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Census Bureau Profile America Facts for Features: The Fourth of July - 2022


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The Fourth of July: 2022

Patriotic Places

JUNE 29, 2022

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As we celebrate this Independence Day, we reflect on how our Founding Fathers enshrined in our Constitution the importance of statistics as a vital tool for measuring America.

Most of the following facts are possible thanks to responses to U.S. Census Bureau censuses and surveys. We appreciate the public's cooperation as we continuously measure our people, places and economy. 

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2.5 million

The estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation in July 1776. Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: 1789-1945

331,449,281

The nation's population on April 1, 2020. Source: 2020 Census

56

The number of signers of the Declaration of Independence.

It is also worth noting that:

  • John Hancock, a merchant by trade, was the first signer. In 2020, more than 1 million business establishments nationally with paid employees were in the retail trade industry like Hancock. Source: 2020 County Business Patterns, Table CB2000CBP
  • Benjamin Franklin, who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence at age 70. Pennsylvania had a resident population of 13,002,700 on April 1, 2020. Edward Rutledge of South Carolina was the youngest signer at age 26. South Carolina had a resident population of 5,118,425 on April 1, 2020.

Source: 2020 Census 

                                     Patriotic Places 

  • Places with the word "liberty" in their names.

Source: Vintage 2021 Population Estimates

  • Places with the word "union" in their names.

Source: Vintage 2021 Population Estimates 

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Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. We typically release Facts for Features at least a month before an observance to accommodate magazine production timelines. Questions or comments? Contact the Census Bureau's Public Information Office at 301-763-3030 or pio@census.gov.

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