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Fourth of July Facts: Bet Your Baked Beans are from North Dakota

Some Independence Day tidbits, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau

Here are some quirky Fourth of July facts, in a by-the-numbers, Census Bureau kind of way:

More than 1 in 4
The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa. The Hawkeye State was home to 19 million hogs and pigs on March 1, 2011.

Over 1 in 3
The odds that your side dish of baked beans originated from North Dakota, which produced 36 percent of the nation’s dry, edible beans in 2010.

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 2.5 million
In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.

311.7 million
The nation's estimated population on this July Fourth.

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$190.7 million
The value of fireworks imported from China in 2010, representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imported ($197.3 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison, came to just $37.0 million in 2010, with Japan purchasing more than any other country ($6.3 million).

138
Ranking of the frequency of the surname of our first president, George Wshington, among all last names tabulated in the 2000 Census. Other early presidential names that appear on the list, along with their ranking, were Adams (39), Jefferson (594), Madison (1,209) and Monroe (567).

$3.2 million
In 2010, the dollar value of U.S. imports of American flags. The vast majority of this amount ($2.8 million) was for U.S. flags made in China.

$486,026
Dollar value of U.S. flags exported in 2010. Mexico was the leading customer, purchasing $256,407 worth.

 


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