Three hundred million is a lot.
The United States became a nation of 300 million people at 7:46ET October 17, 2006.
- The United States gains one person every 11 seconds.
- A child is born every seven seconds in the United States while a death occurs every 13 seconds.
- A migrant enters the country every 31 seconds.
- The United States claimed 100 million people in 1915 and reached 200 million in 1967. The Census Bureau estimates that the 400 millionth person would arrive in 2043.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau