How US Population Compares To First Independence Day

Newsweek ^ | Jul 03, 2025 | Jordan King

[MinorityRepublican]

The population of the United States has grown almost 123 times since the first federal census was conducted after the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

In 1780, the nearest available Census Bureau population estimate to the signing, nearly 2.8 million people lived in the first 13 states of the U.S.

There are now around 342 million people living across the U.S., according to estimates for July this year.

[Flaming Conservative]

Not counting American Indians? (In the first census)

[John Milner]

So, it’s grown 122 times? That’s almost 123.

That first sentence is horribly written. Journalism/News Weak is a joke.

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[damper99]

Probably only 260 million are citizens.