Search the 1790 U.S. Census

Key facts

• The count for the 1790 census began on Aug 2, 1790 and lasted nine months.
• 3,929,326 people were counted.
• The census included the original 13 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, as well as the district of Vermont.
• Records were lost from Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey, and Virginia. However, some of the schedules for these states have been recreated using tax lists and other records.

Information listed on the census

• Name of head of household
• Number of free white males 16 and older
• Number of free white males under 16
• Number of all other free white persons
• Number of free persons
• Number of enslaved persons
• Sometimes includes town or district of residence