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 1850614
Census 18602,776
Census 18709,205
Census 188013,576
Census 189016,650
Census 190018,859
Census 191018,919
Census 192021,975
Census 193021,835
Census 194026,977
Census 195038,390
Census 196044,895
Census 197057,978
Census 198093,588
Census 1990121,862
Census 2000152,415
Census 2010194,851
Census 2020233,849