Exploring State Census Records
In addition to federal census records, state census records can also be incredibly helpful. This is especially true for the African American population in the United States, considering the mass migration that took place during and after Reconstruction. State census records might also include more nuanced questions and information that was not included in federal census records.
Supplemental Resources
In addition to the state census records, there are many supplemental books and indexes that are accessible from the Schomburg Center and other library organizations. Below are some examples:
- Slaves and nonwhite free persons in the 1790 Federal Census of New York
- Free Blacks and Mulattos in South Carolina 1850 Census
- The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860
- The 1850 Slave Inhabitants Schedule of Accomac County, Virginia
- African American Inhabitants of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 1 June - 4 September 1870
- Pennsylvania 1850 Mortality Schedule
- Blacks in Ohio, 1880 in the Counties of ...
- New York State censuses & substitutes : an annotated bibliography of state censuses, census substitutes, and selected name lists in print, on microform, or online : with county boundary maps, 1683-1915 : and state census examples and extraction forms, 1825-1925
- Red book : American state, county, and town sources
- Guide to the United States Federal Census, New York City Police Census 1890 & New York State Census Records
Sample Subject Headings
Slaves -- New York (State) -- Genealogy.
Ohio -- Census, 1880.
New York -- Genealogy.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Genealogy.