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Agency History
Learn more about our facilities, our innovations, and the who played a role in shaping the U.S. Census Bureau.
Census Records & Family History
The United States has collected data about its population since 1790 and continues to collect data every 10 years. Learn how to find previous census records.
Historical Censuses & Surveys
Learn how the census expanded over time from a simple headcount in 1790, to over 200 different surveys today.
Galleries & Archives
View publications, maps, and more that provide information about the history of the Census Bureau and its programs.

Historical Infographics & Visualizations

A typical Census Bureau visualization is a visual presentation of data made with charts, tables, maps, and other graphic elements. Visualizations are often interactive and contain text for labeling, but do not have the narrative text of infographics. Like infographics, they are effective because they simplify information and make use of the human ability to see patterns and trends.

Most of our visualizations can be shared, embedded, downloaded, and printed. We provide source and methodology information.

Presidential Places
This visualization shows the number of counties, minor civil divisions and incorporated places matching last names of Presidents
Memorial Day
Honoring America’s wartime veterans.
Inauguration Day 2021
Inauguration Day 2021. 46 U.S. Presidents from 21 States. Each president is mapped by their order number by first inauguration date.
A Timeline of Census History
A historical snapshot of the Census Bureau
Women's History Month 2016
Women-owned businesses in the United States (sectors with at least 100,000).
Measuring Race & Ethnicity Across the Decades: 1790–2010 (Interactive)
This interactive visualization allows users to understand how race and ethnicity categories have changed over time since the 1790 Census.
1890 Population Distribution
The 1890 census collected information from households that enabled the U.S. Census Bureau to produce a variety of maps.
Distribution of Slaves in 1860
In an attempt to raise money for sick and wounded soldiers, the Census Office produced and sold a map that showed the population distribution of slaves.
DeBow's 1854 Map
DeBow's map of the United States showed his delineation of the United States into four major regions, based on the major drainage systems of North America.
1850 Political Map of the United States
William C. Reynolds published this map using 1850 Census data, defining the nation by free or slave states and as open or closed to the expansion of slavery.
1820 Population Map
The fourth census was taken under the provisions of an act of March 14, 1820.
1790 Population Map
1790 Population Map
The first enumeration began on Monday, August 2,1790, little more than a year after the inauguration of President Washington.
Page Last Revised - October 31, 2023
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