This is a listing of the census records for Wake County and places where you can search census records. In addition to these, you can view census information submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives.
- 1790 census (part 1 & part 2)
- 1800 census
- 1807 Raleigh census
- 1810 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- War of 1812 Muster Rolls Index
- 1820 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1830 index
- 1840 index
- 1850 index *(& more on the Archives page)
- 1850 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1850 US Census (Mortality Schedule) – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1850 USCensus (Slave Schedule) – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1860 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1870 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1880 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1890 Veterans Index
- 1900 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1910 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1920 US Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1930 Census – search the index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1940 Census – search index for free at FamilySearch.org; includes images