Statistics

Information about the decennial censuses of the United States, from 1790 through 2020. The National Archives maintains census records for 1790 through 1950.

Presents in compact form for ready reference, approximately 3,000 statistical time series which cover various periods from 1789 to 1945. These statistics reflect economic, social, and political development of the Nation slnce the Federal government was formally established.

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. The 1950 Census was released on April 1, 2022. The National Archives has the census schedules available from 1790 to 1950, and most have now been digitized by their digitization partners.

Statistical Abstract data present here ranges from the most recent edition to the historical abstracts compiled throughout the decades, beginning in 1889.