| Census Year | Total U.S. Population (millions) | Number of Enumerators | Max. Size of Work Force | Total Pages in Published Reports | Total Cost (thousands of dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 3.9 | 650* | 0 | 56 | 44 |
| 1800 | 5.3 | 900* | 0 | 74 | 66 |
| 1810 | 7.2 | 1100* | 0 | 469 | 178 |
| 1820 | 9.6 | 1188 | ** | 288 | 208 |
| 1830 | 12.9 | 1519 | 43 | 214 | 378 |
| 1840 | 17.1 | 2167 | 28 | 1465 | 833 |
| 1850 | 23.2 | 3231 | 160 | 2165 | 1423 |
| 1860 | 31.4 | 4417 | 184 | 3189 | 1969 |
| *Estimated; records destroyed by fire. **$925 expended for clerk hire. Source: Margo J. Anderson, The American Census: A Social History (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988), 242. |