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The federal government began collecting population census data in 1790. The federal census in Alabama was first enumerated in 1820. Since that time censuses have been taken every ten years. The most recent census that is available to the public is the 1930 census. However, it is possible to request data about a deceased relative from the U. S. Bureau of the Census for censuses since 1930.
The Alabama Department of Archives and History has federal census enumerations of Alabama for the following years:
Population
1820 - index + census
1830 - index + census
1840 - index + census
1850 - index + census
1860 - index + census
1870 - index + census
1880 - soundex + census
1890 - Perry County (beats 8 & 11 only) - no index
1900 - soundex + census
1910 - soundex + census
1920 - soundex + census
1930 - soundex + census
Special
| Agriculture | 1850-1880 |
| Mortality | 1850-1880 |
| Slave | 1850-1860 |
| Social | 1850-1870 |
| Industrial | 1850 |
| Manufactures | 1880 |
| Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent classes | 1880 |
The Alabama Department of Archives and History has State census enumerations for Alabama for the following years:
1820--no index (8 counties only: Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, Wilcox) name of head of household; free white males and females in age categories; number of slaves and free persons of color in age categories.
1850--no index: name of head of household; free white males and females in age categories; number of slaves and free persons of color in age categories.
1855--index (14 counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Coffee, Franklin, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Montgomery [on film, but not included in the index], Pickens, Sumter [not on microfilm and not included in the index], Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa): name of head of household; number of free white males and females in age categories; number of slaves and free persons of color in age categories.
1866--no index: name of head of household for African-Americans and whites; number of females and males in age categories.
Other Alabama genealogical resources
Alabama county historical and genealogical societies
General genealogical resources |
