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 18604,305
Census 18704,923
Census 188017,911
Census 189022,313
Census 190033,819
Census 191034,460
Census 192037,286
Census 193033,317
Census 194030,384
Census 195031,390
Census 196034,720
Census 197045,769
Census 198067,649
Census 199097,165
Census 2000126,811
Census 2010150,934
Census 2020179,927