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In keeping with the Census Bureau's commitment to confidentiality, the Census Bureau information collected in the Decennial Census of Population and Housing on individuals does not become available to the public until after 72 years.
If you are looking for information on genealogy please see number 2 below and our FAQ.
The only service we provide related to genealogy is the Age Search Service.
In addition, we have two offerings that may be of interest to genealogists. They are counts of names from the 1990 Census. We have no other names data.
NOTE: These files contain only a sample of the 1990 population. The fact that a name does not appear, does not mean that it is nonexistent, only that it is reasonably rare. For more information about the limitations of the data see the documentation file.
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Factfinder for the Nation:
Availability of Census Records About
Individuals
Issued May 2000
CFF No.2
The Census Bureau does not have old census forms available. Copies of decennial census forms from 1790 through 1930 are available on microfilm, for research at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, at Archives regional centers, and at select Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. In addition, these records are available at various other libraries and research facilities throughout the United States.
See our lastest file of freqently asked questions (FAQs) about genealogy.
Send comments and suggestions to: Genealogy@Census.GOV. If you are looking for ancestors please read the FAQ.
