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Why aren't there more current census's being presented?

Leroy Roberts
Leroy Roberts ✭✭
August 2 edited August 20 in Search

The latest census available is 1950, which is 75 years old.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 2 edited August 4 Answer ✓

    There is a 72-year privacy law in effect in the United States. In England, it's 100 years.

    From the census.gov website https://www.census.gov/about/history/census-records-family-history/census-records/72-year-rule.html

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