July 4, 2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. This dashboard pulls together sourced data on the US economy ($32.4T GDP, largest in the world), population (341.8M, up from 2.5M in 1776), military (1.28M active duty, $1.05T budget), space program (72% of the world's active satellites), and the traditions of July 4th itself — 150 million hot dogs, $9.4B in cookout spending, and the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest record. Every figure is sourced from the Census Bureau, BEA, US Treasury, DoD, NASA, USPTO, or Team USA.
$32.4 trillion in nominal GDP makes the United States the largest economy in the world as of 2026 — bigger than the next three largest economies (China, Germany, and Japan) combined, per BEA and IMF data.
250 years as of July 4, 2026 — the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, making this the nation's semiquincentennial (250th anniversary).
341.8 million people as of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate, with a median age of 39.4 years — a record high.
150 million hot dogs are eaten nationally on July 4th, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council — alongside roughly $9.4 billion in cookout spending.