The information contained in this report was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau including the agency's Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990 publication. For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.





Bar chart showing county population by census.
  1. On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the United States. As a result, it did not participate in any prior U.S. Census and populations earlier than 1850 are not included on this page.
  2. The chart only shows data from each census (1850 Census, 1860 Census, 1870 Census, etc.). It does not include population estimats for the intercensal years such as 1861, 1862, etc.
  3. If the population was not reported, then no data is shown for that census year. A population may not have been reported if a county did not exist or if the county was abandoned at the time of the census.
  4. Lack of a visible bar can occur when a bar is less than one pixel in height.
Data for the Historic Population Chart
Census YearPopulation
Census 18500
Census 18604,799
Census 18709,771
Census 188020,518
Census 189033,377
Census 190045,535
Census 191049,186
Census 192046,412
Census 193050,030
Census 194044,863
Census 195073,824
Census 196094,097
Census 1970124,483
Census 1980157,889
Census 1990191,088
Census 2000237,974
Census 2010310,235
Census 2020370,647