United States Census Data

This page provides information about the 1820 census and links to online resources for digital data, transcripts of the original and printed results of the originals.

See more about the 1820 census from the National Archives 

• Direct URL : https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1820

See more below for:

• Questions Asked
• Data Description
• 1820 Census Geography
• Data Sources, including tabular data and original reports and enumerations.

• Name of head of family
• Number of free white males under 10 years of age
• Number of free white males of 10 and under 16 years of age
• Number of free white males between 16 and 18 years of age
• Number of free white males of 16 and under 26 years of age
• Number of free white males of 26 and under 45 years of age
• Number of free white males 45 years old and upwards
• Number of free white females under 10 years of age
• Number of free white females of 10 and under 16 years of age
• Number of free white females of 16 and under 26 years of age
• Number of free white females of 26 and under 45 years of age
• Number of free white females 45 years old and upwards
• Number of foreigners not naturalized
• Number of persons engaged in agriculture
• Number of persons engaged in commerce
• Number of persons engaged in manufactures
• Number of male slaves under 14 years of age
• Number of male slaves of 14 and under 26 years of age
• Number of male slaves of 26 and under 45 years of age
• Number of male slaves 45 years old and upwards
• Number of female slaves under 14 years of age
• Number of female slaves of 14 and under 26 years of age
• Number of female slaves of 26 and under 45 years of age
• Number of female slaves 45 years old and upwards
• Number of male free colored persons under 14 years of age
• Number of male free colored persons of 14 and under 26 years of age
• Number of male free colored persons of 26 and under 45 years of age
• Number of male free colored persons 45 years old and upwards
• Number of female free colored persons under 14 years of age
• Number of female free colored persons of 14 and under 26 years of age
• Number of female free colored persons of 26 and under 45 years of age
• Number of female free colored persons 45 years old and upwards
• Number of all other persons, except Indians not taxed

Aggregated results of the 1820 census are available from the National Historical GIS Project at IPUMS from the University of Minnesota : NHGIS (Requires free registration).  

• Direct URL nhgis.org

An index of variables is available HERE

• Direct URL : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CxA9nw1HofIwxc3g_dybyPpFXN0NSspcEw0zJ2hij6g/edit?usp=sharing

The following spatial data are available from NHGIS.org

1820 States

22 States : Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia.  3 Territories : Arkansas Territory,  Michigan Territory, Missouri Territory

1820 Counties

779 Counties : Some Counties and districts contain no population data.

• Census for 1820

Direct URL : https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1821/dec/1820a.html

• Digest of Accounts of Manufacturing Establishments in the United States, and of their Manufactures: 1820

Direct URL : https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1823/dec/1820b.html

• 1820 Decennial Census of Population and Housing Questionnaires & Instructions

Direct URL :https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/technical-documentation/questionnaires.1820_Census.html