1950 Census Press Kit
On April 1, 2022, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 released the 1950 Census (kept confidential for 72 years) online at archives.gov/1950census. See the press release. Anyone, anywhere can search freely鈥攅xperienced researchers, genealogy buffs, and novices!
Speak with a trusted expert: Are you a member of the media who is covering the release of the 1950 census records? Upon request, we can share a list of historians, genealogists, and archivists who can provide you with more information for your coverage. Email: public.affairs@nara.gov.
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1950 Census Release: What's Old?
- Outlined in the Constitution and taken every 10 years since 1790, the census is used to define 鈥淲e the People" by providing a snapshot of the nation's population.
1950 Census Release: What鈥檚 New?
- First time using optical character recognition/artificial intelligence (OCR/AI) for handwriting recognition
- First time using a transcription tool to improve the name index
- First chance to download the entire census in bulk
- First time releasing the census during a pandemic
- First on our
Getting Started
- 1950 Census Fact Sheet
- The 1950 Census Records Release
- NARA鈥檚 1950 Census web page
- Search Census Records Online
- Social Media Kit
Visual Resources
- Selected Photographs
- Blank 1950 Census forms
- 1950 Census , including
- 1950 Census:
NARA Blog Posts
- (AOTUS Blog)
- 威尼斯人娱乐场 Publishes 1950 Census Records (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- (AOTUS Blog)
- (History Hub)
- Volunteers Can Contribute to Nation鈥檚 History by Collaborating on 1950 Census Records (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- (Pieces of History)
- (Pieces of History)
- (Pieces of History)
- Standout Census Stories: Using the U.S. Census to Solve Adoption Mysteries (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Standout Census Stories: Familial Connections and Federal Records鈥擳he Ties that Bind (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Standout Census Stories: Who Are You? Using the Census to Add Context to Family Photos (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Genealogy Series 2022 Kicks Off With 鈥淲hat's on the 1950 Census鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Standout Census Stories: An Archivist Untangles Immigration Records Using Leads from the Census (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Standout Census Stories: Schoel to Samuel to Saul Through Four Decades of Records (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- 鈥�1950 Census on Track for 2022 Release, Despite Pandemic (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Standout Census Stories: An Archives Executive Discovers His 鈥淗uckster鈥� Grandfather (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- Release of 1950 Census Will Increase Access to Records in St. Louis (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
- (The Text Message)
- (The Text Message)
- Archivist Explores History of 1950 Census Indian Reservation Schedule (威尼斯人娱乐场 News)
鈥�Posts from NARA's Experts
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Useful Links
- U.S. Presidents in Census Records
- Intro to Census Records
- Search Census Records Online
- NARA Fact Sheet