The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census.

"[3] Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1980 census, which contained over 100 questions.

Full documentation on the 1980 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from 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.

Personally identifiable information will be available in 2052.