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Search Census Records Online and Other Resources. Federal Census records have been digitized by several of NARA's partners, and will eventually be available as well through the National Archives Catalog. Click on a Census year to start your search.
Census records can provide the building blocks of your research. The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and has been taken every ten years since. Because of a 72-year restriction on access to the Census, the most recent year available is 1950.
View digitized Census Records online through one of our partners, ancestry.com or familysearch.org. ( Familysearch.org is free-of-charge. Ancestry.com is available free-of-charge at the National Archives facilities nationwide and through many libraries, otherwise by subscription.)
Digital images of census schedules are available from 1790 to 1950. Online access is available through our digitization partners (free at any National Archives facility) as well in the National Archives Catalog (selected census years).
On April 1, 2022, the 1950 Census records were released and are available free of charge. Search the 1950 Census at 1950Census.Archives.gov. Taken every 10 years since 1790, the United States census provides a snapshot of the nation's population.
The 1930 census is partially available in the National Archives Catalog here and fully available online at Ancestry.com (free at most public libraries and at NARA facilities) and FamilySearch.org (free after creating a free account).
Use Form Number NATF 82 to order individual pages of Federal population census schedules, 1790-1930, used for genealogical research or as evidence of age and place of birth for employment, social security benefits, insurance, passports and other reasons.
Public Access to Census Records at the National Archives. March 17, 2022 by Jessie Kratz, posted in Census, National Archives History. On April 1, 2022, the National Archives will release the 1950 Census. For more information on the records release, visit the National Archives website.
Questions about the 1950 Census? Bring them to History Hub's Census Records community to get answers from National Archives staff and other genealogy enthusiasts. History Hub is free and open to anyone.
Genealogy: Census Records. Microfilm Availability and Access. National Archives Trust Fund Board. National Archives and Records Administration. Washington, DC. Revised 1996. This page was last reviewed on July 12, 2018. Contact us with questions or comments.