New Jersey Census Records Online includes Federal and State censuses. Census records (especially when indexed) are one of the easiest ways to find family members and track individuals over their lifetime.
US Census Records
In the United States, federal censuses are taken every 10 years and these records are made public 72 after the census is taken. US Censuses began in 1790 and the most recent census available is the 1950 census. Most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, but parts remain and you can use other records as census substitutes.
HINT: You can look at federal (1870-1920) census records to see if your ancestor was naturalized and if they were, visit New Jersey Naturalization Records online.
HINT: Between 1790 and 1840, only the head of household is named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and present, all people living in a household are named in the census.
HINT: Between 1850 and 1880 there are census mortality schedules listing who died in the year before the census was taken.
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US level Census Records
US – 1790 – United States Census, 1790, at FS, index & images
US – 1790 – 1790 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1800 – United States Census, 1800, at FS, index & images
US – 1800 – 1800 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1810 – United States Census, 1810, at FS, index & images
US – 1810 – 1810 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1820 – United States Census, 1820, at FS, index & images
US – 1820 – 1820 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1830 – United States Census, 1830, at FS, index & images
US – 1830 – 1830 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1840 – United States Census, 1840, at FS, index & images
US – 1840 – 1840 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1848 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – United States Census, 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1850 – United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census (Mortality Schedule), at MH-$
US – 1850 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850, at FS, index & images
US – 1850 – 1850 United States Federal Census (Slave Schedule), at MH-$
US – 1860 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – United States Census, 1860, at FS, index & images
US – 1860 – 1860 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1865 – United States Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872, index & images (census, labor, immigration, slavery, birth, death, military, African American)
US – 1870 – United States Census, 1870, at FS, index & images
US – 1870 – 1870 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1880 – United States Census, 1880, at FS, index & images
US – 1880 – 1880 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1885 – United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, at FS, index & links to images
US – 1890 – United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 – United States Census, 1890, at FS, index & images
US – 1890 – 1890 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1900 – United States Census, 1900, at FS, index & images
US – 1900 – 1900 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1908 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, at FS, index & links to images
US – 1910 – United States Census, 1910, at FS, index & images
US – 1910 – 1910 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1920 – United States Census, 1920, at FS, index & images
US – 1920 – 1920 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1930 – United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 – 1930 United States Census of Merchant Seamen, at MH-$
US – 1930 – United States Census, 1930, at FS, index & images
US – 1930 – 1930 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1940 – United States Census, 1940, at FS, index & images
US – 1940 – 1940 United States Federal Census, at MH-$
US – 1950 – United States Census, 1950, at FS, index & images
New Jersey Census Records online at the state level
New Jersey – 1830 – 1830 census – New Jersey – Middlesex County, at FS
New Jersey – 1830 – New Jersey, 1830 and 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1830 – On Our Cover : [New Jersey 1950 census], at FS
New Jersey – 1850 – Census of New Jersey, 1850-1880; third series (of persons who died during the years ending 30 June 1850; 1 June, 1860; 1 June, 1870; 31 May 1880, at FS
New Jersey – 1850 – New Jersey, 1850 federal census: [population and slave schedules], at FS
New Jersey – 1855 – New Jersey state census records, 1855-1865, at FS
New Jersey – 1855 – New Jersey State Census, 1855, index & images, at FS
New Jersey – 1855 – New Jersey, state census, 1855, at FS
New Jersey – 1855 – State census, 1855, at FS
New Jersey – 1860 – Census of New Jersey, 1850-1880; third series (of persons who died during the years ending 30 June 1850; 1 June, 1860; 1 June, 1870; 31 May 1880, at FS
New Jersey – 1860 – New Jersey, 1860 federal census : population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1865 – New Jersey state census records, 1855-1865, at FS
New Jersey – 1865 – New Jersey State Census, 1865, index & images, at FS
New Jersey – 1865 – New Jersey, state census, 1865, at FS
New Jersey – 1865 – State census, 1865, 1865, at FS
New Jersey – 1870 – Census of New Jersey, 1850-1880; third series (of persons who died during the years ending 30 June 1850; 1 June, 1860; 1 June, 1870; 31 May 1880, at FS
New Jersey – 1870 – New Jersey, 1870 federal census: population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – Persons living in Nevada who were born in New Jersey, extracted from Nevada state census, 1875, at FS
