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Negro, Black and African-American Census Reports: 1990

General Population and Demographics: Twenty-First Census - 1990

Overview of 1990 Census
Census Bureau

Index of Questions - Population
Census Bureau

Index of Questions - Housing
Census Bureau

Census of Population and Housing
Census Bureau

Black population in the United States
March 1990 and 1989 
(P20-448) ERIC
March 1991 (P20-464) ERIC 
March 1992 (P20-471) Hathi Trust - ERIC  
March 1993 and 1994 (P20-480) Hathi Trust - ERIC
March 1995 (PPL-45)  Census Bureau
March 1996 (P-20-498) Census Bureau
March 1997 (P-20-508) Census Bureau
March 1998 (PPL-103) Census Bureau
March 1999 (P-20-530) Census Bureau - ERIC

Blacks in America (SB/90-3)
Hathi Trust

Blacks in America 1992 (SB 94-12)
Hathi Trust
Census Bureau

Black Americans: A profile (SB/93-2)
Census Bureau

Black Children in America 1993 (CB/94-1)

We, the American Blacks (WE-1)
Census Bureau

Statistical Abstract

Annual compendium of data and statistics on finance, commerce, public lands, immigration, shipping, the Postal Service, population, railroads, education, agriculture and prices.

1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999

Mobility

Geographical Mobility
1990 to 1995 (P-23-200) Census Bureau 
March 1987 to March 1990 (P-20-456)  Census Bureau 
March 1990 to March 1991 (P-20-463) Census Bureau 
March 1991 to March 1992 (P-20-473) Census Bureau 
March 1992 to March 1993 (P-20-481) Census Bureau 
March 1993 to March 1994 (P-20-485) Census Bureau 
March 1995 to March 1996 (P-20-497) Census Bureau 
March 1996 to March 1997 (Update) (P-20-510) Census Bureau
March 1997 to 1998 (P-20-520) Census Bureau 
March 1999 to March 2000 (P-20-538) Census Bureau

Education

Dollars for Scholars: Postsecondary Costs and Financing, 1990-1991 (P-70-39)
Census Bureau 

Educational Attainment in the United States:
March 1993 and 1992 (P-20-476)  Census Bureau 
March 1995 (P-20-489) Census Bureau 
March 1996 (Update) (P-20-493) Census Bureau 
March 1997 (P-20-505) Census Bureau 
March 1998 (Update) (P-20-513) Census Bureau 
March 1999 (P-20-528) Census Bureau 

Education in the in the United States (CP-3-4)
Census Bureau 

A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000
Census Bureau

Social and Economic Characteristics of Students:
October 1990 (P-20-460) Census Bureau 
October 1992 (P-20-474) Census Bureau 
October 1993 (P-20-479) Census Bureau 
October 1994 (P-20-487) Census Bureau 
October 1995 (Update) (P-20-492) Census Bureau 
October 1996 (Update) (P-20-500) Census Bureau 
October 1997 (P-20-516) Census Bureau 
October 1998 (Update) (P-20-521) Census Bureau 
October 1999 (P-20-533) Census Bureau 

Poverty, Employment and Income

Areas with Concentrated Poverty: 1999
Census Bureau

Asset Ownership of Households: 1993 (P-70-47)
Census Bureau 

Beyond Poverty, Extended Measures of Well-Being: 1992 (P-70-50-RV)
Census Bureau

A century of change: the U.S. labor force, 1950–2050 
BLS

The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood, 1975-2016
Census Bureau

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1990 to 1992 (P-70-42)
Census Bureau

Extended Measures of Well-Being: Meeting Basic Needs (P-70-67)
Census Bureau 

Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1991 (P-70-34)
Census Bureau 

Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits:
1993 (P-60-188) Census Bureau
1994 (P-60-189) Census Bureau  

Income, Poverty, and Wealth in the United States: A Chartbook (P-60-179)
Census Bureau

Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns: 1961-1995 (P-70-79)
Census Bureau

Measuring the Effect of Benefits and Taxes on Income and Poverty:
1979 to 1991
(P-60-182RD) Census Bureau
1990 (P-60-176RD) Census Bureau
1992 (P-60-186RD) Census Bureau 

Money Income in the United States
1995 (P-60-193) Census Bureau 
1996 (P-60-197) Census Bureau 
1997 (P-60-200) Census Bureau

Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States:
1990 (P-60-174) Census Bureau
1991 (P-60-180) Census Bureau
1992 (P-60-184) Census Bureau

