The Fourth of July: 2021
245th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
From the U.S. Census Bureau (June 9, 2021)
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. LEARN MORE