New Jersey – 1880 – Census of New Jersey, 1850-1880; third series (of persons who died during the years ending 30 June 1850; 1 June, 1860; 1 June, 1870; 31 May 1880, at FS
New Jersey – 1880 – New Jersey, 1880 federal census: soundex and population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1885 – New Jersey State Census, 1885, index & images, at FS
New Jersey – 1885 – New Jersey, state census, 1885, at FS
New Jersey – 1885 – State census, 1885, at FS
New Jersey – 1895 – New Jersey state census, 1895, at FS
New Jersey – 1895 – New Jersey State Census, 1895, index & images, at FS
New Jersey – 1895 – State Census, 1895, at FS
New Jersey – 1900 – New Jersey, 1900 federal census: soundex and population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1905 – New Jersey state census records, 1905, at FS
New Jersey – 1905 – New Jersey State Census, 1905, index & images, at FS
New Jersey – 1905 – New Jersey, state census, 1905, at FS
New Jersey – 1910 – New Jersey, 1910 federal census : population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1915 – Census of the state of New Jersey, 1915, at FS
New Jersey – 1915 – New Jersey State Census, 1915, at FS
New Jersey – 1915 – New Jersey State Census, 1915, index & images, at FS
New Jersey – 1920 – New Jersey, 1920 federal census: soundex and population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1930 – New Jersey, 1930 federal census: population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – 1940 – New Jersey, 1940 population census: population schedules, at FS
New Jersey – The settlements on the Delaware prior to the coming of William Penn, at FS
New Jersey Census Records online at the county level
Atlantic County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Bergen County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey state census records, at FS
Burlington County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey state census records, at FS
Camden County – Census – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Camden County – Census – Revised Map of the City of Camden, Boroughs of Merchantville & Collingswood, at FS
Cape May County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Cumberland County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Essex County – Census – 1875 – Census of 1875, Essex County, New Jersey, at FS
Essex County – Census – 1875 – Census of 1875, Essex County, New Jersey, at FS
Essex County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Essex County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Essex County – Census – 1920 – Maps – Official Map of the City of Newark and Vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census], at FS
Gloucester County – Census – 1850 – Gloucester County Residents, 1850, at FS
Gloucester County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Hudson County – Census – 1890 – Population Schedules of the Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, at FS
Hudson County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Hunterdon County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Mercer County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Middlesex County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Monmouth County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Morris County – Census – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Ocean County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Passaic County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Salem County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Somerset County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Sussex County – Census – 1865 – Sussex County, State Census 1865 & 1875, at FS
Sussex County – Census – 1875 – Sussex County, State Census 1865 & 1875, at FS
Sussex County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Union County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
Warren County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905, at FS
New Jersey Census Records online at the city level
Bayonne – Census – Bayonne, N. J. : Sketch Showing Ward Lines and Voting Districts, at FS
Camden – Census – 1920 – Maps – Map of the City of Camden and Vicinity, 1926, at FS
Camden – Census – Revised Map of the City of Camden, Boroughs of Merchantville & Collingswood, at FS
Hoboken – Census – Harrison’s Map of Jersey City and Hoboken, Hudson County, N. J., at FS
Hoboken – Census – Map of Hoboken, Showing Election Districts, at FS
Jersey City – Census – [1920 Census Enumeration District Maps for Jersey City, New Jersey], at FS
Jersey City – Census – 1920 – Maps – [1920 Census Enumeration District Maps for Jersey City, New Jersey], at FS
Jersey City – Census – 1920 – Maps – First Ward [Jersey City, New Jersey], at FS
Jersey City – Census – Harrison’s Map of Jersey City and Hoboken, Hudson County, N. J., at FS
Newark – Census – 1826 – First Known Census of Newark and Vicinity, at FS
Newark – Census – 1826 – First Known Census of Newark and Vicinity, at FS
Newark – Census – 1920 – Maps – Official Map of the City of Newark and Vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census], at FS
Newark – Census – 1920 – Maps – Official Map of the City of Newark and Vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census], at FS
Passaic – Census – Map of Passaic, N. J., at FS
Paterson – Census – 1920 – Maps – City of Paterson, New Jersey, 1920 E.Ds., at FS
Paterson – Census – Rev. Samuel Fisher’s Census, Paterson, N.J., 1824-1832, at FS
Trenton – Census – 1920 – Maps – Map of the City of Trenton, N.J. (Mercer County) : Showing Annexed Territory, at FS
Trenton – Census – Map of Trenton, N.J. and Suburbs, at FS
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