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 18504,529
Census 18608,229
Census 187015,290
Census 188024,121
Census 189031,476
Census 190044,116
Census 191044,479
Census 192053,150
Census 193064,401
Census 194081,173
Census 1950113,066
Census 1960140,364
Census 1970169,812
Census 1980195,940
Census 1990217,399
Census 2000250,158
Census 2010291,309
Census 2020350,682