Search the 1900 U.S. Census
Key facts
- The count for the 1900 census began on June 1, 1900 and lasted one month.
- 76,212,168 people were counted.
- The census included 45 states and the territories of Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
- Utah was a new state.
- This was the first census to list the month and year of birth, year of arrival in the U.S., number of years lived in the U.S., and naturalization status.
Information listed on the census
- Name of each person in the household
- Relationship to head of household
- Age
- Sex
- Color
- Birthplace
- Marital status (single, married, widowed, or divorced)
- Whether married within previous year
- Occupation
- Parents' places of birth
- Month and year of birth
- Whether they'd attended school in the previous year
- Ability to read and write in English
- Value of home
- Citizenship
- Number of years in U.S.
- Naturalization
- Year of immigration to the U.S.
- Ability to speak English
- Name of street and number of house
- City, village, town, or borough
- County