Our Nation's Housing in 1993 (H121/95-2)
Census Bureau 

Poverty, 1992-1993. Who Stays Poor? Who Doesn't? (P-70-55)
Census Bureau 

Poverty 1993-94: Trap Door? Revolving Door? Or Both? (P-70-63)
Census Bureau

Poverty in the United States
1990 (P-60-175) Census Bureau
1991 (P-60-181) Census Bureau
1992 (P-60-185) Census Bureau
1995 (P-60-194) Census Bureau
1996 (P-60-198) Census Bureau
1997 (P-60-201) Census Bureau
1998 (P-60-207) Census Bureau
1999 (P-60-210) Census Bureau

What Does It Cost to Mind Our Preschoolers? (P-70-52)
Census Bureau 

What's it Worth? Educational Background and Economic Status: Spring 1990 (P-70-32)
Census Bureau

Who Can Afford to Buy a House in 1993?
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2012/demo/housing-affordability-1993.html

Who Could Afford to Buy a House in 1995? (H121-99-1)
Census Bureau 

Workers with Low Earnings: 1964 to 1990 (P-60-178)
Census Bureau 

 

Households, Children, Marriage and Divorce

Americans with Disabilities: 1991-92 (P-70-33)
Census Bureau 

America's Families and Living Arrangements: 1999
Census Bureau

Centenarians in the United States: 1990 (P-23-199RV)
Census Bureau 

The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood, 1975-2016
Census Bureau

The Diverse Living Arrangements of Children: Summer 1991 (P-70-38)
Census Bureau

Fertility of American Women:
June 1994
(P-20-482) Census Bureau 
June 1995 (Update) (P-20-499) Census Bureau
June 1998 (P-20-526) Census Bureau 

Household and Family Characteristics:
March 1991 (P-20-458) Census Bureau
March 1992 (P-20-467) Census Bureau
March 1993 (P-20-477) Census Bureau
March 1994 (P-20-483) Census Bureau
March 1995 (P-20-488) Census Bureau
March 1996 (Update) (P-20-495) Census Bureau
March 1997 (P-20-509) Census Bureau
March 1998 (Update) (P-20-515) Census Bureau

Marital Status and Living Arrangements:
March 1994 (P-20-484) Census Bureau
March 1995 (Update) (P-20-491) Census Bureau
March 1996 (P-20-496) Census Bureau
March 1997 (Update) (P-20-506) Census Bureau
March 1998 (P-20-514) Census Bureau

Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the 1990s (P-23-180)
Census Bureau

Number, Timing, and Duration of Marriages and Divorces: 1996 (P-70-80)
Census Bureau 

Studies in Household and Family Formation, When Households Continue, Discontinue and Form (P-23-179)
Census Bureau

Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements:
Fall 1995 (P-70-70) Census Bureau
Spring 1997 (P-70-86) Census Bureau 

 

Elections and Voting

Voting and Registration in the Election of
November 1990 (P-20-453) Census Bureau
November 1992 (P-20-466) Census Bureau 
November 1998 (P-20-523RV) Census Bureau 

Health Insurance

Children's Health Insurance: 1995
Census Bureau

Children Without Health Insurance: 1996 (CENBR/98-1)
Census Bureau

Health Insurance
1990 to 1992 (P-70-37) Census Bureau 
1991 to 1993 (P-70-43) Census Bureau 
1992 to 1993 Who Loses Coverage and for How Long? (P-70-54) Census Bureau 

Health Insurance, 1993 to 1995 Who Loses Coverage, and For How Long? (P-70-64)
Census Bureau

Health Insurance Coverage:
1987-1990 (P-70-29) Census Bureau
1994 (P-60-190) Census Bureau
1995 (P-60-195) Census Bureau
1996 (P-60-199) Census Bureau
1997 (P-60-202) Census Bureau
1998 (P-60-208) Census Bureau
1999 (P-60-211) Census Bureau

Other Reports

Exploring alternative race-ethnic comparison groups in current population surveys (P23-182)
Hathi Trust
Google Books

Images

Race question on 1990 census form

Race question on 1990 census form (link)

Enumerator for 1990 census

Enumerator interviewing a citizen for the 1990 census. (link)

Comparison of population by race and Hispanic Origin, New York City

Comparison of population by race and Hispanic Origin, New York City (link)

map city population 1990
City population 1990 (link)