Check Age Record For Free

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 our digitization partners.

Individuals may request their own records (before they are publicly available) via the Census Bureau's Age Search service.

Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1920 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has images of all 1920 federal censuses. A Soundex index for each state is also available on microfilm.

On April 1, 2022, the 1950 Census was released, and users can access it for free through a dedicated website at 1950census.archives.gov.

Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1910 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1910 federal censuses.

Every year, the Census Bureau publishes population estimates and demographic components of change, such as births, deaths, and migration. This data can be sorted by characteristics such as age, sex, and race, as well as by national, state, and county location.

The National Archives and Records Administration is responsible for making census records publicly available. Records are available at National Archives facilities and many large public and university libraries. Visit the National Archives Website to access 1940 and 1950 Census records.

Publications related to the census data collected from 1790 to 2020 are available at . Visit the National Archives Web site to access 1940 and 1950 Census records. Decennial census records are confidential for 72 years to protect respondents' privacy.

You can access all census information going back to 1981 from the Nomis website.

The 1921 Census is not immediately available within any subscription, including via libraries. It is only available via pay-per-view access for the initial period.