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1930 United States Federal Census

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Please choose a county in North Carolina:

Alamance Franklin Pamlico
Alexander Gaston Pasquotank
Alleghany Gates Pender
Anson Graham Perquimans
Ashe Granville Person
Avery Greene Pitt
Beaufort Guilford Polk
Bertie Halifax Randolph
Bladen Harnett Richmond
Brunswick Haywood Robeson
Buncombe Henderson Rockingham
Burke Hertford Rowan
Cabarrus Hoke Rutherford
Caldwell Hyde Sampson
Camden Iredell Scotland
Carteret Jackson Stanly
Caswell Johnston Stokes
Catawba Jones Surry
Chatham Lee Swain
Cherokee Lenoir Transylvania
Chowan Lincoln Tyrrell
Clay Macon Union
Cleveland Madison Vance
Columbus Martin Wake
Craven McDowell Warren
Cumberland Mecklenburg Washington
Currituck Mitchell Watauga
Dare Montgomery Wayne
Davidson Moore Wilkes
Davie Nash Wilson
Duplin New Hanover Yadkin
Durham Northampton Yancey
Edgecombe Onslow
Forsyth Orange

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.