1950 United States Census

Seventeenth Census of the United States
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General information
Country	United States
Date taken	April 1, 1950
Total population	150,697,361
Percent change	14.5%
Most populous state	New York 14,830,192
Least populous state	Nevada 162,000

The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census.

The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:

In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1950 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

Microdata from the 1950 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2022.