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 18506,052
Census 186014,454
Census 187016,043
Census 188030,470
Census 189049,266
Census 190069,422
Census 1910119,676
Census 1920202,096
Census 1930292,533
Census 1940338,176
Census 1950500,460
Census 1960687,151
Census 1970830,460
Census 1980988,800
Census 19901,185,394
Census 20001,392,931
Census 20101,714,773
Census 20202,009,324