An analysis estimates that approximately 644 million people have lived in the United States since its independence in 1776. This figure includes the estimated 2.5 million people alive at the nation's founding, all individuals born within the country since then, and all immigrants. The study utilized historical census data, birth rate estimates, and immigration records, with a particular focus on reconstructing birth numbers before national registration existed. It highlights that a significant portion of children born historically, about one in eleven, died before the age of five, a rate drastically reduced under modern conditions. AI
RANK_REASON The item is an analysis and estimation based on existing data, not a primary release or significant industry event.
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- 1790
- 1850
- 1900
- 2010
- A Niche in the Library of Babel
- jlredford
- July 4, 2026
- Michael Robert Haines
- United States
- United States Census Bureau
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