Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 – 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
Pennsylvania Census Records online at the state level
Pennsylvania – 1763-1880 – The Jacobs collection (The Eaves family), at FS
Pennsylvania – 1783 – Westmoreland County – Returns of taxables for the counties of Westmoreland (1783, 1786) and census (1783), at FS
Pennsylvania – 1784- Bedford County – Returns of taxables for the county of Bedford (1773 to 1784) and census (1784), at FS
Pennsylvania – 1790 – Census schedules, 1790, index & images, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1790 – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Pennsylvania, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1790 – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Pennsylvania, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1790 – Heads of families in Mifflin County, Pa. 1790; including present Mifflin, Juniata, and part of Centre County from the federal census and county tax lists, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1790 – Heads of families, 1790 Census, Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1790 – Heads of families, Census 1790, Elizabeth, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1800 – Pennsylvania, 1800 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1800-1840 – Pennsylvania, 1800 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1810 – 1810 Pennsylvania Census, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1810 – Index to 1810 census of Pennsylvania, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1810 – Pennsylvania, 1800 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1820 – Pennsylvania, 1800 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1830 – Pennsylvania, 1800 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1840 – Pennsylvania, 1800 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1850 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; agricultural schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1850 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; manufacturers schedules 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1850 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; social statistics, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1850 – Pennsylvania, 1850 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1850-1880 – Pennsylvania, census records : non-population schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1860 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; agricultural schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1860 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; manufacturers schedules 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1860 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; social statistics, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1860 – Pennsylvania, 1860 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1870 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; agricultural schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1870 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; manufacturers schedules 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1870 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; social statistics, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1870 – Pennsylvania, 1870 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1880 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; agricultural schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1880 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; manufacturers schedules 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1880 – Nonpopulation census schedules for Pennsylvania; social statistics, 1850-1880, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1880 – Pennsylvania, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1880 – Pennsylvania, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1900 – Pennsylvania, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1900 – Pennsylvania, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1910 – Pennsylvania, 1910 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1910 – Pennsylvania, 1910 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1911 – Indian census rolls, Carlisle School, 1911, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1920 – Pennsylvania, 1920 federal census : soundex index and population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1920 – Pennsylvania, 1920 federal census : soundex index and population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1930 – Pennsylvania, 1930 federal census : population schedules ; NARA microfilm publication T626, at FS
Pennsylvania – 1940 – Pennsylvania, 1940 population census : population schedules, at FS
Pennsylvania Census Records online at the county level
Adams County – Cemeteries – General Census of Cemeteries in Adams County (Pennsylvania), 1932-1937, at FS
Adams County – Census – 1830 – Census Records for 1830, Adams County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Adams County – Census – 1850 – Census Records for 1850, Adams County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Allegheny County – Census – 1790 – The 1783 Tax Lists and the 1790 Federal Census for Washington County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Beaver County – Census – 1790 – The 1783 Tax Lists and the 1790 Federal Census for Washington County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Beaver County – Census – 1800-1820 – 1800-1820 U.S. Census, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Bedford County – Census – 1784 – Returns of Taxables for the Counties of Bedford (1773 to 1784), Huntingdon (1788), Westmoreland (1783, 1786), Fayette (1785, 1786), Allegheny (1791), Washington (1786), and Census of Bedford (1784) and Westmoreland (1783), at FS
