Starting in 1790, the United States government took a census every 10 years. Alabama residents are included in the censuses for 1820 through 1920.
Records exist for only 8 of the 30 enumerated counties in the 1820 Federal Census. These counties include Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, and Wilcox.
The only extant records for Alabama in the 1890 census are parts of Perryville (Beat No. 11) and Severe (Beat No. 8 ) of Perry County.
- Autauga County, Alabama Census
- Baldwin County, Alabama Census
- Barbour County, Alabama Census
- Bibb County, Alabama Census
- Blount County, Alabama Census
- Bullock County, Alabama Census
- Butler County, Alabama Census
- Calhoun County, Alabama Census
- Chambers County, Alabama Census
- Cherokee County, Alabama Census
- Chilton County, Alabama Census
- Choctaw County, Alabama Census
- Clarke County, Alabama Census
- Clay County, Alabama Census
- Cleburne County, Alabama Census
- Coffee County, Alabama Census
- Colbert County, Alabama Census
- Conecuh County, Alabama Census
- Coosa County, Alabama Census
- Covington County, Alabama Census
- Crenshaw County, Alabama Census
- Cullman County, Alabama Census
- Dale County, Alabama Census
- Dallas County, Alabama Census
- De Kalb County, Alabama Census
- Elmore County, Alabama Census
- Escambia County, Alabama Census
- Etowah County, Alabama Census
- Fayette County, Alabama Census
- Franklin County, Alabama Census
- Geneva County, Alabama Census
- Greene County, Alabama Census
- Hale County, Alabama Census
- Hancock County, Alabama Census
- Henry County, Alabama Census
- Houston County, Alabama Census
- Jackson County, Alabama Census
- Jefferson County, Alabama Census
- Lamar County, Alabama Census
- Lauderdale County, Alabama Census
- Lawrence County, Alabama Census
- Lee County, Alabama Census
- Limestone County, Alabama Census
- Lowndes County, Alabama Census
- Macon County, Alabama Census
- Madison County, Alabama Census
- Marengo County, Alabama Census
- Marion County, Alabama Census
- Marshall County, Alabama Census
- Mobile County, Alabama Census
- Monroe County, Alabama Census
- Montgomery County, Alabama Census
- Morgan County, Alabama Census
- Perry County, Alabama Census
- Pickens County, Alabama Census
- Pike County, Alabama Census
- Randolph County, Alabama Census
- Russell County, Alabama Census
- Saint Clair County, Alabama Census
- Sanford County, Alabama Census
- Shelby County, Alabama Census
- Sumter County, Alabama Census
- Talladega County, Alabama Census
- Tallapoosa County, Alabama Census
- Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Census
- Walker County, Alabama Census
- Washington County, Alabama Census
- Wilcox County, Alabama Census
- Winston County, Alabama Census
Alabama Mortality Census Records
The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 censuses included inquiries about persons who had died in the twelve months immediately preceding the enumeration. The 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Alabama mortality census all survived. Mortality schedules list deaths from 1 June through 31 May of 1849–50, 1859–60, 1869–70, 1879–80, and 1884–85. They provide nationwide, state-by-state death registers that predate the recording of vital statistics in most states. While deaths are under-reported, the mortality schedules remain an invaluable source of information.
Alabama Census Information
Sizeable state census exist for Alabama for the following years:
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.
These state census if not available yet online and linked from our site are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
For additional Alabama census facts, see the following: