Get 1820 Census Form

The United States Census of 1890 was taken beginning June 2, 1890. It determined the resident population of the United States to be 62,979,766 an increase of 25.5 percent over the 50,189,209 persons enumerated during the 1880 census. The data was tabulated by machine for the first time.

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 1940. The 1950 Census will be released in 2022.

2020 Census Sample Form Online Visit 2020Census.gov to see an interactive version of the sample Census 2020 form with each of the census questions asked and links to the different ways to respond available starting March 12, 2020.

The United States Census of 1820 was the fourth Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820.

Yes. The 2020 Census is the once-every-ten-year survey that goes to every household in the country. It has only 10 questions and takes only 10 minutes to fill out. The results are used to determine how many seats in Congress each state gets, and it is mandated by our Constitution.

The 2020 Census is open for self-response online at 2020census.gov, over the phone by calling the number provided in your invitation, or by paper through the mail.

Because of a 72-year restriction on access to the Census, the most recent year available is 1940. The 1950 Census will be released in 2022. The National Archives has the census schedules on microfilm available from 1790 to 1940, and most have now been digitized by our digitization partners.

Ninety-five percent of households will receive an initial invitation to respond to the 2020 Census in the mail. Depending on how likely your area is to respond online, you'll receive either an invitation encouraging you to respond online or an invitation along with a paper questionnaire.

Records from the censuses of population and housing are publicly accessible 72 years after each decennial census' "Census Day." The most recent publicly available census records are from the 1940 census, released April 2, 2012.