The National Archives launched the 1950 Census website on April 1, 2022. We hope you’ve had a chance to search the 1950 Census and learn more about your family history and life in the United States in 1950. The website has already had more than 1.4 million visitors, including 44 million page views and over 1.2 million names transcribed!
You can continue to help transcribe and refine our name index. Transcribing or submitting name updates helps improve the accuracy of the name index and make the records more searchable.
Because the initial name index is built on optical character recognition (OCR) technology, we know it is not 100% accurate. This is where we need your help! We encourage you to try out the 1950 Census website’s built-in transcription tool to help refine the name index.
Who have you found in the 1950 Census? While searching for our own relatives and family members, we are also enjoying the search for celebrities or notable individuals in 1950.
Here are some notable names we found while searching the 1950 Census:
Help find President Harry Truman in the 1950 Census!
President Harry S. Truman was president of the United States when the Census was taken in 1950. Have you found President Truman and his family yet? Perhaps you can help solve the mystery of where he might be found. Let us know at catalog@nara.gov or on History Hub!
Do you have questions about the 1950 Census release? Bring all your census and genealogy questions to History Hub! Free and open to anyone, you can ask questions and get answers from National Archives staff and a community of genealogy enthusiasts like you.
