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4th of July 2016 by the numbers

Americans celebrate their independence by traveling, barbecuing and watching fireworks. Here are some stats on how Americans celebrate the Fourth of July.

By Caterina Pontoriero | Updated on July 04, 2016

Happy birthday, America. The Declaration of Independence was signed on this day in 1776, and now we celebrate by traveling, barbecuing and watching fireworks. WalletHub has put together some stats on how Americans celebrate the Fourth of July.

As a nation, we eat a lot of hotdogs: 150 million in total. And roughly two-thirds of Americans barbecue  adding nearly 900 million pounds of beef and chicken to the All-American feast in the process.

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