How long does it take to read Declaration of Independence?
Declaration of Independence by United States takes about 1 hour 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 4 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1776. 58 pages, about 15,950 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 42 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The text of the Declaration of Independence is accompanied by illustrations meant to help explain its meaning.
Subjects: Constitutional history, Politics and government, Constitutions, Portraits, Signers, United States
