According to the National Archives, “The Constitution might never have been ratified if the framers had not promised to add a Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the Constitution gave citizens more confidence in the new government and contain many of today's Americans most valued freedoms.”

From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 9972—Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2019: “Nearly two and a half centuries ago, American colonists broke free of a tyrannical monarchy and rose from the shadow of oppression, creating a new Republic predicated on liberty and the rule of law. Innate to the identity of this new Nation was a revolutionary commitment to the preservation of individual rights. The Framers drafted a Constitution that would ensure the God-given rights of the people. Nevertheless, some of them believed more was needed and insisted upon the enumeration of a set of rights that would be protected from government interference. As a result, the United States ratified 10 Amendments to our Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. On this day, we pay tribute to these profound protections provided to all Americans, and we reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding them.”

National Archives, Amendment I: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

From Topics > Population > Computer and Internet Use:

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Source: Quarterly Services Survey (QSS) (2006 - 2020).

Source: County Business Patterns (CBP).

From U.S. Census Bureau History, Home Page Archive:

From the Bicentennial Edition of Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970:

From U.S. Census Bureau: FAQs:

From the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 (131st Edition) — Section 1. Population: Religion