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1950 United States census

The 1950 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 158,804,396, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census.[1]

Seventeenth census
of the United States

United States

158,804,396 (Increase 14.5%)

New York
15,830,192

Nevada
160,083

This was the first census in which:


On April 1, 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public, in accordance with the 72 year rule.[2]

address

whether house is on a farm

name

relationship to head of household

race

sex

age

marital status

birthplace

if foreign born, whether naturalized

employment status

hours worked in week

occupation, industry and class of worker

The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:[3]


In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1950 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

Historic US Census data

Contains 1950 census results

1951 U.S Census Report