The U.S. Census Bureau held a pre-release webinar to give the media and data users an overview of 1950 Census records set to be released from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on April 1.

The webinar highlighted statistics from the 1950 Census, provided historical context to how the 1950 Census was conducted, and provided information from the NARA on how to access these records when they become available to the public and what resources are available now.

Who:

Sharon Tosi Lacey, U.S. Census Bureau, chief historian
Marc Perry, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, senior demographer
Claire Kluskens, National Archives and Records Administration, genealogy/census subject-matter expert and digital projects archivist
Jewel Jordan, U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office, public affairs specialist (moderator)

See the 1950 Census Records press kit for more information.

Press Kit

1950 Census Records Release Press Kit

January 27, 2022

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is scheduled to digitally release the 1950 Census population records on April 1, 2022.

Webinar Materials

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Related Information

1950 Census Records

1950 Census Decade

Decennial Census of Population and Housing

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