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Census Records. A census of the population of the United States has been taken every ten years by the federal government since 1790. Copies of this census for Pennsylvania are available at the State Archives for the years 1790 to 1930.
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.
Search Census Records Online at NARA. Publications related to the census data collected from 1790 to 2020 are available in the Census Publications Library. Just check "Decennial Census" under the Surveys and Programs filter on the left side of the Census Publications page.
Research Online. Before you visit the State Archives, start your research here. Many of these links lead to online images of documents you can use now; other links lead to finding aids - descriptions of records not yet online but which you can use when you visit the Archives in person.
Pennsylvania Census Records. Genealogy research online has made leaps and bounds over the last decade. The variety of freely available census information varies greatly on the availability of census indices online. Adams County, Pennsylvania Census. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Census.
State census records can be one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. Information varies based on year and location, but information that may be included in a census can include:
This is the first 2020 Census data release available on the Census Bureau’s data dissemination platform, data.census.gov. The site allows data users to search geographies down to the block level and access data through tables, maps and downloads.
Search online for publicly-released census records by year and ancestor’s name. Order copies from NARA of publicly-released census records (under Genealogical or Family History records). In addition, online subscription services are available to access the 1790–1950 census records.
Census records are available through several electronic databases. Family Search is a free database that includes census records. Ancestry Library Edition is available for onsite use at the State Library.
The National Archives has the census schedules available from 1790 to 1950, and most have now been digitized by our digitization partners. Family researchers generally find it most helpful to begin with the most current census and work backwards as a strategy for locating people in earlier generations.