1930 United States Census

Fifteenth Census of the United States
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Population Schedule Indian Census Roll
General information
Country	United States
Date taken	April 1, 1930
Total population	122,775,046
Percent change	13.7%
Most populous state	New York 12,588,066
Least populous state	Nevada 91,058

The Fifteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 Census.

Census questions

The 1930 Census collected the following information:^[1]

• address
• name
• relationship to head of family
• home owned or rented
  • if owned, value of home
  • if rented, monthly rent
• whether owned a radio set
• whether on a farm
• sex
• race
• age
• marital status and, if married, age at first marriage
• school attendance
• literacy
• birthplace of person, and their parents
• if foreign born:
  • language spoken at home before coming to the U. S.
  • year of immigration
  • whether naturalized
  • ability to speak English
• occupation, industry and class of worker
• whether at work previous day (or last regular work day)
• veteran status
• if Indian:
  • whether of full or mixed blood
  • tribal affiliation

Full documentation for the 1930 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

Data availability

The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949; after which the original sheets were destroyed.^[2] The microfilmed census is located on 2,667 rolls of microfilm, and available from the National Archives and Records Administration. Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, and digital indices.

Microdata from the 1930 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.

State rankings

Rank	State	Population
1	New York	12,588,066
2	Pennsylvania	9,631,350
3	Illinois	7,630,654
4	Ohio	6,646,697
5	Texas	5,824,715
6	California	5,677,251
7	Michigan	4,842,325
8	Massachusetts	4,249,614
9	New Jersey	4,041,334
10	Missouri	3,629,367
11	Indiana	3,238,503
12	North Carolina	3,170,276
13	Wisconsin	2,939,006
14	Georgia	2,908,506
15	Alabama	2,646,248
16	Tennessee	2,616,556
17	Kentucky	2,614,589
18	Minnesota	2,563,953
19	Iowa	2,470,939
20	Virginia	2,421,851
21	Oklahoma	2,396,040
22	Louisiana	2,101,593
23	Mississippi	2,009,821
24	Kansas	1,880,999
25	Arkansas	1,854,482
26	South Carolina	1,738,765
27	West Virginia	1,729,205
28	Maryland	1,631,526
29	Connecticut	1,606,903
30	Washington	1,563,396
31	Florida	1,468,211
32	Nebraska	1,377,963
33	Colorado	1,035,791
34	Oregon	953,786
35	Maine	797,423
36	South Dakota	692,849
37	Rhode Island	687,497
38	North Dakota	680,845
39	Montana	537,606
40	Utah	507,847
x	District of Columbia	486,869
41	New Hampshire	465,293
42	Idaho	445,032
43	Arizona	435,573
44	New Mexico	423,317
45	Vermont	359,611
46	Delaware	238,380
47	Wyoming	225,565
48	Nevada	91,058
--	Total	122,775,046

Notes

1. "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
2. The United States National Archives and Records Administration. "FAQs about the 1930 Census". National Archives website. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

External links

• 1930 Census Questions Hosted at CensusFinder.com
• 1931 U.S Census Report Contains 1930 Census results
• Historic US Census data
• 1930Census.com: 1930 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research
• 1930 Interactive US Census Find stories, photos and more attached to names on the 1930 US census.