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 185011,822
Census 186015,001
Census 187013,241
Census 188025,177
Census 189026,721
Census 190031,878
Census 191037,243
Census 192043,565
Census 193048,937
Census 194050,900
Census 195047,745
Census 196045,594
Census 197044,841
Census 198052,265
Census 199057,483
Census 200062,110
Census 201065,631
Census 202068,839