New York Census State Censuses
State Censuses[edit | edit source]
Albany - Clinton[edit | edit source]
Census Records done by the State of New York[edit | edit source] | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Albany | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Allegany | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bronx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Broome | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cattaraugus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cayuga | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chautauqua | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemung | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | FHL |
| Chenango | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clinton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Columbia - Greene[edit | edit source]
Census Records done by the State of New York[edit | edit source] | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Columbia | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cortland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delaware | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dutchess | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Erie | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Essex | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Franklin | - | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fulton | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Genesee | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greene | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hamilton - Nassau[edit | edit source]
Census Records done by the State of New York[edit | edit source] | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Hamilton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Herkimer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kings | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lewis | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Livingston | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Madison | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nassau | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
New York (Manhattan) - Putnam[edit | edit source]
Census Records done by the State of New York[edit | edit source] | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| New York | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Niagra | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oneida | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Onondaga | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ontario | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Orange | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Orleans | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oswego | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Otesgo | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Putnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Queens - Seneca[edit | edit source]
Census Records done by the State of New York[edit | edit source] | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Queens | FHL | |||||||||
| Rensselaer | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||||
| Richmond | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||||
| Rockland | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||||
| Saint Lawrence | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||
| Saratoga | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||
| Schenectady | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||
| Schoharie | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||
| Schuyler | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||
| Seneca | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||||
Steuben - Yates[edit | edit source]
Census Records done by the State of New York[edit | edit source] | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Steuben | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||
| Suffolk | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||||
| Sullivan | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||||
| Tioga | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||
| Tompkins | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||||
| Ulster | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||
| Warren | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||
| Washington | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||
| Wayne | FHL | FHL | ||||||||
| Westchester | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||||
| Wyoming | FHL | FHL | FHL | |||||||
| Yates | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | FHL | ||
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New York has a wonderful collection of state census records. They have a 105-year span of population schedules that are available to researchers. Used with the federal census records it is possible to see a family unit about every five years in some towns from 1820 through 1930. For a list of the valuable content of each New York census done by the state from 1825 to 1925, click here.