Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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, 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
Rhode Island Census Records online at the state level
Rhode Island – 1747 – A census of the freemen of 1747 as found in the supplement to the Rhode Island Colonial records, at FS
Rhode Island – 1774 – 1774 Census of Rhode Island: [Heath family], at FS
Rhode Island – 1774 – Census of the colony of Rhode Island, 1774, at FS
Rhode Island – 1774 – Census of the inhabitants of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at FS
Rhode Island – 1777 – List of all male persons 16 years of age and upwards, 1777, at FS
Rhode Island – 1782 – Census of Rhode Island, 1782, at FS
Rhode Island – 1790 – Census schedules, 1790, at FS
Rhode Island – 1790 – Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Rhode Island, at FS
Rhode Island – 1790 – Rhode Island, 1790 thru 1840 federal census: population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1850 – Rhode Island 1850 census index, at FS
Rhode Island – 1850 – Rhode Island, 1850 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1860 – Rhode Island, 1860 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1865 – 1865 state census records and index [Rhode Island], at FS
Rhode Island – 1865 – 1865 state census records and index [Rhode Island], at FS
Rhode Island – 1870 – Rhode Island, 1870 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1875 – Census of the State of Rhode Island, 1875, at FS
Rhode Island – 1875 – Rhode Island 1875 state census index cards, at FS
Rhode Island – 1880 – Rhode Island, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1885 – Rhode Island state census, 1885, at FS
Rhode Island – 1885 – Rhode Island State Census, 1885, index & images, at FS
Rhode Island – 1885 – Rhode Island, state census, 1885, at FS
Rhode Island – 1885 – Rhode Island, state census, 1885, at FS
Rhode Island – 1900 – Rhode Island, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1900 – Rhode Island, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1905 – Rhode Island State Census, 1905, index & images, at FS
Rhode Island – 1905 – Rhode Island, state census, 1905, at FS
Rhode Island – 1905 – Rhode Island, state census, 1905, at FS
Rhode Island – 1905 – State census of 1905, at FS
Rhode Island – 1910 – Rhode Island, 1910 federal census : population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1915 – Rhode Island state census, 1915, at FS
Rhode Island – 1915 – Rhode Island State Census, 1915, index & images, at FS
Rhode Island – 1915 – Rhode Island, state census, 1915, at FS
Rhode Island – 1915 – Rhode Island, state census, 1915, at FS
Rhode Island – 1920 – Rhode Island, 1920 federal census : soundex and population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island – 1925 – Rhode Island state census, 1925, at FS
Rhode Island – 1925 – Rhode Island State Census, 1925, index & images, at FS
Rhode Island – 1925 – Rhode Island, state census, 1925, at FS
Rhode Island – 1925 – Rhode Island, state census, 1925, at FS
Rhode Island – 1930 – Rhode Island, 1930 federal census : population schedules ; NARA microfilm publication T626, at FS
Rhode Island – 1935 – Rhode Island 1935 census, at FS
Rhode Island – 1935 – Rhode Island State Census, 1935, index & images, at FS
Rhode Island – 1935 – Rhode Island, state census, 1935, at FS
Rhode Island – 1935 – Rhode Island, state census, 1935, at FS
Rhode Island – 1940 – Rhode Island, 1940 population census : population schedules, at FS
Rhode Island Census Records online at the county level
Providence County – Genealogy – Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at FS
Rhode Island Census Records online at the city level
Central Falls – Census – 1910 – Topographical Map of the City of Pawtucket and the City of Central Falls , R.I., at FS
East Providence – Census – 1865 – East Providence Census of 1865, at FS
Johnston – Census – 1865 – City of Johnston [Rhode Island] Census Returns for 1865 and 1875, at FS
Johnston – Census – 1875 – 1875 Census of Johnston [Rhode Island], at FS
Johnston – Census – 1875 – City of Johnston [Rhode Island] Census Returns for 1865 and 1875, at FS
Little Compton – Census – 1774 – Notes on the History of Little Compton, R.I., at FS
Little Compton – Census – 1790 – Notes on the History of Little Compton, R.I., at FS
Little Compton – Census – 1850 – Notes on the History of Little Compton, R.I., at FS
Little Compton – Census – 1880 – Notes on the History of Little Compton, R.I., at FS
Newport – Population – Newport and New York, at FS
Pawtucket – Census – 1910 – Topographical Map of the City of Pawtucket and the City of Central Falls , R.I., at FS
Providence – Census – 1920 – Map of the City of Providence, Rhode Island [1919], at FS
Providence – Census – 1774 – Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at FS
Providence – Census – 1855 – City of Providence Census Returns for 1855 and 1865, at FS
Providence – Census – 1865 – City of Providence Census Returns for 1855 and 1865, at FS
Providence – Census – 1910 – Map of Providence, Rhode Island, at FS
Richmond – Census – Copy of the State Censuses of the Town of Richmond R.I. 1865 and 1875, at FS
Scituate – Census – 1865 – State Census Records of Scituate, 1865, at FS
Scituate – Census – 1880 – 1880 Census of Scituate, Rhode Island, at FS
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