How Many Hotdogs Americans Will Eat on the 4th of July

If you put them end-to-end, they'd stretch across the United States more than five times!

Here are a few stats and facts to help get you in the mood to celebrate the fourth! The first 4th of July parade was held in Bristol, Rhode Island way back in 1785. Also, the American flag’s design hasn’t changed in 62 years. That’s the longest for any of the 27 versions we’ve had. We’ll eat 150 million hot dogs on the holiday this year. If you put them end-to-end, they’d stretch across the United States more than five times and speaking of hotdogs…Joey Chestnut is a strong favorite to win the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest again. He downed a record 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes last year…that’s one every 8.5 seconds. Finally, our favorite ways to celebrate on the fourth are cookouts with family and friends, watching fireworks and just spending time with loved ones.