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The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. [1]
This reference report provides information about data files from the 1980 Census (20th Census) of Population and Housing in the custody of the National Archives. None of the records described contain individual names or identifiers.
Learn how the census expanded over time from a simple headcount in 1790, to over 200 different surveys today.
Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1980 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1980 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
IPUMS USA collects, preserves and harmonizes U.S. census microdata and provides easy access to this data with enhanced documentation. Data includes decennial censuses from 1790 to 2010 and American Community Surveys (ACS) from 2000 to the present.
The 1980 census (the decennial census) counted and obtained characteristcs of 226,545,805 persons and 88,411,263 housing units in the United States and an additional 3,565,376 persons and 1,082,288 housing units in Puerto Rico and the outlying areas.
This report is part of the General Social and Economic Characteristics series and presents sample data from the 1980 Census of Population on social and economic characteristics of the residents of the United States as a whole, as well as for its regions, divisions and States.