North Carolina Census online research should begin with what is available online for free. If this proves fruitful then congratulations! If not, then I would suggest signing up for the online census images where you can access all the available online North Carolina census information directly from your computer at home.
- North Carolina 1800 – 1840 Census Records
- North Carolina 1850 Census Records
- North Carolina 1860 – 1890 Census Records
- North Carolina 1900 – 1930 Census Records
1800
- Ashe County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Bertie County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Brunswick County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Buncombe County North Carolina, part 1 Online (hosted at Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society)
- Buncombe County North Carolina, part 2 Online (hosted at Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society)
- Burke County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Chowan County North Carolina Online (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)
- Currituck County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)
- Guilford County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)
- Hyde County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Moore County North Carolina Online (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)
- Orange County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Person County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Archives)
- Pitt County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Randolph County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rockingham County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rutherford County North Carolina Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Stokes County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wake County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wayne County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
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1810
- Ashe County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Bertie County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Brunswick County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Columbus County North Carolina Archives (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Currituck County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Guilford County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Jones County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Moore County North Carolina Online (hosted at Lee County North Carolina USGenWeb Project)
- Orange County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Pitt County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Randolph County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rockingham County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rutherford County North Carolina Index A-K (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rutherford County North Carolina Index L-Z (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Stokes County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Surry County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wayne County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
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1820
- Ashe County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Brunswick County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Chatham County North Carolina Archives (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Columbus County North Carolina Archives (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Cumberland County North Carolina Online (hosted at Cumberland County North Carolina GenWeb Project)
- Captain Newberry’s District
- Census of Cumberland
- Census Fayetteville Town
- Fayetteville Town (hosted at Cumberland County North Carolina GenWeb Project)
- Guilford County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Orange County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rockingham County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rutherford County North Carolina Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Stokes County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wayne County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- See Census Images Online for ALL Counties!
1830
- Ashe County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Guilford County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Haywood County North Carolina Archives (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Orange County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Randolph County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rockingham County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rutherford County North Carolina Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Stokes County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wake County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wayne County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- See Census Images Online for ALL Counties!
1840
- Ashe County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Carteret County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Cherokee County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Guilford County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Haywood County North Carolina Archives (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Macon County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Randolph County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Rockingham County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Stokes County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Orange County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wake County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Wayne County North Carolina Images (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- Yancey County North Carolina (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project)
- See Census Images Online for ALL Counties!