cards are available

Church

• Easter is the most popular church day, followed by Christmas Eve and Mother’s Day.
• 68% of Americans identify themselves as Christian
• 45% plan to attend church on Easter Sunday

Most popular Easter basket items

• Chocolate eggs/bunnies 29%. 90 million chocolate bunnies are sold in the U.S. each year for Easter
• Jelly beans 25%
• Peeps 14%