CREATE TABLE table_204_450 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "competition" TEXT, "venue" TEXT, "position" TEXT, "event" TEXT, "notes" TEXT)

what were the total number of times the venue was located in the united states ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_204_450 WHERE "venue" = 'united states'
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_204_450" WHERE "venue" = 'united states'