Reference: A Variety of Fast Facts and Stats About the United States (Fourth of July 2013 Edition)

Here’s a link to the U.S. Census “Fact For Features” compilation for the Fourth of July 2013. 
The document is loaded with material that will “wow them” at your holiday events today and this weekend. (-:
Most statistics include a direct link to the source report. 
Here’s some of of what you’ll find in the document:

2.5 million

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

$218.2 million

The value of fireworks imported from China in 2012, representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imported ($227.3 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison, came to just $11.7 million in 2012, with Israel purchasing more than any other country ($2.5 million).

Place Names

Fifty-nine places contain the word “liberty” in the name. Pennsylvania, with 11, has more of these places than any other state. Of the 59 places nationwide containing “liberty” in the name, four are counties: Liberty County, Ga. (65,471), Liberty County, Fla. (8,276), Liberty County, Mont. (2,392) and Liberty County, Texas (76,571).

6.3 billion pounds

Total estimated production of cattle and calves in Texas in 2012. Chances are good that the beef hot dogs, steaks and burgers on your backyard grill came from the Lone Star State, which accounted for nearly one-sixth of the nation’s total production. And if the beef did not come from Texas, it very well may have come from Nebraska (estimated at5.1 billion pounds) or Kansas (estimated at 3.8 billion pounds).

Direct to Full Text: Facts for Features, Fourth of July 2013
A PDF version is also available.

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