[2] The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:[3] In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics.

Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System.

All identifiable information in the census became available in April 2022 upon the release of the images taken by the National Archives and Records Administration.

[2] The census data was also made freely searchable by name on other websites.

[5] Genealogy companies Ancestry and FamilySearch partnered to use AI and human volunteers to review an index of all names listed on the 1950 census forms.