Centre County – Census – 1790 – Heads of Families in Mifflin County, Pa. 1790; Including Present Mifflin, Juniata, and Part of Centre County from the Federal Census and County Tax Lists, at FS
Chester County – Census – 1790 – 1790 Census of Pennsbury, East Bradford, Goshen, East Caln, Brandywine, Kennett, East Fallowfield Townships, at FS
Chester County – Census – 1790 – Pennsylvania : Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, at FS
Chester County – Census – 1790 – West Bradford Census of 1790, at FS
Chester County – Census – 1842 – Septennial Enumeration of the Taxable Inhabitants, Slaves, Etc., 1842, at FS
Chester County – Census – 1857 – Septennial Census for 1857; List of Taxable Inhabitants Taken in 1856 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Crawford County – Census – [Crawford County, Pennsylvania Census 1800] : [James Scott], at FS
Greene County – Census – 1790 – The 1783 Tax Lists and the 1790 Federal Census for Washington County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Juanita County – Census – 1790 – Heads of Families in Mifflin County, Pa. 1790; Including Present Mifflin, Juniata, and Part of Centre County from the Federal Census and County Tax Lists, at FS
Lebanon County – Census – 1850 – Census of 1850 for Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Lebanon County – Census – 1860 – Census of 1860 of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Mifflin County – Census – 1790 – Heads of Families in Mifflin County, Pa. 1790; Including Present Mifflin, Juniata, and Part of Centre County from the Federal Census and County Tax Lists, at FS
Mifflin County – Census – The People of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, 1755-1798 : Tax Lists 1767-1789; Federal Census 1790; Federal Direct Tax 1798, at FS
Northampton County – Census – Indexes – An Index of Names Appearing in the U.S. Census for Northampton County, Pennsylvania, for the Years 1790, 1800, 1810, at FS
Philadelphia County – Census – 1800 – Census Records of Philadelphia and Lancaster Counties : Population Schedules, 1800, at FS
Somerset County – Census – 1800 – 1800 U.S. Census of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Tioga County – Census – 1850 – [1850 Census of Tioga Co., Pennsylvania] : [Haner/Hayner Family Information], at FS
Washington County – Census – 1790 – The 1783 Tax Lists and the 1790 Federal Census for Washington County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Westmoreland County – Census – 1783 – Returns of Taxables for the Counties of Bedford (1773 to 1784), Huntingdon (1788), Westmoreland (1783, 1786), Fayette (1785, 1786), Allegheny (1791), Washington (1786), and Census of Bedford (1784) and Westmoreland (1783), at FS
York County – Cemeteries – General Census of Cemeteries in York County (Pennsylvania), 1932-1937, at FS
Pennsylvania Census Records online at the city level
Brecknock Township – Census – Agricultural Schedules and Federal Census Schedules, 1850-1880 : Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at FS
Dunmore – Census – 1920 – Map of the City of Scranton and Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, at FS
East Cocalico Township – Census – 1850 – Agricultural and Federal Census Schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
East Cocalico Township – Census – 1860 – Agricultural and Federal Census Schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
East Cocalico Township – Census – 1870 – Agricultural and Federal Census Schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
East Cocalico Township – Census – 1880 – Agricultural and Federal Census Schedules, 1850-1880, at FS
Heidelberg Township – Census – 1790 – Heads of Families, Census 1790, Heidelberg, Lancaster County [now Lebanon], Pennsylvania, at FS
Philadelphia – Census – 1850 – Indexes – Heads of Family Index, 1850 Federal Census, City of Philadelphia, at FS
Philadelphia – Census – 1920 – Maps – 1920 Census Map for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at FS
Philadelphia – Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc. – Department and Ward Census, 1807?, 1812, 1864-1874, 1887-1904, at FS
Pittsburgh – Census – 1860 – Pittsburgh in 1761 : a Return of the Numbers of Houses, of the Names of the Owners, and Number of Men, Women, and Children in Each House at Fort Pitt, April 14th, 1761, at FS
Pittsburgh – Census – 1920 – Lippincott & McNeil’s Map of Greater Pittsburgh, at FS
Port Clinton – Census – Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Port Clinton, Census Extractions, 1850-1930, at FS
Rehrersburg – Census – Annual Census of Rehrersburg, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania As of 10 Dec., 1965, at FS
Rutherford Heights – Census – 1840 – 1940 US Census – Area for Rutherford Heights, PA -Dauphin Co. : Italian American Families, at FS
Scranton – Census – 1920 – Map of the City of Scranton and Borough of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, at FS
Summit Hill – Census – Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Summit Hill, Census, 1900, at FS
Upper Bern Township – Census – Pennsylvania, Berks County, Upper Bern Township, Census Extractions, 1850-1930, at FS
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