1930 United States Census

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:

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

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.

Translation of "1930 United States Census"

Arabic: تعداد الولايات المتحدة 1930, Romanian: Recensământul Statelor Unite ale Americii din 1930.