New York Census State Censuses
State Censuses
New York took some censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The responses and years of coverage may give additional information on the family.
Please refer to the counties for additional linked information. This list marks the availability of such censuses.
Albany - Clinton
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Census Records done by the State of New York | ||||||||||
| 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 | Yes |
| Chenango | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clinton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Columbia - Greene
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Census Records done by the State of New York | ||||||||||
| 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
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Census Records done by the State of New York | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Hamilton | Yes (Hope) | - | - | - | - | - | 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 (Brooklyn) | - | - | - | 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
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Census Records done by the State of New York | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| New York | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Niagara | - | - | - | 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 |
| Otsego | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Putnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Queens - Seneca
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Census Records done by the State of New York | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Queens | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Rensselaer | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Richmond | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Rockland | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Saint Lawrence | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Saratoga | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Schenectady | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Schoharie | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Schuyler | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Seneca | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Steuben - Yates
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Census Records done by the State of New York | ||||||||||
| COUNTY | 1825 | 1835 | 1845 | 1855 | 1865 | 1875 | 1892 | 1905 | 1915 | 1925 |
| Steuben | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Suffolk | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Sullivan | - | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Tioga | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tompkins | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ulster | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warren | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wayne | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Westchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wyoming | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Yates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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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. The New York State Library provides an excellent overview of the questions asked on each New York State census from 1825 to 1925.