Synonyms of census

census

noun

ˈsen(t)-səs 

as in count

a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added

a thorough census of all the grizzly bears living within the national park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• count
• tally
• score
• amount
• total
• whole
• tale
• sum
• recount
• gross

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of census

The centerpiece of the space is the National Monument to Freedom, a 155-foot-long, 43-foot-tall wall inscribed with 122,000 surnames of the 4.7 million formerly enslaved people recorded in the 1870 Census—the first census to list Black Americans entirely as free individuals. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025

Fremont had over 800 homeless people in 2024, according to the latest homeless census data, 612 of whom were living unsheltered, with 62% in a vehicle or RV and 20% in a tent or makeshift shelter. —Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025

In 2023, white residents accounted for 51% of D.C. homeowners, up from about 48% in 2010, census estimates show. —arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025

The question has turned out to be a conundrum for some followers of Taoism—a term that first appeared as a religious category in Singapore in the 1980 census. —H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Mar. 2025